Anger Styles
Someone who is good-natured and slow to anger, doesn't like conflict, and tends to collect grievances, then hurl them at someone when they have had enough.
What is an acorn collector anger style?
An increased heart rate, tightness in the chest, feeling hot or flushed.
What are physical cues?
A bag, tool box, etc. of strategies to use to deescalate your negative emotions of frustratoin, rage, annoyance, etc
What is an anger control plan?
Aggression is:
What is a behavior that is intended to cause harm or injury to another person or damage to property
You always experience all of your anger cues at the same time.
What is false?
Someone who loves being angry and feels entitled to say and do anything they want. They may indulge in name-calling, then expect to be forgiven afterwards because "I was angry when I said that."
What is a tiger anger style?
Happy, sad, disrespected, jealous, betrayed.
What are emotional cues?
Releasing the tension in your body by focusing on your breathing
What is circle breathing? (Breathing exercise, relaxing through breathing, etc)
When your upset you do things indirectly to a person to make them upset without expressing your feelings to their face, Example: intentionally buring dinner to make the other person upset.
What is passive aggressive?
Anger is inherited
What is false?
When Ned Flanders blew up after his house was destroyed and his glasses broke. This is the anger style that he portrayed.
What is acorn collector?
Clenched fist, raised voice, stare at others, pace back and forth.
What are behavioral cues?
Leaving the situation, taking a few deep breaths, thinking intead of reacting. Maybe even writing in a journal or watching your favorite shows to cool down.
What is taking a time out?
standing up for your rights in a way that is respectful of other people.
What is assertive communication?
Anger Automatically leads to aggression
What is false?
When we hold on to anger and allow it to continue to anger us or affect us negatively after the initial trigger no longer exist. This is the anger style that we are using.
What is grudge-saver?
Images of punching an object or person, or the thoughts of doing so.
What are cognitive cues?
A______ is a visual tool that one can use to monitor their level of anger
What is an anger meter?
Letting others walk all over me, not speaking up for myself
What is passive communication?
You Must be Assertive to Get what you want
What is true?
Someone who is angry when they are not in control or is not getting their way. They feel impatient when they have to wait and want to do everything on their own.
What is a commander anger style?
When someone holds back their actions. This is needed when we become angry...We should exercise......It begins with a C
What is control?
Releasing tension in your body by focusing on tightening different muscles in your body and then slowly relaxing them.
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation?
MY Feelings, Thoughts, and Beliefs are very important and YOUR feelings, thoughts, and beliefs are unimportant
What is aggression/aggressive communication?
I go from 1 to 10 and cannot control my anger ever
What is False? (recognizing cues, and triggers can assist in becoming aware.)