Anger Management

Anger Management Skills

100

Name one anger management skill.

Talk through feelings
Take a break
Deep breathing
Exercise
Thinking of consequences
Visualization (Imagine something relaxing)

200

True or False. Communicating your feelings instead of bottling them up is a positive way to handle your anger? 

True

300

True or False. Learning the signs of anger early can help you change the situation before you get too angry.

True.

400

Describe a time you managed your anger in a healthy way

:)

500

Name two benefits of exercising to calm anger.

Releases chemicals from the brain that promote relaxation.
Distracts you from anger.
Releases muscles tension from the body in a healthy way.

Definitions

100

What is Anger?

A feeling or emotion that ranges from mild Irritation to intense fury and rage

200

What is aggression?

A behavior that is intended to cause harm or injury to another person or damage to property.

300

What is Hostility?

Set of attitudes and judgments that motivated aggressive behaviors.

400

What are coping skills?

Strategies that help people deal with difficult situations and mental health challenges.

500

What do we mean whenw we say that anger is a "Secondary Emotion"

Typically, we experience a primary emotion like fear, loss, or sadness first. Because these emotions create feelings of vulnerability and loss of control, they make us uncomfortable. One way of attempting to deal with these feelings is by subconsciously shifting into anger.

Anger Facts

100

True of False: The way you express anger cannot be changed

False. Behaviors are learned and you can learn to calm down more quickly with practice.

200

True or False. Venting anger is always desirable.

False. Venting anger in an aggressive manner reinforces aggressive behavior. 

300

True or False: Anger does not have any secondary emotions.

False: Anger may also appear when we are disappointed, sad, tired, and many other emotions.

400

True of False: Anger automatically leads to aggression.

False. Effective anger management involves controlling the escalation of anger by learning assertiveness skills, changing negative and hostile thoughts, challenging irrational beliefs, and employing a variety of behavioral strategies.

500

True of False. You must be aggressive to get what you want.

False. Assertiveness is to express feelings of anger in a way that is respectful of other people.

Anger Triggers

100

Give an example of an anger trigger.

Common ones include being insulted, having personal space violated, being ignored, being lied to, etc.

200

What is a trigger?

Something that creates an emotional or behavioral response.

300

How soon should you recognize triggers of anger?

As early as possible. This give us the best chance of using a coping skill.

400

True or False. People may not realize something is a trigger.

true.

500

Give an example of three anger triggers.

Common ones include being threatened, receiving unfair treatment, being yelled at, etc.