Defining Anger
This emotion can range from mild irritation to intense fury and rage.
What is anger?
Anger becomes a problem when it is felt too intensely, too frequently, or expressed this way.
What is inappropriately?
Planning revenge is an example of these anger warning signs.
What are cognitive cues?
True or False: Anger is uncontrollable.
False. Anger can be managed with appropriate strategies and self-awareness.
This coping skill involves writing down your thoughts and feelings.
What is journaling?
Anger is often confused with this behavior, which is an intentional act meant to harm another person or property.
What is aggression?
Assertiveness is often confused with this harmful communication style.
What is aggression?
Pacing, slamming doors, and a raised voice are examples of these anger warning signs.
What are behavioral cues.
True or False: You are healthy if you don't feel anger.
False. Not feeling anger can indicate problems with emotional awareness.
This is the number you want to avoid reaching on the anger scale when learning to manage emotions.
What is 10?
This tool uses a scale from 1 (calm) to 10 (out of control) to measure anger intensity.
What is the anger meter?
Negative consequences of uncontrolled anger may include jail time, job loss, or this painful emotional state.
What is guilt, shame, or regret?
Increased heartbeat, chest tightness, and feeling flushed are examples of these anger warning signs.
What are physical cues?
True or False: It is good to suppress your anger.
False. Suppression can lead to more intense anger later on.
This coping technique involves bringing your awareness to the present.
What is mindfulness?
Anger is a secondary emotion. Name a primary emotion that can lead to anger.
Fear, guilt, grief, sadness, frustration, hungry, disappointed
Even when anger does not lead to violence, this verbal behavior often results in fear, resentment, and lack of trust.
What is verbal abuse?
Unlike Behavioral, Cognitive, and Emotional cues which are deliberate, Physical cues are________________.
What is involuntary?
True or False: Being aggressive and being assertive are the same thing.
False. Being assertive involves clear, respectful communication without aggression.
Leaving a situation before anger escalates to a 10 is called taking a ____________________.
What is a timeout?
An apparent payoff of anger is being able to manipulate or control others through this type of behavior.
What is intimidation?
Prolonged anger episodes can increase blood pressure and heart rate, leading to this chronic health condition.
What is hypertension? (or High Blood Pressure)
Four types of cues signal rising anger: physical, behavioral, emotional, and this fourth type.
What are cognitive (thought) cues?
True or False: People who get angry are always aggressive.
False. Anger and aggression are not the same; anger can be expressed in non-aggressive ways.
People often add another response to "Fight-or-Flight." What is the response that someone might have when experiencing a distressing situation?
What is Freeze?