Coping Skills
This skill involves temporarily stepping away or distracting oneself from the angering event to calm down.
Time Out
What you tell yourself about the angering situation.
Belief System.
I must be aggressive to get what I want
Myth
This stage in the aggression cycle involves increased heart rate, hostile thoughts/self-talk, flushed face, etc.
Buildup
All the negative feelings of the family are projected onto this family member. They are often defiant and lash out.
The ScapeGoat
This coping skills involes measuring your anger on a 1-10 scale
The Anger Meter
When you review and change your harmful beliefs.
Dispute
Fact
This stage of the aggression cycle involves verbal aggression, destructiveness, and violence.
Explosion
This family member tries to stay invisible and avoid conflict. Typically stays quiet and isolates.
The Lost Child
This skill helps you calm your physical responses to anger using a basic body function.
Deep-Breathing Exercises
This is the result of your irrational beliefs. The sadness, anger, and anxiety that follow an unhealthy thought.
Consequence.
Anger can be a helpful emotion
This stage of the aggression comes after the explosion, where one deals with the outcome of their blow-up.
Aftermath
This role involves hiding the family dysfunction through achievements and success. They are the "proof" that the family is healthy.
The Hero
This coping skill involves identifying and disputing irrational beliefs that lead to anger
A-B-C-D-E Technique
This is the situation that leads to your unhealthy thoughts.
Activating Event.
Venting my anger is always the best choice.
Myth
This is an act that can encourage the aggression cycle. This is when you are angry, and you do not show it.
Passive-Agressive
The Mascot
This skill is used to prepare for events that trigger anger. This is also referred to as "The Toolbox"
Anger Control Plan
This is the result of changing your irrational thoughts
Effect
Fear leads to blank, ___, leads to hate, and hate leads to suffering.
Anger
What are some triggers that may increase your anger build-up? (Must be answered by all team members)
*Clients provide their anger triggers.
The family member who enables the abusive or addictive behavior by taking on the responsibility of the unhealthy parent.
The Caretaker