Session One
A feeling or emotion that ranges from mild irritation to intense fury and rage
Anger
True or False? When you get angry, it is because your interpretation of an event in your life has provoked your anger.
True
A basic anger management strategy that should be in everyone's anger control plan.
Timeout
Name the 3 phases of the aggression cycle.
Buildup, explosion, and aftermath
In the A-B-C-D Model, A stands for?
Activating Event
A behavior that is intended to cause harm or injury to another person or damage to property.
Aggression
Specific events that touch on sensitive areas. This term refers to longstanding issues that can easily lead to anger.
Red Flags
An effective set of strategies for controlling anger should include both ____________ and ____________ strategies.
Immediate (timeouts, deep-breathing exercises, and thought stopping) and preventive (developing an exercise program and changing irrational beliefs).
Cues that indicate anger is building.
Buildup Phase
In the A-B-C-D Model, B sounds for?
Beliefs about the activating event.
A set of attitudes and judgements that motivate aggressive behaviors.
Hostility
Name that cue! How your body responds.
Physical Cues
True or False? A timeout is important because it can be used effectively in the heat of the moment. Even if a person's anger is escalating quickly as measured on the anger meter, he or she can prevent reaching a 10 by taking a timeout and leaving the situation.
True!
Marked by a discharge of anger that is displayed as verbal or physical aggression.
Explosion Phase
In the A-B-C-D Model, C stands for?
(Emotional) Consequences
Inappropriate expressions of anger that lead to negative consequences. The long-term negative consequences far outweigh the short-term gains.
Apparent Payoffs
Name that cue! Clenching fists, raising voice, staring at others.
Behavioral Cue
An important part of your anger control plan can be ___________. We all need support at different times in our lives to help us reach our goals and deal successfully with challenges that come our way.
Social Support
Negative consequences that result from the verbal or physical aggression displayed during the explosion phase.
Aftermath Phase
In the A-B-C-D model, D stands for?
Dispute
Anger can become a routine, familiar, and predictable response to a variety of situations. When anger is displayed frequently and aggressively, it can become a _______?
Maladaptive habit
Name that cue! What you think about in response to the event.
Cognitive Cues
A relaxation technique that you should practice as often as possible.
Relaxation Through Breathing
One of the primary objectives of anger management treatment is to stop you from reach the _________ phase.
Explosion
___________ is an alternative to the A-B-C-D Model. In this approach, you simply tell yourself through a series of self-commands to stop thinking the thoughts that are making you angry.
Thought Stopping