Overview
•A tool that measures your anger.
•What is an Anger Meter?
•Long waits to see your doctor
•Crowded buses
•Having an untidy roommate
•Having a neighbor who plays the stereo too loud
•A friend not paying money back
•What are events that trigger anger?
•Leaving a situation that is causing anger to escalate.
•What is a TIMEOUT?
•A phase that includes:
•Increase in hostile self-talk
•Intimidating body language
•More frequent and intense anger
•Escalation, Explosion or Post-Explosion Phase?
•What is the ESCALATION PHASE?
•An activation event; also know as a red flag event.
•A, B, C, or D?
•What is A in the A-B-C-D model?
•Anger is inherited.
•Myth or Truth?
•What is an anger MYTH?
•The way our bodies react when our bodies become angry.
•Example: increased heart rate, tightness in chest
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•Physical, Emotional, Behavioral or Cognitive Cue?
•What is a PHYSICAL CUE to anger?
•An exercise focusing on your breathing, taking several deep breaths, and trying to release any tension you might have in your body.
•What is RELAXATION THROUGH BREATHING?
The phase that includes:
Violence
Verbal aggression
Uncontrollable discharge of tension
Major destructiveness
Escalation, Explosion or Post-Explosion Phase?
•What is the EXPLOSION PHASE?
•The emotional consequences of an event. Based on your self-talk.
•A, B, C, or D
•What is C in the A-B-C-D model?
•Venting anger is NOT always desirable.
•Myth or Truth
•What is an anger TRUTH?
•The way we act when we get angry.
•Example: clenching fist, slamming doors, pacing, raising voices
•Physical, Emotional, Behavioral or Cognitive Cue?
•What is a BEHAVIORAL CUE to anger?
•Taking a walk
•Calling a friend
•Going outside
•Knitting
•Write in your journal
•What is an example of a TIMEOUT?
•The phase that includes:
•Jail
•Termination from program or service
•Financial costs
•Loss of family of loved ones
•Guilt, shame, etc.
•Escalation, Explosion or Post-Explosion Phase?
•What is the POSTEXPLOSION PHASE?
•Disputing the beliefs you had about an event and deciding if they are unrealistic or irrational.
•A, B, C or D
•The D in the A-B-C-D model.
•Events, circumstances and behaviors that make you angry.
•What is a TRIGGER?
•Thoughts that occur in response to anger provoking events.
•Example: interpreting actions of others as controlling, negative self-talk
•Physical, Emotional, Behavioral or Cognitive Cue?
•What are COGNITIVE CUES to anger?
•Taking a timeout
•Talk to a friend
•Use the Conflict Resolution Model to express anger
•Exercise
•Attend 12-Step meetings
•Explore primary feelings beneath the anger
•What is a SAMPLE of an ANGER CONTROL PLAN
•An exercise involving clenching muscles and then relaxing them.
•What is RELAXATION THROUGH PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION?
•The beliefs about an activating event. Your beliefs and expectations of others.
•A, B, C or D
•The B in the A-B-C-D model.
•The expression of anger can be learned, be routine and familiar in response to a variety of situations.
•What is anger as a habitual response?
•Feelings that occur when we are angry.
•Example: Fear, hurt, jealousy, disrespect
•Physical, Emotional, Behavioral or Cognitive Cue?
•What are EMOTIONAL CUES to anger?
•Strategies (Plan) to control your anger such as timeouts, relaxation and positive self-talk.
•__________ ____________ Plan
•What is an ANGER CONTROL PLAN?
•The cycle that includes the three phases: escalation, explosion, and post-explosion.
•________________ Cycle
•What is the AGRESSION CYCLE?
•Telling yourself through a series of self-commands to stop thinking the thoughts that are making your angry.
•____________ S____________
•What is THOUGHT STOPPING?