Definitions
Aggression is a behavior intended to cause harm to another person or damage to property.
What is a aggression?
Not everyone gets angry
What is False? Everyone gets angry. It is ok to get angry. It is important that one handles it in an appropiate manner.
It is ok to express our anger.
What is true? This should always be done in an appropriate manner.
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. A habit, by definition, means performing behaviors automatically, over and over again, without thinking. The frequent and aggressive expression of anger can be viewed as a maladaptive habit because it results in negative consequences.
What is anger as a habit?
Cognitive cues of anger is what you think in response to the event, such as hostile self-talk, images of aggression and revenge.
What is cognitive cue of anger?
Hostility refers to a set of attitudes and judgments that motivate aggressive behaviors.
What is hostility?
If you are always angry, people will not want to be around you.
What is true?
The most common thing one can do when he becomes angry is_____.
This gives you time to calm down as you are doing this.
Hint: You can go backwards or you can start from the beginning.
What is count to ten?
When you get angry, it is because you have encountered an event in your life that has provoked your anger.
What are anger triggers?
Time-outs, walk-away, talk to someone you trust, exercise, attend AA/NA meetings, explore primary feelings beneath the anger.
What are anger control plans or ways to cope with anger?
Anger becomes a problem when it is felt too intensely, is felt too frequently and places extreme physical strain on the body.
When anger becomes a problem?
Getting really angry about things can leave you feeling out of control
What is true?
You can also do ________when you are angry. People looking at you may think that you are crazy but it works.
This keeps you from making bad choices because of your anger.
Hint:It begins with a "T".
What is talk to yourself?
Physical cues are how your body responds such as increased heart rate, tightness in the chest, feeling hot or flushed.
What is a physical cue of anger?
Escalation Phase:
Denial, minimization of incidents, increase in hostile self-talk, intimidating body language, more frequent and intense anger.
What is the escalation phase of anger?
Rage
What is an out of control experience?
The only way to get people to listen to me is to have a temper tantrum or act in an inappropriate manner. If I don't do this, people won't listen.
What is false?
The inappropriate expression of anger initially has apparent payoffs (e.g. releasing tension, controlling people). In the long term, however, these payoffs lead to negative consequences. That is why they are called "apparent" payoffs; the long-term negative consequences far out weigh the short-term gains.
What are benefits (payoffs) and consequences of anger?
Behavioral cues of anger such as clenching your fists, raising your voice, stare at someone.
What are behavioral cues?
Explosion phase of anger:
Violence, verbal aggression, uncontrollable discharge of tension, major destruction.
What is the explosion phase of anger?
In the most general sense, anger is a feeling or emotion and is perceived as a threat.
What is anger?
Most people don't like to lose control.No one wants to lose control. Getting angry and expressing it in an inappropriate manner leaves you feeling out of control
What is true?
Myth #1: Anger is inherited.
Myth #2: Anger automatically leads to aggression.
Myth #3: You must be aggressive to get what you want.
Myth #4: Venting anger is always desirable.
What are anger myths?
Emotional cues of anger such as, feelings that may occur along with anger. For example, anger fear, jealousy and disrespect.
What are emotional cues of anger?
Post-explosion phase of anger:
Jail/prison, termination from program or service, financial costs, loss of family or loved ones, guilt and shame.
What is the post-explosive phase of anger?