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Anger Management
Coping Strategies
Definitions
Scenarios
Helpful Comebacks
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Anger can become a problem when ...

You're angry most of the time

You feel out of control or the emotions feel uncomfortable

You say or do hurtful things to people

You get into violent outbursts

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Name ONE healthy copying strategy and ONE unhealthy coping strategy ..

Healthy: exercise, talk about it, eating healthy, seeking professional help, resolution techniques, social support, problem solving techniques

Unhealthy: drug/alcohol use, overeating, procrastination, sleeping too much/too little, social withdrawal, self-harm, aggression

100
An emotion that we experience when someone does something that we do not like.
anger
100
A classmate continues to say disrespectful things about your mom. What is a positive way to deal with your anger?
Tell them to stop, walk away, count to 10, visualize a fun place, talk it out using "I statements."
100
"Your Momma...!" "That's odd because I don't think you even know my Momma!" Is this a helpful comeback?
Yes.
200

Name two skills to manage anger ..

Name how you feel

Name the intensity of that emotion

Understand the events that triggered the emotion

Understand the thoughts that maintained or worsen the feeling

Identify and use a range of coping skills

Understand consistent personal triggers

Make a plan to disrupt the negative patterns

200

Name two strategies to handle anger ..

Relaxation

Better communication

Cognitive restructuring 

Humor

Problem solving

Changing environment 

200
When someone chooses not to hit another back, that person is remaining in ___________. (It starts with a "C".)
control
200
You are on the bus minding your own business and a kid two grades older than you tells you you're poor because of where you live. You have assigned seats and the kid won't stop being mean. What is a positive way to deal with your anger?
Tell him to stop, ask for help from an adult, ignore him, ask the bus driver for a new assigned seat, etc.
200
"Get away, you can't be in our group." "Who cares. I don't want to be in your dumb old group anyway." Is this a helpful comeback?
No. Something better might be, "Why are you mad at me?"
300

Name two levels on the anger ladder .. 

Calm

Annoyed

Upset

Frustrated 

Angry

Furious 

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How can you use cognitive restructuring to handle anger?

Change your thoughts with rational ones

Avoid using words like "never" or "always"

Remind yourself that getting angry is not going to fix anything and wont make you feel better

Remind yourself that you're just experiencing some of the rough spots of daily life

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This is something a person has when they don't get their own way. It is common to see these in two year old children. (The answer is two words and they both start with "T".)
temper tantrum
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You are sitting in your seat in class and the person next to you keeps looking at you and rolls her eyes at you. She then breathes in your face. It is obvious she is doing it on purpose. What is a positive way to deal with your anger?

DOUBLE PLAY!!!!!

Ask her to stop; ask her why she is frustrated; get help from an adult

300
"I bet I did better on that test than you did." "Well then, congratulations!" Is this a helpful comeback?
Yes
400

When you are calm, what can you do?

Be respectful of others

Control your emotions

Be understanding of others

Work well with others 

Have a calm tone

Not be quick to get frustrated or angry

400

How can you use humor to manage your anger?

Help unknot a tense situation and help you get a more balance perspective

Use humor to face them more constructively

Don't give into harsh sarcastic humor

Smooth over differences

Diffuse tension


400
Name two types of behaviors that are not appropriate to do when a person becomes angry.
punch, hit, kick, name-call, or have a temper tantrum
400
After lunch you go back to your classroom and find your favorite pencil missing. Two students are looking at you and laughing while using your pencil. What is a positive way to deal with your anger?
Ask them to give your pencil back, get help from an adult, etc.
400
"You're a stinky person!" "It takes one to know one!" Is this a helpful comeback?
No. A better response might be, "That's funny, I just took a shower this morning."
500

When you are furious and feel you may hurt someone, what can you do?

Various answers

500

You can use an unhealthy coping strategy if you know how to control it. True or False ..

False.

500
When we make bad choices when we are angry, we usually have to face the _____________________. (It starts with a "C".)
Consequences
500
You and a friend are talking in class. The teacher has asked you twice to be quiet. This time, it's your friend who talks, but the teacher asks only you to go sit in the hallway. What is a positive way to deal with your anger?
Do as the teacher asks without arguing; talk to the teacher later when you are both calm; maybe ask her to let you move away from your friend so it doesn't happen again, etc.
500
"You live in a trash can!" "Actually, I don't. That's nice that you care so much about where I live though." Is this a helpful comeback.
Yes