Anger is always a negative emotion
What is False? Anger can be a positive emotion - a moral response to injustice or a rational response to a threat.
Tightness of our chest, heart rate increase, face feeling hot or flushed
What are Physical Cues?
"This isn't worth getting upset over." "It is what it is." "I have too much to lose, I'm not going to risk it getting angry."
What is positive self-talk?
_____ communication involves not getting my needs met, but the other person gets their way
What is Passive?
Behavior that is intended to cause harm to another person or damage property.
What is aggression?
Anger is only a problem when it hurts others.
What is False? Anger can cause extreme physical strain on the body.
Negative Self-Talk, imagery of hurting others, fantasies/images
What are Cognitive Cues?
Calming thoughts that dwell on uplifting/calming scenes.
What is Positive Imagery?
_____ communication involves me getting my needs met, while the other person is not respected.
What is aggressive communication?
A tool that is helpful in monitoring the escalation of anger as we get more and more angry.
What is an anger meter?
Being an angry person is inherent and cannot be changed.
What is False? While anger does have a genetic proneness, it is possible to change how we react to situations and to be less angry.
Anger, Frustration, Sadness, Disrespect
What are emotional cues?
This model involves taking our negative attitudes and values and challenging them with more positive, rational, and realistic perspectives.
What is the ABCD Model?
This form of communication involves expressing your needs/wants while still respecting the other person.
What is the assertive communication?
A 5 Step Model that gives you structure for solving problems.
What is the Conflict Resolution Model?
During the Explosion phase of The Aggression Cycle, the angry person is destructive, verbally aggressive, and violent.
What is True? The Explosion phase occurs when we have reached a 10 and lost control of our actions.
_____ cues involve the way our bodies respond when we become angry?
What are Physical cues?
Identify two steps of the Conflict Resolution Model
1. Identify the problem that is causing the conflict
2. Identify the feelings that are associated with the conflict
3. Identify the impact of the problem that is causing the conflict?
4. Decide whether to resolve the conflict
5. Work for resolution of the conflict
What is passive communication?
What is The Mascot?
Thought Stopping is an approach to anger that involves identifying maladaptive beliefs that can lead to anger.
What is false? Thought stopping is an approach to anger that involves directly challenging the current thoughts making us angry.
What is Anger?
A collection of different coping strategies and techniques that is personalized to best help YOU in times of anger.
What is an Anger Control Plan?
Any situation where demands are made on a person and the demands are seen as unfair or unreasonable or as interfering with one's life. In response, we do little things to aggravate the other person.
Ex. Openly refusing to do what is asked of them due to feeling controlled
What is passive-aggressive