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How Anger Occurs
Triggers
True or False
Relaxation
Communication
100
Sweaty palms, and increased heart rate is an example of this.
What is a body sensation
100
An acronym for Hungry, Anxious, Lonely, Tired
What is H.A.L.T?
100

Anger is a bad emotion that must be avoided at all costs

What is False? Anger is a normal emotion common to everyone. An unhealthy reaction to anger is what is problematic.

100

A relaxation technique preformed by purposefully taking slow, deep breaths.

What is Deep Breathing?

100
Expressing oneself in a direct and honest manner in an interpersonal situation.
What is Assertiveness?
200

The last part in How Anger Occurs sequence.

What is a reaction/behavior?

200
A stimulus- such as a person, place, situation, or thing - that contributes to an unwanted emotional or behavioral response.
What is a trigger?
200

People that are explosive and abusive (verbally, physically, emotionally) tend to feel powerful and confident of themselves and their abilities.

What is False? Often abusive and explosive people appear "sure of themselves" and "in charge" but these people often feel insecure and inadequate. People who generally feel good about themselves do not have a need to assume power over others.

200

When you feel threatened, this response is automatically triggered, and several physiological changes prepare you to either confront or flee from the threat.

What is Fight-Flight-Freeze response?

200
Leaning forward with glaring eyes, pointing finger at the person to whom you are speaking, clenching fists, hands on hips, and head wagging.
What is aggressive body language?
300

Your significant other lies to you. Your best friend took your property without asking. Someone cut you off in traffic.

What are examples of an activating event?

300
An example of a trigger.
Various Answers
300
Getting angry never leads to a productive outcome?
What is False. Anger can be a powerful motivator and a catalyst to take constructive action, for example: MADD.
300
The part of the brain that suppresses socially inappropriate behavior, and controls our decision making, among other functions.
What is the Frontal Lobe?
300
"I feel sad when we don't talk"
What is an I message/statement.
400

The way an activating event is perceived by the person involved.

What is an interpretation/belief?

400
Two ways of dealing with triggers
What is Confront or Avoid?
400
If you came from an explosive and abusive family, you are more likely to be explosive and abusive in your adult life.
What is True. Although not everyone from abusive families becomes disrespectful and explosive, this is the primary place where we learn how to experience and express our anger.
400
The opposing response that helps to reduce symptoms of flight-fight-freeze.
What is relaxation?
400
A form of communication that makes it easy for a person to be taken advantage of, made to feel helpless, and takes on the problems of others.
What is non-assertive communication?
500
How Anger Occurs listed in the correct order.
What is Activating Event, Interpretation/Belief, Body Sensations, and Reaction.
500
How will you will deal with the A in HALT in a healthy way.
Varied Responses
500
Anger often makes people lose control of their behavior.
What is False. People often use this excuse to justify disrespectful or abusive behavior toward others. The truth is that we continually make choices about the way we respond.
500
A relaxation technique in which you intentionally tense each muscle, and then release the tension.
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation?
500
Give an example of an I message.
Varied responses