An emotional response to a threat, injustice, hurt or frustration where the desire is to confront or damage the supposed threat.
What is Anger?
100
SToC & Act
What is Stop, Think of Consequences and Act
100
The number of stages in the Anger Cycle.
What is 4
100
I keep all my anger inside and then when it gets to be too much I need to release so I freak out on an unsuspecting target.
What is Bottle and Blast
100
Source of anger that implies our personal power is in jeopardy in some way.
What is Threat
200
Behavior that causes physical or emotional damage to protect from future harm.
What is Aggression?
200
The 2nd strategy in the Emergency Control for Anger Management.
What is Know yourself?
200
The event that sets off the anger reaction. At this point the person is able to either be calmed or can calm down.
What is Trigger Stage?
200
When I get angry, and it happens fast, I jump all over the other person, but it never lasts very long.
What is TNT?
200
Source of anger that implies that our needs are not being met (or you're speaking with someone annoying).
What is Frustration?
300
The belief that other people are threatening and the world is unjust.
What is Hostility?
300
Signs or symptoms of uncontrolled anger.
What is Yelling/hitting/slamming things, people or pets; short temper or impatience; Desire to inflict harm; Sense or loosing control over your life; physical health is affected; verbal outbursts; poor concentration; eating or sleeping problems; obsessing about the event; feeling as if life should be fair and yours is not.
300
Lasts about 45 minutes (can go up to 90min after a serious outburst), takes time for the body to return to normal and is possible for the anger to return.
What is Recovery Stage?
300
After a bad day at school and/or work I come home and snap at my family, and yell/punish the dog/cat/fish/bird/pet. Even though they're innocent bystanders (mostly).
What is Kick the Dog?
300
Feeling helpless and hurt leads to feeling.....
What is Anxiety
400
Dwelling over hostile thoughts about a specific person or event.
What is Bitterness?
400
Calm your Emotional Brain: Methods
What is Find appropriate outlets; taking a deep breath; keep a sense of humor; distract yourself; See a doctor (medical) or a therapist; etc...
400
Fight or Flight occurs in this stage.
What is Escalation?
400
Don't make me angry or I won't speak to you (not always a punishment though, depending upon the person).
What is Cold Shoulder/Iceberg?
400
Turned Outward Anger implies what
What is Blaming everything/everyone outside ourselves for the situation. Hitting, yelling, crying, throwing things may or may not be involved.
500
Angry behavior that is indirect and includes behaviors such as Sarcasm.
What is Passive Aggression?
500
An event that precipitates other events and causes someone to become angry.
What is Trigger?
500
Explain the Crisis stage.
What is the stage in which the person may be unable to respond to calming techniques and may find it very difficult to respond to others once this phase has been reached?
500
The difference between "Bottle and Blast" and "Bottle and Cap" Anger Styles.
What is Bottle and Blast contains an anger explosion, and Bottle and cap keeps it all bottled up.
500
When we feel as if we deserve the situation and we begin to feel guilty and blame ourselves. It often leads to more anxiety and further feelings of hurt and helplessness which can cause more anger.