Cues
Communicating Behaviors
Strategies to Manage Anger
The Myths and Truths of Anger
In The Know
100

This cue relates to feelings that may occur along with anger and is normally primary reason for experienced anger.

Get a bonus 100 by naming three examples of this type of cue. 

What are emotional cues?

Examples: fear, hurt, jealousy, disrespect, embarrassment, sadness, abandoned, impatient, humiliated, guilty, discounted, insecure, afraid. 

100

This behavior is undesirable because it allows your rights to be violated. The basic message is that your feelings, thoughts, and beliefs are very important, but my feelings, thoughts, and beliefs are unimportant. 

What is passive behavior? 

100

This basic anger management strategy should be in everyone's anger control plan. 

What is a timeout?

100

The way we behaviorally express anger is inherited and cannot be changed. "I get my anger from my momma. There's no changing it."

What is a myth?




100

The beginning stage of the aggression cycle that includes cues for building anger outburst. 

What is the buildup phase?


200

This cue involves actions that we display when we get angry and can be observed by others around us. 

Get a bonus 200 by naming three examples of this cue. 

What are behavioral cues?

Examples: clench fist, pace back and forth, slam a door, raised voice

200
This behavior is intended to cause harm to another person or damage property. This is a behavior that supports retaliation or fight. The basic message of this behavior is that my feelings, thoughts, and beliefs are very important, and your feelings thoughts and beliefs are unimportant. 

What is aggressive behavior?

200

This anger management strategy requires having a network of support. 

Bonus: Get an extra 200 points for naming three examples of this strategy

What is social support?

examples: 12-step meetings, 12-step sponsor, sober peers, family, friends, counselor

200

Venting to release your anger is not always healthy.

What is truth?

200

This plan allows for you to identify strategies and find the anger control techniques that work best for you. 

What is anger control plan?

300

This cue refers to the thoughts that occur in response to the anger related event. 

Get a bonus 300 for providing two examples of this cue. 

What are cognitive cues?


Examples: seeking revenge, imagine or visualize unhealthy behaviors (spouse having affair, etc.),  

300

This behavior involves standing up for yourself in a way that is respectful of other people. The basic message of this behavior is that my feelings, thoughts, and beliefs are important, and your feelings, thoughts, and beliefs are equally important. 

What is assertive? 

300

This strategy uses an approach of you simply telling yourself through a series of self-commands to control the thoughts that are making you angry. 


What is thought stopping? 

300

The goal of aggression is to dominate, intimidate, harm, or injure another person. To win at any cost. To get what you it is better to communicate assertively. 

What is truth?

300

This tool is a simple way to monitor anger, that allows you to identify intensity of felt anger, and helps you to recognize the need to use strategies to prevent escalation of anger. 

What is the anger meter?

400

This cue involves the way our body responds when we become angry. 

Get bonus 400 for providing three examples of this cue.



What are physical cues?


Examples: increase heart rate, sweating, tightness in chest, hot, flushed,

400

This behavior results when one feels others are making unreasonable demands on them, so they ignore the demands or try to mess things up for the person who made the demand. 

What is passive-aggressive?

400

This model is included in cognitive restructuring strategy to help manage anger levels. This model allows you to identify and dispute maladaptive beliefs to obtain a more realistic and accurate interpretation of the event. 

BONUS Name the four steps of this model.

What is The A-B-C-D Model?

A- activating event (red flag)

B- Belief system of the event (how you interpret the event)

C - Emotional Consequences (feelings experienced related to interpretations)

D - Dispute 

400

To change your anger habits, you must develop an awareness of the circumstances that and behaviors of others that trigger your anger. 

Bonus: what are these called in your anger awareness record?

What is true?

Triggering Events. Double Bonus - name three personal anger triggers you have experienced. 

400

This is a feeling or emotion that ranges from mild irritation to intense fury and rage. 


What is anger?

500

The second most important aspect of anger monitoring is becoming aware of these.

What are anger cues?

500

What model can you practice to aide in the development of assertive communication?

An extra 500 points will be given for name the five stages of this model.

What is the conflict resolution model?

Stages = 1(Identify the Problem) 2(Identify the feelings) 3(Identify the specific impact or outcome that is causing the conflict) 4(Deciding Whether to Resolve the Conflict or let it go) 5(Addressing and resolving the conflict)

500

This strategy is used for relaxation, that uses exertion and relaxing your muscles. 

What is progressive muscle relaxation?

500

Effective anger management involves controlling others by the use of aggressive behavior and acts to make yourself heard and get the results you desire.

What is a myth?

Effective anger management involves controlling anger by learning assertive communication skills, changing negative and hostile thoughts, challenging your maladaptive beliefs, and use of healthy behavioral strategies. 

500

This refers to a complex set of attitudes and judgements that motivate aggressive behaviors.

What is Hostility?