Anger
feeling or emotion that ranges from mild irritation to intense fury and rage.
What is Anger?
Involve the way our bodies respond when we become angry
Passive comunication
Is a model that is consistent with the way we think about anger management Treatment
ABCD Model
A person who serves as an example of the values, attitudes, and behaviors associated with a role. For example, a father can be a role model for his sons.
Role Model
Refers to a complex set of attitudes and judgments that motivate aggressive behaviors
Involve the behaviors we display when we get angry, which are observed by other people around us.
Behavioral Cues
Passive- Agressive
Instead of Disputing your thoughts and beliefs- the goal is to stop your current pattern of angry thoughts before they lead to an escalation of anger and loss of control
Thought Stopping
A person who serves as an example of the values, attitudes, and behaviors associated with a role. For example, a father can be a role model for his sons.
The Scape Goat
Is behavior that is intended to cause harm to another person or damage property
What is aggression?
Involve other feelings that may occur concurrently with our anger
Emotional Cues
Asssertive
Is an assertive device for resolving conflicts with others. It consists of a series of problem-solving steps that, when followed closely, minimize the potential for anger escalation
Conflict resolution Model
Any event that threatens a successful recovery. Like people, places, and things.
High-risk situations
Physical, Emotional, and Verbal
Three types of aggression
Refer to the thoughts that occur in response to the anger-provoking event
Cognitive Cues
Aggressive communication
Allows you to better recognize how your thinking connects to your actions. This helps you anticipate personal high-risk situations.
Breaking the behavior chain
Knowing that a person will not hurt you, unconditional surrender of all doubts, Is something you have and once is broken is hard to earn back, is the truth, relying on someone or something, a firm belief.
Trust
you must develop an awareness of the events, circumstances, and behaviors of others that “trigger” your anger.
Strategy for Breaking the Anger Habit
Should consist of immediate strategies, those that can be used in the heat of the moment when anger is rapidly escalating, and preventive strategies, those that can be used to avoid escalation of anger before it begins.
Control Plans
From an anger management perspective, an episode of anger can be viewed as consisting of three phases.
What are they?
Aggression Cycle
Restructuring is an advanced anger management technique that requires group members to examine and change their thought processes
Cognitive Reconstructing
Something that's not based on reason, logic, or understanding.
Irrational thinking