3.5.6 Method of Modification: Anger management

Question 1

What is anger management a form of

Answer 1

CBT

Question 2

What is the aim of anger management

Answer 2

help offenders who struggle to control their aggression

Question 3

What does offenders aggression cause them to do

Answer 3

commit anti-social and/or criminal behaviours

Question 4

What is anger management useful for

Answer 4

reducing hostile and violent behaviour in prisons, but can also become a form of rehabilitation for offenders who have committed crimes.

Question 5

What are the 3 main aims of anger management

Answer 5

1) Cognitive restructuring
2) Regulation of arousal
3) Behavioural strategies

Question 6

Describe cognitive restructuring

Answer 6

where offenders gain self-awareness and control of the feelings/thoughts that lead to anger.

Question 7

Describe Regulation of arousal

Answer 7

where offenders learn to control their physiological state.

Question 8

Describe Behavioural strategies

Answer 8

where skills such as problem-solving, strategic withdrawal from situations that lead to anger and assertiveness are all taught and practiced

Question 9

What is the main anger management course in prisons called

Answer 9

CALM

Question 10

What does CALM stand for

Answer 10

Controlling Anger and Learning to Manage it

Question 11

What does CALM consist of

Answer 11

24 two-hour sessions, which aim to reduce the frequency, intensity and duration of anger.

Question 12

How many stages of CALM are their

Answer 12

6

Question 13

What does CALM focus on

Answer 13

on thinking patterns that lead to criminal behaviour, learning how to solve problems without getting angry, improving communication skills and developing strategies to prevent relapses of anger.

Question 14

What is the 1st stage of CALM

Answer 14

Motivating the offender to want to change.

Question 15

What is the 2nd stage of CALM

Answer 15

Teaching the offender how to recognise physical changes that occur in the build up to their anger and how these feelings can be avoided/reduced.

Question 16

What is the 3rd stage of CALM

Answer 16

Challenging the offenders own irrational thoughts, which contribute to feelings of anger.

Question 17

What is the 4th stage of CALM

Answer 17

Learning skills which help the offender to react differently in situations that might cause aggression e.g. using ‘thought stopping’ where aggression is redirected into appropriate behaviours such as sport, or learning to hear criticism without reacting emotionally (fogging).

Question 18

What is the 5th stage of CALM

Answer 18

Offenders will practice the skills that have learnt in situations that may usually make them angry.

Question 19

What is the 6th stage of CALM

Answer 19

Offenders will be taught to avoid triggers for their aggression and be given coping strategies if they begin to feel angry.

Question 20

What teaching techniques are used in CALM

Answer 20

Personal assignments, modelling, role-play, teamwork, and self and peer evaluation