Anger management

Question 1

What is it

Answer 1

A theraputic method to dealing with offending, identifies triggers for anger and develops skills needed to deal with it.

Question 2

What is it based on

Answer 2

hostile attribution bias

Question 3

What are the stages

Answer 3

1. establishing a rapport and identifying personal triggers
2. learning skills to deal with triggers
3. practicing in role play situations

Question 4

What are the three skills which will likely be learnt

Answer 4

Cognitive- assessing the evidence
behavioural- communication to avoid conflict
physical- relaxation skills like breathing to trigger parasympathetic NS.

Question 5

Reserach support

Answer 5

Keen
17-21
2 months, 8x 2h sessions
reported self awareness over triggers and better coping stratergies.
Self report- may help them get out of prison
Hawthawn effect (no control group

Question 6

limitations

Answer 6

Assumes all offending is anger (maybe not for burlgary)
Artificial role play may not be reflective of real life.