Anger Management

Question 1

What type of intervention is anger management

Answer 1

Cognitive

Question 2

What is the aim of anger management

Answer 2

To help the offender control their feelings of anger

Question 3

What is the intervention designed to prevent

Answer 3

Anger promoting criminal acts.

Question 4

What is it based upon

Answer 4

Offenders learning and practicing skills

Question 5

What is the focus on

Answer 5

Controlling impulses and anger

Question 6

What are the 3 stages of anger management

Answer 6

1. Cognitive preparation
2. Skill acquisition
3. Application training

Question 7

Explain cognitive preparation

Answer 7

Where the offender takes time to understand what makes them angry.
They identify the triggers.
Dissuasion’s are on remembering the feelings of anger and what caused those feelings.
Idea is to not prevent the anger but to prevent its escalation.

Question 8

Explain skill acquisition

Answer 8

Skills taught can be relaxation, assertiveness, social skills.
This is individualised to meet offenders needs
They are (offenders needs) are met in the first stage.

Question 9

Explain application training

Answer 9

Gives opportunity to practice their newly acquired skills.
Using their new skills they can avoid criminal acts
They will earn to respond in a non criminal way

Question 10

What does Ellis’ ABCD model stand for

Answer 10

Activating event
Beliefs
Consequences
Disputing

Question 11

A03: it is expensive
Explain

Answer 11

They need specialists
Not all prisoners can afford it.

Question 12

A03: multidisciplinary approach
Explain

Answer 12

Considers cognitive and behaviourist techniques. Also social approach
Recognises complex nature needed to addresses offending behaviour.

Question 13

A03: tries to tackle one element

Answer 13

This is unlike behaviour modification.
Tries to get to the core of the behaviour rather than the surface level.
Suggests it is better than behaviour modification.