anger management

Question 1

why is anger management used as a treatment for offender?

Answer 1

to try and teach them more suitable ways to deal with their anger

Question 2

who endorsed anger management as a treatment for offenders and when?

Answer 2

raymond novaco

1970s

Question 3

why are some offenders put on the course?

Answer 3

due to nature of offence

personal characteristics

Question 4

what does anger management teach?

Answer 4

relaxation techniques, proper eating regimes, cognitive restricting and assertiveness training

Question 5

why are eating regimes taught?

Answer 5

to deal with physiological responses to anger e.g. increased heart rate

Question 6

why is cognitive restricting used?

Answer 6

to retrain the thought patterns

Question 7

why is assertiveness training used?

Answer 7

to deal with the behaviour element of anger

Question 8

what are the three main steps involved in the treatment?

Answer 8

cognitive preparation
skills acquisition
application practice

Question 9

what is involved in cognitive preparation?

Answer 9

identifying situations that provoke anger so they can recognise when an outburst may occur
understand what is triggering their anger so that it can become controllable
consider the negative consequences of their anger on others

Question 10

what is involved in skills acquisition?

Answer 10

new coping skills are learnt in order to deal with anger provoking situations
can include relaxation and avoidance
taught not to be fearful of anger

Question 11

why are they taught skills to control anger?

Answer 11

so that they can control it

Question 12

why are offenders taught not the be fearful of anger?

Answer 12

as it is a normal human emotion experienced by everyone, shouldn’t be scared by should be able to control it

Question 13

what is involved in application practice?

Answer 13

offenders told play a variety of scenes to practice new skills to control anger
conducted in controlled environments
positive reinforcement used to encourage behaviour

Question 14

where does application practice occur and why?

Answer 14

in a controlled environment so they feel safe and so the untrained individuals are not at risk of harm

Question 15

what kind of reinforcement used?

Answer 15

positive

Question 16

at what stage is:
identifying anger provoking situations 
positive reinforcement
learning new skills to cope with and anger 
role play 
linked to?

Answer 16

cognitive preparation
application practice
skills acquisition
application practice

Question 17

how long does the treatment last?

Answer 17

approx 10 sessions

Question 18

who runs the groups?

Answer 18

a trained practitioner, in a prison might be a forensic psychologist

Question 19

why are anger diaries used?

Answer 19

every time they feel angry, told to write it in a diary, will start to recognise triggers for anger and be in a position to evaluate which techniques are effective

Question 20

what is the scaffolding approach and how is it used?

Answer 20

avoid giving expectations, as they are likely to need to develop understanding before they can use skills

Question 21

what is an example of an anger management programme?

Answer 21

CALM
24 sessions
monitor and understand emotions

Question 22

what is suggested about men convicted of domestic violence?(W)

Answer 22

has been suggested that they become less physically aggressive and more verbally after attending an anger management programme, shows that may eliminate one type of aggression but then replaces it with another

Question 23

why might the treatment not be effective to all offenders? (W)

Answer 23

not all offences are committed because the offender was unable to control their anger, only effective on those with anger problems

Question 24

why do pre and post treatment scores post a problem? (W)

Answer 24

may be invalid due to a third variable, such as life at home etc, meaning the results are not effected by the treatments

Question 25

what is the weakness of self report data? (W)

Answer 25

open to social desirability, offenders may pretend to respond well in the hopes of parole or a better life in the prison

Question 26

who could the treatment be more effective?(W)

Answer 26

the offenders do not focus on the victims of their crimes or the hard caused, nor do they deal with issues of morality, offenders often gain from victims a better understanding why violence is unacceptable, making it more effective

Question 27

what do offenders gain from victims?

Answer 27

a better understanding to why violence is unacceptable

Question 28

what did law find?(S)

Answer 28

investigated the effectiveness of four anger management programmes and found that offenders were trying to control their anger to a greater extent after the treatment

Question 29

how may programmes did law investigate?

Answer 29

four

Question 30

what did backer et al find?(S)

Answer 30

tested the use of a drama based anger management programme called insult to injury, 62 males from 6 uk prisons over 90 days, found there were significant reductions in anger comparing before and after the course

Question 31

who was involved in blacker?
who may days?
what was the course called?

Answer 31

52 males form 6 uk prisons
90 days
insult to injury