Anger Management Flashcards
How are anger and aggression linked?
Anger is a significant activator of aggression but is not sufficient for aggression and is not always necessary.
When is anger a problem?
Too intense
Lasts too long
Leads to aggression
Leas to negative consequences
By what is aggression regulated?
Inhibitory mechanisms
What is instrumental aggression?
Means to an end
With what can arousal interfere?
Info processing
Judgement
Problem solving
Alternative cognitive appraisals
What are the three domains of anger in Novaco’s (1994) model of anger?
- product of cognitive processing of environmental circumstances
- conjoined physiological arousal
- behavioural reactions
Who developed a 3-domain model of anger?
Novaco (1994)
What is the difficulty of arousal interfering with alternative cognitive appraisals?
You can’t think of an alternative explanation.
Outline the Sequential Development Model of Aggression (Vitaro & Brendgen, 2005).
Temperament and neurophys => predisposition to display aggression
If this occurs in the right environment and reactive aggression is reinforced, it may become proactive aggression
Who developed the Sequential Development Model of Aggression?
Vitaro and Brendgen (2005)
What did Vitaro and Brendgen (2005) develop?
The sequential development model of aggression
What needs to be considered when assessing aggression?
Background influences Learning history Normative beliefs Hostile attribution bias Existing skills
Name 2 evaluation methods for anger.
State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (Spielberger, 1996)
Novaco Anger Scale (Novaco, 2003)
Outline the anger management programme.
Psychoeducation
Triggering events and contextual stressors
Cognitive strategies
Behavioural strategies
What are the cognitive strategies for anger?
Self-monitoring
Recognising cognitive distortions and linking them with childhood experiences
Self-talk
Roleplay
