DEALING WITH OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR : ANGER MANAGMENT

Question 1

what does it focus on

Answer 1

cognitive factors that may influence offending behaviour

Question 2

what did novaco suggest about cognitive factors

Answer 2

trigger the emotional arousal which generally precede aggressive acts

Question 3

what was novacos argument about anger in some people

Answer 3

quick to surface

especially in situations that are percievved to be anxiety inducing or threatening

Question 4

in behaviourist terms how is beocming angry reinforced

Answer 4

by the individuals feelings of control in the situation

Question 5

anger managment programmes are a form of

Answer 5

CBT

Question 6

explain how anger m programmes are a form of CBT

Answer 6

individuals taught to recognise cognitive factors that trigger their anger and loss of contorl

then they encouraged to develop techniques which bring about conflict resolution w/o need for violence

Question 7

what are the 3 stages

Answer 7

cognitive preparation

skill acquisition

applicatio practice

Question 8

what does cognitive preparation require offender to do

Answer 8

reflect on past experience and consider the typical pattern of their anger

Question 9

cognitive preparation - what does the offender learn to identify

and what is a therapists role here

Answer 9

ID situations which acts as triggers to anger

if the way in which offender interprets the events is irrational , the therapists role is to make this clear

Question 10

give example of cognitive preparatoin

Answer 10

someone looking at them as an act of confrontaton

in redefinig situation as non theratening

therapist is attempting to breka what may be an auto resposne for teh offender

Question 11

what is skill acquisition

Answer 11

offenders intro to range of techniques and skills to help them deal with anger provoking situations more rationally and effectivley

Question 12

skill aquisiton techniques may include

Answer 12

cogitive

behavioural

physiological

Question 13

what is cognitive techniqr in skill acquisiotn

Answer 13

positive self talk to enocurage calmeness e.g couting to 10 to temper our reaction to a stressful event

Question 14

what are behavioural techniques in skill acquisiotn

Answer 14

assettiveness traing ni how to communicate more effectivley which will become an auto response if practised regularly

Question 15

what are phsyiological skills in skill acqusioitn

Answer 15

deal with the phsyical reaction to anger such as relaxation trainign or mediration

aim is to contrl ones emotions rather than being controlled by htem

Question 16

application to practice what is it about

Answer 16

in this final stage offenders given opportunity to practise skills within a carefully contorlled environemnt

role play

Question 17

what is applicaiton practice / role play likely to involve

Answer 17

offender and therapist re enacting scenarios that may have escalated feelings of anger and violent acts in the past

Question 18

application practices requires what from the offender

Answer 18

a certai amount of commitment

they must see the scenario as real

Question 19

application practice requires what from the therapist

Answer 19

bravery

Question 20

why does application practice require a certain amount of bravery

Answer 20

cuase they got to wind up offender to assess their progres

Question 21

if offender succesfully dels with role play what happens

Answer 21

their given positive reinforcemnt by the therapist

Question 22

POSITIVE OUTCOMES WITH YOUNG OFFENDERS - what did keen et al study

Answer 22

progress mad ewith young offendes between ages 17-21 who took part ina nationally recognised anger managment programme

Question 23

POSITIVE OUTCOMES WITH YOUNG OFFENDERS - what was the nationally recognised anger managment programme called and who and who was it developed by

Answer 23

national anger managment package

england and wales prisons service

Question 24

POSITIVE OUTCOMES WITH YOUNG OFFENDERS - what did the national anger managment package consist of

Answer 24

eight 2 hour sessions

Question 25

POSITIVE OUTCOMES WITH YOUNG OFFENDERS - explain the outcomes of keen et als study

Answer 25

intial issues such as offender not taking the course seriously

individuals forgot routines such as reuirement to ring their diary

final outcomes were generally positive

offenders reported increased cawareness of tehir anger managment difficulties and an increased capacity to excersise self control

Question 26

eval points

Answer 26

expensive

individual differncecs

better than behaviour modification

issue and debate ?