Ireland: Anger Management (Treatment) Flashcards

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Aim?

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To assess the effectiveness of a group-based anger management programme

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Method?

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Quasi exp

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Sample?

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•exp= 50 young male prisoners who had completed the anger management course (compared pre+post scores)
•control= 37 young male prisoners who had been assessed as suitable for a course but not completed one
^matched by age, offence+level of angry behaviours reported before

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Procedure?

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Both measured 2 weeks before+8 weeks after

1) Prison Officers’ Behavioural checklist= 29 different angry behaviours with scores of 0, 1 or 2 for how often
2) Anger Management Assessment Questionnaire= completed by prisoners; 53 items that could indicate an anger problem

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Anger management programme used?

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  • exp group given 12, 1 hour sessions over 3 days:
  • process by which they get angry
  • benefits of controlling anger
  • techniques of controlling anger
  • practice through role plays
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Results?

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  • 92% of exp group improved in at least 1 measure
  • 42% on 2 measures
  • 8% deterioration on both measures
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Conclusion?

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In the short-term, anger management programmes successful however, no later reconviction rates so cannot be sure

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Strengths?

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  • quasi= lower reliability
  • supports PAS as standardised
  • quantitative
  • longitudinal
  • supports individual debate
  • holistic
  • supports free will as volunteer
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Weaknesses?

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  • quasi= higher eco v
  • androcentric sample
  • sample sizes= harder to make correlations
  • low pop v as unrepresentative sample
  • quantitative= less rich data
  • situational as conducted in a prison?
  • reductionist?
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Anger management?

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  • assumes violence is caused by anger
  • if individuals learn to control their anger, their violent behaviour will decrease
  • largely based on CBT
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CALM?

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  • motivation
  • physiological arousal
  • negative thought stopping
  • communication
  • apply skills to other emotions
  • plan for future intervention
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