Lesson 11- Anger management

Question 1

stage 1 - cognitive preparation

Answer 1

offender learns cues for their anger, they reflect on events in the past when they become angry

Question 2

stage 2 - skill acquisition

Answer 2

offender learns skills to manage their behaviour in ager provoking situations . techniques could be cognitive, behavioural or physiological

Question 3

stage 3 - application practice

Answer 3

offender has role play opportunities to practice new skills and receive feedback. successful negotiation of the role play will be met with positive reinforcement from the therapist

Question 4

+ evaluation of anger management

Answer 4

+ its a multidisciplinary approach which acknowledges that offending is complex
+ tries to get to the root cause of offending behaviour rather than superficial surface behaviour

Question 5

• evaluation of anger management

Answer 5

• success of anger management relies on commitment of those who participate
• anger management programmes are expensive to run and require highly trained specialists that are used to dealing with violent offenders