Anger management

Question 1

CBT

Answer 1

Cognitive factors trigger arousal (Novaco).
Recognise cognitive factors that lead to anger, teach skills to deal with it.

Question 2

Three stages

Answer 2

1. Cognitive preparation - recognise triggers.
2. Skills acquisition - cognitive (self-talk), behavioural (assertiveness training), physiological (meditation).
3. Application practice - role play skills.

Question 3

Positive outcome with young offenders

Answer 3

National Anger Management Package with young offenders, increased awareness of anger and self-control (Keen et al.).

Question 4

better than behaviour modification

Answer 4

anger management tackles root cause (dealing with triggers), more permanent change.
COUNTERPOINT
short-term impact good but may not help cope with real-world triggers (Blackburn).

Question 5

Evaluation: individual differences

Answer 5

no overall benefit (compared to controls), except if had high anger levels and motivation (Howells et al).

Question 6

expensive

Answer 6

Needs highly trained specialists, change takes time and commitment.

Question 7

evaluation: anger and reoffending

Answer 7

Anger management assumes anger leads to offending, but violent/non-violent offenders don’t differ in anger (Loza and Loza-Fanous).