Anger Management Theories & Techniques Flashcards
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Which concept from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) involves watching angry thoughts pass without fusing with or acting on them?
Answer: Cognitive defusion
Cognitive defusion in ACT teaches clients to observe thoughts (including angry ones) as mental events rather than literal truths, reducing their behavioral impact.
A client learns to pause, breathe, and count to ten before responding to a provocation. This technique is best classified as:
Answer: Delay-of-response / time-out technique
The delay-of-response technique interrupts the automatic anger-to-aggression chain by inserting a brief pause, allowing arousal to subside before reacting.
Which theoretical framework proposes that anger results from appraising a situation as a 'demeaning offense against me and mine'?
Answer: Lazarus's cognitive-motivational-relational theory
Richard Lazarus defined anger as arising from a specific appraisal pattern—perceiving an event as a blameworthy affront to one's self or valued goals.
In anger management psychoeducation, explaining the 'fight-or-flight response' helps clients understand which aspect of their anger?
Answer: Why physiological arousal accompanies provocation
Understanding fight-or-flight explains the adrenaline surge, increased heart rate, and muscle tension clients experience during anger, normalizing the physical response.
Which technique involves repeatedly imagining a provocative scene while practicing relaxation until the scene loses its power to trigger anger?
Answer: Systematic desensitization
Systematic desensitization pairs gradual exposure to anger-provoking imagery with relaxation, extinguishing the conditioned anger response over successive trials.
A client who chronically suppresses anger and later experiences explosive outbursts may best be described as demonstrating which pattern?
Answer: Anger-in / anger-out cycle
The anger-in/anger-out cycle describes individuals who bottle anger (anger-in) until internal pressure produces disproportionate explosive releases (anger-out).
Which component is unique to trauma-informed anger management compared to standard anger management approaches?
Answer: Addressing hypervigilance and trauma triggers as anger precursors
Trauma-informed anger management specifically addresses how trauma-driven hypervigilance and trauma triggers can masquerade as or amplify anger, requiring trauma processing alongside standard skills.