CSAM Anger Management Theories & Techniques 2

Question 1

Which theoretical model views anger as arising from a mismatch between what a person expects and what actually occurs?

Accepted Answer

Expectancy violation theory

Answer

Expectancy violation theory posits that anger emerges when real outcomes deviate significantly from anticipated ones.

Question 2

In dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), which skill module most directly targets anger regulation?

Accepted Answer

Emotion regulation

Answer

The emotion regulation module in DBT teaches clients to identify, understand, and change intense emotional responses including anger.

Question 3

A client repeatedly interprets neutral facial expressions as hostile. This illustrates which cognitive concept?

Accepted Answer

Hostile attribution bias

Answer

Hostile attribution bias is the tendency to perceive ambiguous cues as threatening or aggressive, a core cognitive driver of chronic anger.

Question 4

Which physiological technique works by activating the parasympathetic nervous system to counteract anger arousal?

Accepted Answer

Progressive muscle relaxation

Answer

Progressive muscle relaxation reduces sympathetic nervous system activation and promotes parasympathetic dominance, lowering anger-related arousal.

Question 5

According to Aaron Beck's cognitive model, what is the term for automatic negative thoughts that fuel anger?

Accepted Answer

Hot cognitions

Answer

Hot cognitions are rapid, emotion-laden automatic thoughts that Beck identified as immediately preceding and intensifying anger responses.

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