CSAM Anger Management Theories & Techniques 5

Question 1

Which concept from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) involves watching angry thoughts pass without fusing with or acting on them?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive defusion

Answer

Cognitive defusion in ACT teaches clients to observe thoughts (including angry ones) as mental events rather than literal truths, reducing their behavioral impact.

Question 2

A client learns to pause, breathe, and count to ten before responding to a provocation. This technique is best classified as:

Accepted Answer

Delay-of-response / time-out technique

Answer

The delay-of-response technique interrupts the automatic anger-to-aggression chain by inserting a brief pause, allowing arousal to subside before reacting.

Question 3

Which theoretical framework proposes that anger results from appraising a situation as a 'demeaning offense against me and mine'?

Accepted Answer

Lazarus's cognitive-motivational-relational theory

Answer

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.

Question 4

In anger management psychoeducation, explaining the 'fight-or-flight response' helps clients understand which aspect of their anger?

Accepted Answer

Why physiological arousal accompanies provocation

Answer

Understanding fight-or-flight explains the adrenaline surge, increased heart rate, and muscle tension clients experience during anger, normalizing the physical response.

Question 5

Which technique involves repeatedly imagining a provocative scene while practicing relaxation until the scene loses its power to trigger anger?

Accepted Answer

Systematic desensitization

Answer

Systematic desensitization pairs gradual exposure to anger-provoking imagery with relaxation, extinguishing the conditioned anger response over successive trials.

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CSAM Anger Management Theories & Techniques 5