Anger

Anger is a natural, instinctive response to threats. Some anger is necessary for our survival. Anger becomes a problem when you have trouble controlling it, causing you to say or do things you regret.

Psychological Treatments for anger – do they work?

A data analysis of 96 studies “suggests that psychological treatments are generally effective in treating anger ” (Source: A Meta-analysis of the Psychological Treatment of Anger: Developing Guidelines for Evidence-Based Practice, 2009)

  1. Introduction: Anger Symptoms
  2. Anger Self-Assessment (Psymed)
  3. An Overview of Treatment Areas
  4. Trigger-Appraisal-Response
  5. More on Trigger-Appraisal and Response
  6. Biased thinking
  7. Biased thinking summary
  8. Bias Quiz
  9. Biased Thinking in Practice
  10.  Wise Friend Technique
  11. The Wise Friend Technique in practice
  12. Wise Role Model Technique
  13. How are Beliefs influence our understanding
  14. Developing more helpful beliefs
  15. Walking the Talk: putting our New Beliefs into action
  16. Reframing
  17. Reframing in practice
  18. Cost-Benefit Analysis