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Anger Management Awareness Tool

Although anger is a natural emotion, it may be getting the best of you. Instead of expressing your anger in a healthy and assertive way, you may be expressing it in a hostile, aggressive manner – a manner that could lead to negative outcomes.

Anger itself isn’t bad. Expressed appropriately, anger can be healthy. It can help protect you from dangerous situations or energize you to resolve problems. Sure, everyday frustrations, impatience and resentment can all cause your temper to flare. For many people, these are fleeting moments. They are able to take these moments in stride and quickly return to a sense of calm without exploding. If your blood boils after minor irritations – such as; losing that coveted parking space – or you are constantly seething, you may need to get your anger under control. Anger that is out of control can be destructive, leading to problems in your relationships, at work, in your general enjoyment of life and with your health.

Disclaimer: This awareness tool is intended to increase recognition of your anger. This awareness tool is not to be used to diagnose or measure an anger management problem. If you are concerned about how you manage your anger book an appointment to see a Hurst Place counsellor.

Just how angry are you? Study the chart to determine a barometer of your anger. See if the words describe your behaviours or thoughts over the past week. Then rate each word on the scale of 0 to 4:

ANGRY:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


BITTER:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


REBELLIOUS:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


SPITEFUL:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


DECEIVED:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


ANNOYED:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


FURIOUS:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


RESENTFUL:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


BAD-TEMPERED:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


READY TO FIGHT:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


YELLING:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


FRUSTRATED:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate


DISAPPOINTED:
0 - Not at all accurate
1 - Somewhat accurate
2 - Moderately accurate
3 - Very accurate
4 - Extremely accurate

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