50 Ways To Deal With Anger

Healthy Ways To Express and Cope With Anger Based On Research

Anger is a reaction. It’s a pseudo or secondary emotion that comes to the surface as a result of other hidden emotions such as fear, pain, lack of respect, lack of appreciation, etc.

Anger is an adaptive response to threats; it inspires powerful and sometimes aggressive feelings to trigger the “fight or flight” modes.

Anger can be unpredictable and -if left untamed- could affect your quality of work and social life. It’s accompanied by physiological and biological changes. The way we are brought up and our cultural background affect the way we express anger. You can be angry about thoughts, people or events.

The Anger Management course is a program specifically designed to help individuals learn about their anger and how they can manage it more effectively.

The course uses the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness practices which encourage participants to become more aware of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors when angry; monitor their anger through self-help strategies; build on their ability to manage stressful situations and practice a variety of healthy responses to anger.

Topics covered in this e-course:

• What is really behind anger: Triggers and signs

• How the brain works

• Cognitive distortions

• The cycle of acceptance

• When is anger considered to be a problem and how far could it affect general health?

• The Johari model

• Assertive management and setting realistic boundaries

• Problem solving techniques

• Using clean language

• Fitting in the transactional analysis mode

• Acknowledging psychological contracts

• Breathing and deep relaxation techniques

• Cognitive restructuring techniques

• The rational emotive theory

• Emotional freedom techniques

• Integrated personal development

• Humor and energy psychology

• When is it healthy to be angry

• Glasser’s ‘Choice Theory’

• Fisher’s process of personal change

• Self-help script for anger management