This document provides information on anger management. It discusses understanding stress and its effects, as well as strategies for managing anger. Biological, psychological, and social factors that influence behavior and stress responses are examined. Tools for managing anger include relaxation techniques like deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation. Maintaining an hostility log, using positive thinking, and seeking social support are also presented as anger management strategies.

1. Anger Management

2. ObjectivesUnderstanding the concept of stressUnderstanding its effect on our livesUnderstanding how to manage the angerIncorporating the anger management strategies in daily professional and social life

3. BEHAVIOUR:The way observable in which you act, function or change.

4. ASPECT OF BEHAVIOUR:Biological.Psychological.Social.

5. Biological:GeneNeuron circuitsNeurotransmittersBrain physical condition

10. Psychological:PersonalityCopying skills

11. Social:FamilyCommunityEducationCulture Awareness

12. Stress:“It is a Process where a stressor (s) demands/tax a person’s career or coping capabilities and causing a negative effect on individual.”

13. S = P > RStress occurs when the pressure (stressors) is greater than the resource

14. Psychosocial And Environmental Problems (EXTERNAL STRESSORS) Problems with primary support group:-e.g., death of a family member; health problem in family; disruption of family by separation, divorce, or estrangement; removal from the home; remarriage of parents; sexual or physical abuse; parental overprotection; neglect of child; inadequate discipline; discord with siblings; birth of a sibling

15. Educational Problems:- e.g., illiteracy; academic problems; discord with teachers or classmates; inadequate school environment.

16. Occupational Problems:- e.g., unemployment; treat of job loss; stressful work schedule; difficult work conditions; job dissatisfaction; job change; discord with or co-workers.

17. Housing Problems:- e.g., homelessness; inadequate housing; unsafe neighborhood; discord with neighbors or landlord.Economic Problems:-e.g., Extreme poverty; inadequate finances; insufficient welfare support.

18. Problems with access to health care services:- e.g., inadequate health care services; transportation to health care facilities unavailable; inadequate health insurance.

19. Problems related to interaction with the legal system/crime:- e.g., arrest; incarceration; litigation; victim of crime.

20. Other psychosocial and environmental problems:-e.g., exposure to disaster war; other hostilities; discord with non family caregivers such a counselors; social worker, or physician; unavailability; od social service agencies.INTERNAL STRESSORSLifestyle choicesNegative self - talkMind trapsPersonality traits

22. LIFE EVENT SCALEHolmes and Rahe social readjustment rating scale. Measures stress in terms of life changes: LIFE EVENT VALUE Death of spouse 100Divorce 73Marital separation 65Jail term 63Death of close family member 63Personal injury or illness 53MARRIAGE 50

23. LIFE EVENT SCALELIFE EVENT VALUEFired from job 47Marital reconciliation 45Retirement 45Change in health of family member 44Pregnancy 40Sex difficulties 39Gain of new family member 39Business readjustment 39Change in financial state 38Death of close friends 37

24. LIFE EVENT SCALELIFE EVENT VALUE Change to different line of work 29Son or daughter leaving home. 29Trouble with in laws 29Outstanding personal achievement 28Wife begins or stops work 26Begins or end school conditions 25Revision of personal habits. 24Trouble with boss 23Change in residence 20Chang in recreation 19

25. LIFE EVENT SCALELIFE EVENT VALUEChange in social functioning / activities 18Change in sleeping habits. 16Change in eating habits 15Vacation 13Minor legal violations 11

26. response to stress:BiologicalImmunity.Brain structure.Body.GeneNeurotransmitter (chemical)General status.SocialFamilyCommunityEducationAwarenessPsychological.PersonalityCopying strategy.Defense mechanism.

27. Biological Response to Stress (ENVIRONMENTAL / SOCIAL FACTOR) Limbic system Psychological symptoms Hypothalamus CRF, other Anterior pituitary ACTH Adrenal gland Adrenaline Somatic symptoms

28. Copying strategy:Adaptive copying strategy.Problem-solving strategy.Emotional-reducing strategy.Maladaptive copying strategy.Use of alcohol or un-prescribed drugs.Deliberate self harm.Histrionic behaviorAggressive behaviorDefense mechanismRepressionDenialDisplacementProjectionRegressionEgo dystonic/static

29. Social:FamilyCommunityEducationCulture Awareness

30. Reaction to stress:EmotionalFearCryAngerAggressiveSomaticUlcerDiabetes mellitusArthritisUrticariaPsychologicalStress reactionPTSDAdjustment disorderPathological griefReaction to illness/stress/conflict

31. ANGER:It is an automatic response to ill treatment. It is the way a person indicates he or she will not tolerate certain types of behavior. It is a feedback mechanism in which an unpleasant stimulus is met with an unpleasant response.

32. EXERCISE:INDIVIDUAL ANGER PRESENTATION.

33. Any one can become angry--- that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way--- that is not easy.”--------- Aristotle

34. EXERCISE:INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE TO ANGER

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37. Anger management techniques:

38. This is something that you can do for yourself by following these steps:Sit quietly and comfortably on a chair, with your eyes closed.Inhale your breath through your nose, hold it for about 8 sec, exhale it through mouth.Concentrate on your breath. Take 10 deep breaths.Deep Breathing

39. RELAXATION TECHNIQUESProgressive Muscular RelaxationIt involves systematically tensing and then relaxing different groups of skeletal muscles,Sit quietly and comfortably with eyes closed, tense the muscle progressively in following order, inhale breath and hold it for 8sec and exhale and relax the muscle.Progressive Muscular Relaxation Contd…Right foot, Right lower leg and foot, Entire leg (follow the same sequence with left leg)

40. Right hand, Right forearm and hand, Entire right arm (follow the same sequence with left arm)

41. Abdomen

42. Chest