| 1. | Describe Yerkes-Dodson Law and relate angry arousal with performance. | |
| 2. | Define anger in terms of intensity, duration, frequency and body changes. | |
| 3. | Demonstrate expressions of the anger script. | |
| 4. | Differentiate between anger, hostility, aggression and aversive verbalizations. | |
| 5. | Identify 5 parts of anger episode model and describe how each can be used in an anger management program. | |
| 6. | List 9 negative outcomes associated with anger reactions. | |
| 7. | List 5 elements of assessment of anger. | |
| 8. | List 5 categories of anger diagnosis and discuss their defining characteristics. | |
| 9. | Identify 4 elements of anger management program and discuss their application in practice. | |
| 10. | Teach clients 4 crisis prevention strategies. | |
| 11. | Identify active ingredients for successful anger management in the counseling process. | |
| 12. | Describe 8 techniques for increasing client awareness of the various elements of anger episodes. | |
| 13. | Differentiate between avoidance and escape strategies of anger management. | |
| 14. | Discuss the application of fight-or-flight response to anger management. | |
| 15. | Teach a client progressive muscle relaxation technique. | |
| 16. | Identify 3 life skills that can help reduce many anger problems. | |
| 17. | Discuss specific life situations and social skills necessary to handle them effectively. | |
| 18. | Define assertiveness. | |
| 19. | Identify and discuss four steps of the problem-solving model. | |
| 20. | Explain how exposure technique can be used to reduce angry reactions to aversive verbal stimuli. | |
| 21. | Discuss the application of principles and practices of cognitive intervention in the context of anger management. | |
| 22. | Recognize the difference between thoughts and feelings. | |
| 23. | Distinguish between Beck’s approach and Rational Emotive Behavior Change approach to cognitive therapy. | |
| 24. | Teach clients about the causes of their anger. | |
| 25. | Teach clients rational interpretations of triggers. | |
| 26. | Teach clients to differentiate between rational and irrational beliefs. | |
| 27. | Define forgiveness and explain why forgiveness is important. | |
| 28. | Distinguish between forgiveness and other possible responses to an offence, such as accepting, excusing, forgetting, etc. | |
| 29. | Identify and describe four phases of forgiveness. | |
| 30. | Outline 6 coping skills in anger management. | |
| 31. | List reasons why client anger reemerges after treatment begins to become effective. | |
| 32. | Outline strategies for managing client setbacks. | |
| 33. | Identify client characteristics that are likely to be a source of irritation and anger for practitioners. | |
| 34. | Using the techniques described for individual counseling, design a program suitable for group treatment. | |