Anger Management
Self-Study Examination
Instructions: After studying the text answer the following true/false or multiple choice questions. Remember, there's only one answer to each question.
a) Buddha b) Kahlil Gibran c) Abraham Lincoln d) Confucius
a) True b) False
a) anger. b) hostility. c) aggression. d) aversive verbalization.
a) misinterpretation of the trigger b) awfulizing c) demandingness d) negative rating of others
a) short-term b) long-term
a) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) b) State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory 2 (STAXI-2) c) Anger Episode Record
a) quick-tempered and impulsive b) highly-sensitive, become angry on response to specific provocations
a) people who score high on trait anger/temperament scale b) people who score high on trait anger/reaction scale
a) transient, infrequent. b) chronic.
a) anger as a trait; b) state of anger; c) style of anger expression; d) all of the above
a) DSM IV b) International Classifications of Diseases (ICD10) c) both of the above d) none of the above
a) adjustment disorder with angry mood b) situational anger disorder without aggression c) situational anger disorder with aggression d) general anger disorder without aggression e) general anger disorder with aggression
a) precontemplative b) noncontemplative c) anticontemplative d) contemplative
a) more b) less
a) “How do you think this is going to affect your relationship?” b) “Even though you think you were right, were there any downsides to yelling?” c) “I think you should work at feeling even more angry.”
a) quality of the treatment b) length of the treatment c) bond between the client and the counselor d) therapeutic setting
a) coping model: practitioners who admit that they have modified their own personality in positive ways, but are still working on improvements b) mastery model: practitioners who say they have already solved all of their personnel/anger problems and can now pass along their perfected wisdom
a) an automatic reaction. b) a deliberate response.
a) dealing with a child who repeatedly misbehaves b) when a spouse asks the same accusatory question repeatedly c) argument with your in-laws d) “road-rage” incident
a) social interaction skills b) assertiveness skills c) specialized motor skills
a) direct b) forceful c) honest d) appropriate expression of feelings
a) “I would like to talk about our problem now.” b) “It makes sense to talk about our problem now because if we put it off I will forget what I want to say."
a) angry episodes. b) anxiety disorders.
a) trigger b) anger expression c) reinforcing outcomes
a) becoming angry while driving in traffic b) facing computer problems c) getting angry at higher taxes d) relational problems
a) it occurred in the lunchroom at work; b) it occurred at about 11 a.m.; c) the lunchroom was crowded at the time; d) it involved an argument with the supervisor.
a) “You have to watch your back in this place.” b) “If I trust other people, they will hurt me. Therefore, I must not trust others.” c) “People are basically hostile.”
a) Beck’s approach b) REBT approach
a) S. Freud. b) Howard Kassinove. c) J.L. Deffenbacher. d) Albert Ellis.
a) question or challenge the statement of the client b) accept the client’s statement at face value
a) “It is terrible that I’m treated unfairly.” b) “The office manager should respect my seniority.” c) “I can’t stand being treated unfairly. It’s intolerable.” d) “While I don’t like this bad situation, there are far worse injustices in the world
a) major inconvenience b) wish it didn’t happen c) very difficult d) must, should, or has to-
a) Norman Vincent Peale b) Emile Cové c) Stewart Smalley d) Albert Ellis
a) reaction to catastrophic emergencies b) body’s response to stressors c) violent temper d) tremendous pressure to succeed
a) stress-fighting response that continues over time unceasingly, breaking down the body b) well-adjusted physical and psychological conditioning to fight life’s stressors
a) implies indifference and a lack of motivation to change the aversive parts of the world around us b) implies minimization c) finding a rationale for the offensive behavior d) putting it out of the mind
a) uncovering anger b) deciding to forgive c) work phase d) release and deepening
a) 20 b) 40 c) 50 to 90
a) straight descending line b) bell-shaped c) zig-zag d) random
a) “John, I was a furious with you last week. You know you have to call if you are not coming." b) “John, I felt surprised and annoyed when you didn’t show up last week.”
a) manage in-session physical arousal b) skill-building c) problem-solving d) avoidance and escape e) exposure exercise
a) “It’s awful that Paul still gets angry when he imagines his home and wife.” b) “Paul should be better by now. I am doing everything right. Paul ought to be respoonding." c) “I like Paul and wish he were improving. But, even if he never gets better, I can accept the outcome. I just won’t like it.” d) “Paul is a jerk. Can’t he see that his wife is just who she is, and that she has always been sloppy?"