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This teaching plan addresses anger management and coping skills. [1] It defines anger as a normal human emotion that can be expressed assertively and help solve problems when handled appropriately. [2] Anger becomes problematic when expressed aggressively or not expressed at all. [3] The plan discusses factors that contribute to anger, positive vs. negative expressions of anger, anger management techniques, ineffective vs. effective coping strategies, and ways to improve coping.

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Teaching Plan

This teaching plan addresses anger management and coping skills. [1] It defines anger as a normal human emotion that can be expressed assertively and help solve problems when handled appropriately. [2] Anger becomes problematic when expressed aggressively or not expressed at all. [3] The plan discusses factors that contribute to anger, positive vs. negative expressions of anger, anger management techniques, ineffective vs. effective coping strategies, and ways to improve coping.

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Teaching Plan

Anger management and Coping Skills

Addison, Brandon, Caroline, Claire, Quionda


What is anger??
Anger is not always a negative expression. It is a normal human emotion that, when handled
appropriately and expressed assertively, can provide an individual with a positive force to solve problems
and make decisions concerning life situations (Morgan & Townsend, 2021)

• Anger and aggression are significantly different


• The expression of anger is learned by the individual
• The expression of anger can come under personal control

 Anger becomes a problem for individuals when it is not expressed or when it is expressed aggressively.
 Anger is a healthy emotion that alerts others to potential threat or trauma and serves as a warning sign
to others.
Positive Anger vs. Negative Anger

Positive Negative
• Anger energizes and mobilizes the • Without cognitive input, anger may result in
body for self-defense impulsive behavior, disregarding possible
negative
• Communicated assertively, anger can
promote conflict resolution consequences
• Anger is constructive when it provides • Anger can lead to aggression when the coping
a feeling of control over a situation and response is displacement. Anger can be
the individual is able to assertively take destructive if it is discharged against an object or
charge of a situation person unrelated to the true target of the
anger
• Anger can be destructive when it masks honest
feelings, weakness self-esteem, and leads to
hostility and rage.
Factors that contribute:
 Role modeling whether positive or negative can

Why do people
come from how they see their parents’ express
anger.
 Neurophysiologic with any factors that increase

express anger and the activity of the brainstem like chronic


traumatic stress, testosterone, etc. could increase
aggression. Also, a loss of function of cortex like

aggression? traumatic brain injuries, alcohol intoxication,


stroke etc. Some individuals may be genetically
predisposed to aggression by variants of genes.
 Biochemical factors impact hormones such as
testosterone with deficits of serotonin increase in
impulsivity. In which this case Reggie is a male.
 Socioeconomic factors high rates of anger come
from people of poverty and exposure to violence.
 Environmental Factors that increase anger are
crowding, temperature, and noise. Past
experience and current behavior can influence
aggression. It can also come from history of
childhood abuse, alcohol intake, and history of
violent acts.
Anger
Management
 The use of various techniques and
strategies to help control responses to
anger in different provoking situations

 Anger is a secondary emotion and can


be response to unresolved grief,
depression, fear, or unresolved post-
traumatic stress.

 Goal: reduce both emotional feelings


and the physiological arousal that
anger engenders
De-escalation
Techniques
 Walk out and get some fresh air
 Helpful attitude
 Verbal redirection
 Distract with more positive
activity
Outcome
•Recognize when you are angry
•Take responsibility for own feelings
•Use steps of the problem-solving process.
Question to ask yourself:
•Are you able to recognize when you get
mad?
•Have you thought about anger
management?
•What coping methods could work for you?
Coping
• Conscious strategies used to reduce unpleasant
emotions
• A way to maintain mental and emotional well being to
overcome struggles in life
• Can be ineffective or effective
Ineffective
Coping
“a pattern of invalid appraisal of the stressors, with cognitive and/or
behavioral efforts, that fails to manage demands related to well-being”
(Morgan & Townsend, 2021).
Common Signs and Symptoms
• Expresses that unable to cope with a new reality
• Unable to take care of daily life responsibilities
• Neglect in personal care
• Expresses fear about the future
• Insufficient skills to solve problems
• Tiredness
• Decision fatigue
• Self-sabotage by using destructive coping mechanisms such as drugs
and alcohol
What can lead to ineffective coping?
• Severe level of anxiety
• Childhood trauma
• Childhood abuse
• Low self-esteem
• Unmet dependency needs
• Regression to or fixation in an
earlier level of development
• Inadequate coping skills
How to learn from ineffective coping
• Identify current stressors
• Explore feelings associated with stressors
 All feelings and emotions are valid
• Identify the current methods of coping
Do these strategies work?
Effective Coping

• Take responsibility for the situation


• Engage in problem solving
• Maintain emotionally supportive relationships
• Maintain emotional composure or, alternatively,
expressing distressing emotions
• Challenge previously held beliefs that are no longer
adaptive
Examples of effective • Practicing meditation and relaxation techniques
• Engaging in physical activity or exercise
coping • Reading
• Spending time with friends
• Finding humor
• Engaging in spirituality
• Therapy/ talking about and expressing your feelings
What is coping to you?

Do you think you cope properly?

What are some ways you can utilize coping


mechanisms in your life?
References
Morgan, K. I., & Townsend, M. C. (2020). Davis Advantage for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
(10th ed.). F. A. Davis Company

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