Application of a Flexible, Clinically Driven Approach for Anger Reduction in the Case of Mr. P

Kassinove, Howard; Tafrate, Raymond Chip

doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2009.08.008

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“…The individ-ual was created entirely for the purposes of this manuscript, and any familiar characteristics to an individual in real life are coincidental. For even more examples of treatment approaches and strategies when working with an individual presenting with anger (see the preliminary information established in Santanello, 2011), the reader is encouraged to review a series of articles presenting a variety of views on the cognitive behavioral conceptualization and treatment of "Mr. P" (Deffenbacher, 2011;DiGiuseppe, 2011;Eifert & Forsyth, 2011;Kassinove & Tafrate, 2011;Novaco, 2011). A brief case conceptualization is as follows.…”

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Cognitive behavioral therapy for anger management.

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2021

Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Applications (Vol. 2).

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Kassinove & Tafrate, 2002). Although triggers (i.e., cues) for anger vary across individuals and cultures, Ekman (2007) hypothesized that a universal trigger for anger is frustration (i.e., being blocked from a goal), especially when physical (e.g., when having restricted movement).There is disagreement on whether all emotions would be best conceptualized using a basic emotion (i.e., qualitatively separate, distinct) or a dimensional (i.e., conceptualized by where they appear on the same continuum(s) such as arousal and valence) approach (DeHouver & Herman, 2010). For example, evidence in favor of conceptualizing anger as a basic emotion includes its distinct neural signature (Panksepp, 1998) and facial expressions (e.g., gritted teeth, furrowed eyebrows; Ekman, 2007). In contrast, Russell (2003) conceptualized anger using a dimensional approach as an emotion with high arousal and low valence (i.e., negative). Interestingly, anger is the only negative (i.e., low valence) emotion to have approach tendencies (e.g., depression and anxiety lead to withdrawal or avoidance; Schneirla, 1959).Anger helps us survive. It is responsible for the fight in fight-or-flight. If we feel threatened, our anger primes us to fight back by tensing us up, focusing our attention on the offending target, and boosting our adrenaline. In turn, we are more likely to challenge and get rid of or weaken the offender, whatever or whomever the trigger might be. This response to attack was especially helpful when humans were in survival-dependent competition for resources such as food, shelter, and sexual partners. In modern times, however, acting on our anger and fighting someone for their lunch would be considered inappropriate, illegal, and dysfunctional. Further, anger becomes a problem when its frequency, intensity, and duration of occurrence affects functioning (i.e., is unhelpful and impractical). When this occurs, anger management is recommended.The term anger is often used mistakenly to describe other constructs. This creates confusion among scholars and lay people and creates inaccuracies in the diagnosis, research, and treatment of anger. Below are some independent concepts that are often used interchangeably with anger. The following explanations are not meant to serve as complete definitions of each construct but to highlight the aspects of each that differentiate the construct from anger. For example, whereas anger is considered an emotion, aggression refers to a physical, motor behavior; frustration refers to being blocked from achieving a goal; hatred refers to a cognitive dislike; hostility refers to a pervasive attitude of distrust; and irritability refers to a physiologically driven lowered threshold for anger. These concepts are further distinguished in DiGiuseppe and Tafrate (2007).Although anger is a symptom of 10 disorders, there is currently no anger disorder in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013). For other emotional disorders (e.g...

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Cognitive behavioral therapy for anger management.

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“…Social scientists have also conducted similar experiments. Psychologists, for instance, administer anger tests to explore how to enhance stress management skills (e.g., Kassinove and Tafratreb, 2010). Since they are unable to simulate laboratory conditions for many questions that interest them, political scientists tend to turn to “natural experiments” (e.g., Robinson et al, 2009).…”

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The Magnitude and Resilience of Trust in the Center

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Modern China

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This article proposes two explanations for why public confidence in China’s central authorities has appeared high and stable since the early 1990s. Drawing on interviews with petitioners in Beijing, it argues that trust in the Center is resilient in the sense that individuals who might be expected to lose trust often manage to retain it by redefining what constitutes the Center and what is trustworthy about it. On one hand, they remain confident by excluding authorities they find untrustworthy from the Center. On the other hand, they remain confident in the Center’s commitment even when they no longer trust its capabilities. Drawing on a local survey conducted in 2011, this article suggests that global and generic measures used in national surveys may overstate the amount of public confidence in central authorities by missing two subtle variations. First, people may sound confident about central leaders in general while they only trust one or some leaders. Second, people may sound fully confident about central leaders while they only have partial trust.

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Integrating Motivational Interviewing with Forensic CBT

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Luther²

2013

Forensic CBT

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Application of a Flexible, Clinically Driven Approach for Anger Reduction in the Case of Mr. P

Cited by 11 publications

References 33 publications

Cognitive behavioral therapy for anger management.

Cognitive behavioral therapy for anger management.

The Magnitude and Resilience of Trust in the Center

Integrating Motivational Interviewing with Forensic CBT

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