Anger
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Does any of this sound like you?
Traffic is terrible today! It's making me very IRRITATED.
My tax return is so complicated. It's making me very FRUSTRATED.
I can't believe my mother would say something like that
I'm really ANNOYED that my neighbour's garbage keeps getting strewn all over the alley!
That driver just cut me off. I'm really IRATE about it!
I'm so ANGRY!
Read on to find out if you have a problem with managing your anger and what to do about it.
Anger and Positive Change
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David’s Story
Dave is a 10-yo youth who has always had a spirited temperament. He is always easily irritated and easily triggered to have tantrums, on a daily basis, several times a day. Triggers for anger include making any sort of requests that take him away from a preferred activity (e.g. if parents ask him to get off the TV and come for dinner), or if he has a wish and parents say no (e.g. he wants to have another cookie and parents say no.) As he is getting older, his tantrums are harder to manage as he gets bigger. He has kicked holes in the walls and broken his door.
Parents have tried various parenting strategies (including ...