Below is the worksheet that will help you identify your anger style so you can better understand your pattern and go for strategies and skills that can improve your behavior.
Stuffers
Behavior pattern | Yes | No |
Do you keep your anger to yourself so that other people won’t get hurt? | ||
Do you keep your anger to yourself because you feel it’s inappropriate to feel angry? | ||
Do you keep your anger to yourself because you feel you will be unable to cope with such strong emotions? | ||
Do you keep your anger to yourself because you fear you will lose a loved one? | ||
Do you keep your anger to yourself because of the fear of being disliked and rejected? |
Escalators
Behavior pattern | Yes | No |
Do you often get angry and feel that you have no other choice than to get angry? | ||
Do you show anger to demonstrate a sense of power or strength? | ||
Do you hide your underlying emotions and feelings beneath your anger? | ||
Do you have a fear of getting close to people? | ||
Do you think you lack communication skills and which then results in anger outbursts? |
Managers
Behavior pattern | Yes | No |
Do you accept that anger is normal human emotion? | ||
Do you attack or blame the person while you are in an argument with them? | ||
Do you give yourself time to get angry in an appropriate manner and then let it go? | ||
Do you often forgive people for unintended mistakes they made? | ||
Do you try to keep yourself calm in angry situations and express your emotions appropriately? |
Berenbaum H, Raghavan C, Le H, Vernon LL, Gomez JJ. A taxonomy of emotional disturbances. Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice. 2003;10:206–226.
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