How to identify anger management skills: Analyze points in the anger episode sequence
In this article, I discuss anger management skills derived from analyzing points in the sequence of an anger episode. In my last article, I discussed the value of analyzing anger episodes as detailed in the excellent book, Anger Management: The Complete Treatment Guidebook For Practitioners by Drs. Howard Kassinove and Raymond Chip Tafrate. These analyses go through the sequence of events which occur in situations in which a person has challenges in managing their anger. Skills and strategies are identified to address challenges which occur at different points in the sequence of the episodes. While my last article focused on the sequence of events comprising an anger episode, in this article I will discuss skills and strategies which can be used to manage anger effectively at different points in the sequence of an episode. I will do so in the following sections...[more]