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Life’s Everyday Social Problems

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Anger Management: Adolescent Workbook

Michael C. Selbst, Ph.D., BCBA-DSteven B. Gordon, Ph.D., ABPP

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Anger Management : Learning My Anger Triggers

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ter 2

Chapter 2

Learning My Anger Triggers

Here’s how to use the 5 POWER-Solving Steps to deal with your anger. The 5 Steps show you ways to know and manage your anger triggers.

Step #1: Put the problem into words.

I wastalking to someone.

And thenI got upset .

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Anger Management : Learning My Anger Triggers

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ter 2

Plan Checklist for Learning My Anger Triggers

Did I:• learn my anger triggers? ❏ Yes ❏ No

• describe my anger triggers to others? ❏ Yes ❏ No

• avoid my anger triggers when I can? ❏ Yes ❏ No

Did my plan work? ❏ Yes. Then I will reward myself by saying to myself .

❏ I’m not sure, so I need some help.

❏ No, it did not work , and I need some more help.

Now you are ready to try some Real Life Experiments!

Working with a friend, now practice using the POWER-Solving Steps for Learning My Anger Triggers. Practice using the 5 POWER-Solving Steps for each example situation below.

Situation #1: Brother or sister taking a toy

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POWER-Solving®: Stepping Stones to Solving Life’s Everyday Social Problems

Chapter 2

Plan Checklist for Learning My Anger Triggers

Did I:• learn my anger triggers? ❏ Yes ❏ No

• describe my anger triggers to others? ❏ Yes ❏ No

• avoid my anger triggers when I can? ❏ Yes ❏ No

Did my plan work? ❏ Yes. Then I will reward myself by .

❏ I’m not sure, so I need some help.

❏ No, it did not work , and I need some more help.

Situation #4: Someone outside bullying me

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Anger Management : Staying Cool When Things Don’t Go My Way

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ter 4

Chapter 4

Staying Cool When Things Don’t Go My Way

Here’s how to use the 5 POWER-Solving Steps to stay cool when things don’t go your way.

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Chapter 4

Plan Checklist for Staying Cool When Things Don’t Go My Way

Did I try to stay cool by:• putting up my own stop sign with my hand

to remind myself to stop and get calm? ❏ Yes ❏ No

• using some calming tools I have learned? ❏ Yes ❏ No

• using a feeling statement? ❏ Yes ❏ No

• using positive self-talk? ❏ Yes ❏ No

• asking my coach or teacher to help me think of better ways? ❏ Yes ❏ No

Did my plan work? ❏ Yes. Then I will reward myself by .

❏ I’m not sure, so I need some help.

❏ No, it did not work , and I need some more help.

Situation #2: Losing my homework