October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights...

October 2010 © Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved. PTSC: Week 11 - 1

Control Your Attitude & AngerControl Your Attitude & Anger

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ObjectivesObjectivesGoals:Goals:1.1. Identify Indicators of Healthy & Unhealthy AngerIdentify Indicators of Healthy & Unhealthy Anger

2.2. Recognize Attitudes that May Contribute to Poor Recognize Attitudes that May Contribute to Poor Personal & Professional RelationshipsPersonal & Professional Relationships

Objectives:Objectives:1.1. Define Anger & Negative AttitudeDefine Anger & Negative Attitude

2.2. Identify Implications of AngerIdentify Implications of Anger

3.3. Differentiate Between Healthy & Unhealthy AngerDifferentiate Between Healthy & Unhealthy Anger

4.4. Identify the Impact of Unhealthy Anger & Identify the Impact of Unhealthy Anger & Negative Attitudes on Your LifeNegative Attitudes on Your Life

5.5. Acquire Skills to Transform Unhealthy Anger & Acquire Skills to Transform Unhealthy Anger & Negative AttitudesNegative Attitudes


Define AngerDefine Anger

Anger Is a General Term for an Anger Is a General Term for an Emotional Reaction of Displeasure Emotional Reaction of Displeasure in Any Degree of Intensity, such as:in Any Degree of Intensity, such as: IrritationIrritation RageRage FuryFury


Causes of AngerCauses of AngerCommon Causes of Anger:Common Causes of Anger: Stress & AnxietyStress & Anxiety Disappointment & ResentmentDisappointment & Resentment Embarrassment & JealousyEmbarrassment & Jealousy


Use Anger ConstructivelyUse Anger ConstructivelyConstructivelyConstructivelyUse Anger Use Anger ^̂ to Make: to Make: Positive ChangesPositive Changes


Unhealthy AngerUnhealthy Anger

Unhealthy Anger Can Result Unhealthy Anger Can Result in Increased Risk of: in Increased Risk of: Heart AttacksHeart Attacks StrokesStrokes HypertensionHypertension


Impact of AngerImpact of Anger

Inappropriate Anger Can HaveInappropriate Anger Can Havea Devastating Impact ona Devastating Impact on Relationships that are:Relationships that are:

PersonalPersonal

ProfessionalProfessional


Entitlement and AngerEntitlement and AngerAngry… Angry… When You Believe:When You Believe: You Don’t Get You Don’t Get

What You Believe What You Believe You Should Get!You Should Get!


Control and AngerControl and Anger

Angry… Angry… When Others: When Others: Don’t Do What You Don’t Do What You

Think They Should Do!Think They Should Do!


Shame and AngerShame and AngerShame Shame = = Source of Source of Anger… Anger… When Your When Your Inappropriate Inappropriate Behaviors Behaviors are: are:

Uncovered &Uncovered &Available for Available for All to SeeAll to See


Slave Survival StrategiesSlave Survival StrategiesSurvival Strategies Developed during Survival Strategies Developed during Slavery Sometimes Cause Difficulty for Slavery Sometimes Cause Difficulty for Today’s African American Women to Today’s African American Women to Express, in Appropriate Ways, Their:Express, in Appropriate Ways, Their:

FearFear

SadnessSadness

HurtHurt


Define AttitudeDefine Attitude

……a a Mental Position or Mental Position or Feeling Feeling about a: about a: FactFact SituationSituation


Bad Attitude TraitsBad Attitude Traits““Bad” Bad” Attitudes Often Are Attitudes Often Are Defenses Against:Defenses Against: RacismRacism SexismSexism


Impact of Media on AttitudesImpact of Media on Attitudes1.1. Slave Survival Strategies-Slave Survival Strategies-Negative AttitudeNegative Attitude

2.2. Media StereotypesMedia Stereotypes


Slave Survival StrategySlave Survival Strategy

African American Women Often:African American Women Often: Distort, Minimize, or Deny FeelingsDistort, Minimize, or Deny Feelings Equate Hiding Feelings, Being Angry Equate Hiding Feelings, Being Angry

& Having an Attitude With Being & Having an Attitude With Being StrongStrong


Media StereotypesMedia Stereotypes

Media’s PortraitMedia’s Portrait of of African American African American Women’s AttitudesWomen’s AttitudesIs Often Lined with Is Often Lined with Angry Emotional Angry Emotional ReactionReaction to a: to a: SituationSituation FactFact


Choose Your AttitudeChoose Your Attitude… … to Create Emotional:to Create Emotional: EaseEase BalanceBalance


Assertive CommunicationAssertive Communication

Use to Combat:Use to Combat: Unhealthy AngerUnhealthy Anger Negative AttitudesNegative Attitudes


Three Faces of AngerThree Faces of Anger

1.1. EntitlementEntitlement2.2. ControlControl3.3. ShameShame4.4. Residual of Slavery Residual of Slavery

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