Group Analysis: Anger Management Issues

COMMUNICATION STYLES AS CORRELATED TO THE STRESS AND ANGER MANAGEMENT OF SELECTED BS PSYCHOLOGY FRESHMEN STUDENTS

Group Dynamics. The meeting was formal and it commenced exactly at eleven o’ clock and ended exactly at twelve o’ clock. However, once the meeting was over, members could stay for informal

Every participant should be clear about expectations and intentions of the group and about what is expected from her/him.

A specific plan is devised to aid child/adolescent in dealing with anger, and difficulty getting along with others. The support system includes people who are relevant in the child or adolescents life. For example, counselors, therapist, family members, community and clergy who work together in assisting the child or adolescent in re-directing their behavior. In addition, to support services a major focus is keeping the child /adolescent in the home or re-unification with parent or caregiver.

The elements I would be sure to include in my plan are rationale, objectives, practical considerations, procedures, and evaluation. These are the 5 general areas that go into forming a group proposal and I would want to make sure that I follow them all. I would make sure my rationale for the group makes sense because this is the main part of the proposal. It’s the place where I would describe why I want to develop a group and if it isn’t clear what I am trying to get across, it may not be approved. Objectives are very important because it’s your goals for the group, it’s the things you want to accomplish in the group. The goals need to be measurable and attainable though because if they aren’t, they can’t really be considered

Being as this group is not in the average group setting, communication is key for greater results. Members should make good use of use group email, group discussion board forum, or text for updates and for clarifying any questions. All members are encouraged to check their emails and discussion boards daily. If a member is unable to fulfil their commitment, all other members should be notified immediately so that the task can be reassigned and completed in a timely manner. Exchanges will be open, honest, respectful and proactive.

P: Timothy will learn and implement anger management skills that reduce irritability, anger, and aggressive behavior as evidenced by demonstrating appropriate behavior at home and school.

The group the facilitator will be observing is an anger management group that is held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at Assurance of Hope Institute, Inc. The group consist of twelve men between the ages of twenty-five to forty-five. The group contains ten African American men and two Caucasian men. The group has been meeting three times a week for four months. The group is an open group that is available to all young adult men particularly those suffering from mental health illness. The clients whom attend the group have been either court mandated because of a violent encounter. The group discusses triggers that make one anger, ways to manage your anger, decrease overall intensity and frequency of angry feelings, increase ability to recognize and appropriately express feelings as they occur, identify situations, thoughts, feelings, that trigger anger, angry verbal and/ or behavioral actions and the targets of those actions. The facilitators of the group have explored family background and history to

The group now discusses more than just the schedule as you will see on this year's agenda. The annual get together now discusses important issues

In the beginning of the meeting, the hostesses both greeted themselves and welcomed everyone to the meeting. They asked if there were any announcements that were needed to be made, and about two persons discussed an AA event that was approaching. It was similar to a retreat that individuals could attend with their sponsors. Another individual shared with the group about different have canceled their AA meetings for the week due to Easter celebrations. That is most likely why

This theory has played a significant role in helping mankind in the formation of social movements especially within contemporary society. It is imperative to note that Social movements are organized and sustained collective efforts that focus on some aspect of social change, and tend to persist over time in a more aggressive way compared to other forms of collective behaviour. Social movements may include actions that protect environments, defend the rights of the minority or promote social justice. The frustration- aggression theory argues that social movements are formed when frustration results in collective aggressive behaviour.

There are many triggers that occurred while observing my anger patterns throughout 48 hours. From the start of my day stress and trying to run on a time frame to get to work through all the traffic and the people who should never be on the road makes me frustrated. It always seems that I get behind people who do not have to be anywhere and have nothing to do but joyriding. This can cause intense stress when commuting to Springfield to work every day. Another thing that causes stress when driving is whether or not I am running on time or late. If I am making good time I have low frustration, but if I overslept or just running late it is very stressful and can make me have more road rage. So, when I am on time the intensity of my frustration is low and when my frustration is high I tend to become angry and I would say that the intensity of my anger is seven or above.

Therapist met with individual to continue discussing anger management. Individual states he has not gotten into any trouble this week. Therapist praised individual for controlling his anger. Therapist and individual worked on more calming techniques, “jumping up/down, counting 1-10, hitting a pillow, etc.” Individual states he will continue to use the calming techniques to improve his anger.

Presenting problem. Will had issues being able to control his anger and aggression. these problems were the result of childhood trauma and the belief he had to defend his turf. Will’s anger is evident from his arrest record and how he uses his intelligent to verbally demean people. Will possessed the vocabulary, knowledge, and skill to connect various aspects of a topic and articulate it in a way to make the other person look incompetent. This was evident at the bar during an interview where be articulated why working at an intelligence agency could inadvertently harm his friends working as labors.

We have met the third group in the spot called ‘the present box’ and it was the largest group on that night with 2 women and 8 men between the ages of 19 and 24. The gathering time differs among the group; there were new comers at one o’clock in the early morning, but most of the group began their gathering in about 10 o’clock.