Adult Self-Management Program Take this quick Anger Quiz For each question, please choose the answer that best fits the way you deal with the following situations. 1. If I become frustrated when something I'm attempting to fix does not work, I: - Keep my cool. - Verbally express displeasure. - Hide my anger inside. - Physically take it out on the thing I am trying to fix. - Strike out at anyone or anything that happens to be close. 2. When I am verbally criticized, I: - Listen and try to understand their point of view. - Walk away. - Pout and sulk. - Become argumentative and verbally attack. - Physically strike out at the person. 3. When unjustly accused of something, I: - Stand up for myself. - Assume a passive position and stay silent. - Complain to someone else. - Become verbally aggressive. - Become physically assaultive. 4. When peers tease me, I: - Ignore them. - Tease back. - Leave the group and sulk. - Counterattack aggressively. - Physically attack my tormentor. 5. When I fail at something that I thought I could succeed at, I: - Accept it and try to learn from the experience. - Rationalize, and become defensive. - Brood about it. - Put the blame on someone else, where it belongs. - Take my anger and disappointment out on myself or on someone else. 6. When I feel that I am being pushed to change, I: - Try to recognize that I may really need to change. - Ignore those trying to push me. - Take it personally. - Dig in my heels and resist all suggestions. - Become physically or verbally assaultive. 7. When I feel that people are setting limits on me, I: - Try to understand what is being requested and why. - Passively accept the limits, and generally don't question the need. - Become defensive, resistant and argumentative. - Openly defy or ignore them. - Become physically assaultive, or figure out ways to get even. 8. If I am rejected when I am trying to help, I: - Accept that others might not want my help. - Try harder to help. - Take it personally. - Tend to become verbally judgmental of them. - Take it as a personal putdown and often take out my anger on myself or someone else. Your Score is: Compare your score below Points 32 to 40Congratulations, you seem to be able to handle your anger effectively. Perhaps you have a friend who needs our services. 24 to 31While you do have some ability to handle your anger, it appears that you may want to make some changes ~ we can help. 23 or less You need help with the management of your anger. Contact the Community Assistance Center ASAP.
Adult Self-Management Program
Take this quick Anger Quiz For each question, please choose the answer that best fits the way you deal with the following situations. 1. If I become frustrated when something I'm attempting to fix does not work, I: - Keep my cool. - Verbally express displeasure. - Hide my anger inside. - Physically take it out on the thing I am trying to fix. - Strike out at anyone or anything that happens to be close. 2. When I am verbally criticized, I: - Listen and try to understand their point of view. - Walk away. - Pout and sulk. - Become argumentative and verbally attack. - Physically strike out at the person. 3. When unjustly accused of something, I: - Stand up for myself. - Assume a passive position and stay silent. - Complain to someone else. - Become verbally aggressive. - Become physically assaultive. 4. When peers tease me, I: - Ignore them. - Tease back. - Leave the group and sulk. - Counterattack aggressively. - Physically attack my tormentor. 5. When I fail at something that I thought I could succeed at, I: - Accept it and try to learn from the experience. - Rationalize, and become defensive. - Brood about it. - Put the blame on someone else, where it belongs. - Take my anger and disappointment out on myself or on someone else. 6. When I feel that I am being pushed to change, I: - Try to recognize that I may really need to change. - Ignore those trying to push me. - Take it personally. - Dig in my heels and resist all suggestions. - Become physically or verbally assaultive. 7. When I feel that people are setting limits on me, I: - Try to understand what is being requested and why. - Passively accept the limits, and generally don't question the need. - Become defensive, resistant and argumentative. - Openly defy or ignore them. - Become physically assaultive, or figure out ways to get even. 8. If I am rejected when I am trying to help, I: - Accept that others might not want my help. - Try harder to help. - Take it personally. - Tend to become verbally judgmental of them. - Take it as a personal putdown and often take out my anger on myself or someone else. Your Score is: Compare your score below Points 32 to 40Congratulations, you seem to be able to handle your anger effectively. Perhaps you have a friend who needs our services. 24 to 31While you do have some ability to handle your anger, it appears that you may want to make some changes ~ we can help. 23 or less You need help with the management of your anger. Contact the Community Assistance Center ASAP.
For each question, please choose the answer that best fits the way you deal with the following situations.
1. If I become frustrated when something I'm attempting to fix does not work, I: - Keep my cool. - Verbally express displeasure. - Hide my anger inside. - Physically take it out on the thing I am trying to fix. - Strike out at anyone or anything that happens to be close.
2. When I am verbally criticized, I: - Listen and try to understand their point of view. - Walk away. - Pout and sulk. - Become argumentative and verbally attack. - Physically strike out at the person.
3. When unjustly accused of something, I: - Stand up for myself. - Assume a passive position and stay silent. - Complain to someone else. - Become verbally aggressive. - Become physically assaultive.
4. When peers tease me, I: - Ignore them. - Tease back. - Leave the group and sulk. - Counterattack aggressively. - Physically attack my tormentor.
5. When I fail at something that I thought I could succeed at, I: - Accept it and try to learn from the experience. - Rationalize, and become defensive. - Brood about it. - Put the blame on someone else, where it belongs. - Take my anger and disappointment out on myself or on someone else.
6. When I feel that I am being pushed to change, I: - Try to recognize that I may really need to change. - Ignore those trying to push me. - Take it personally. - Dig in my heels and resist all suggestions. - Become physically or verbally assaultive.
7. When I feel that people are setting limits on me, I: - Try to understand what is being requested and why. - Passively accept the limits, and generally don't question the need. - Become defensive, resistant and argumentative. - Openly defy or ignore them. - Become physically assaultive, or figure out ways to get even.
8. If I am rejected when I am trying to help, I: - Accept that others might not want my help. - Try harder to help. - Take it personally. - Tend to become verbally judgmental of them. - Take it as a personal putdown and often take out my anger on myself or someone else.
