Anger intervention
Taylor, E.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association 42(3): 147-155
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0272-9490 PMID: 3281467 Document Number: 307391
This article compares and contrasts psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioral approaches to anger intervention. Related research is discussed and a cognitive-behavioral model of anger intervention is presented. The model views anger as an affective stress reaction consisting of four factors: physiological arousal, antagonistic cognitions, environmental stimuli, and behavioral reactions. The article also examines occupational therapy assessment and treatment goals on the basis of the cognitive-behavioral model and recommends stress management activities and techniques for helping clients control the factors that mediate their anger.