CBT Exam 2
what is the most salient and difficult problem faced by society? - correct answer anger
and aggression
what are the most common reasons for referral due to nature of behavior? - correct
answer anger and agression both.
violence and lead to _____ and _____ problems - correct answer emotional;
psychological.
the effects of anger and aggression - correct answer risk for conduct disorder
risk for outpatient/residential treatment
risk for psychiatric disorder
victimization of others
monetary costs to society
who engages in aggression more? boys or girls. - correct answer boys.
known facts about anger and aggression - correct answer boys engage in aggression
more than girls
perpetrator and victim are both affected
longevity of behaviors.
how big is the problem? - correct answer youth violence is common.
youth violence kills and injures
youth violence is costly.
what is anger - correct answer intense EMOTIONAL RESPONSE to frustration
heightened by automatic arousal ("mood")
changes in CNS activity.
"fight" response in flight-fight
anger results from deficiencies and distortions in cognitive processing.
what is aggression? - correct answer INTERPERSONAL ACTIONS that consist of
, verbal behaviors
physical behaviors
destructive or injurious behavior to others, objects
severe, chronic, frequent aggression is indicative of pathology.
causes of aggression and anger - correct answer poor role models
limited reinforcement
deficits in social cognition
TV is full of violent models
(6 in 10 shows have violence, by age 10 child has viewed 8000 murders on TV, few
consequences of violence on TV)
interplay of predisposing factors
(genetics, prenatal factors, birth complications, neurobiological factors, poor social
cognitive skills, poor self regulation, and perceived peer context, deficits in resisting
peer conflicts, family factors and school, peer community, media influences and alcohol)
no single case but for every factor there is increased chance of a negative trajectory
forms of aggression and anger - correct answer anger (physiological arousal)
verbal aggression directed at self
verbal aggression directed at others
physical aggression against inanimate objects
physical aggression against others
violence, intentional
relational aggression
cognitive behavioral model of anger and aggression: trigger event - correct answer
can be anything that results in negative thoughts and emotional reactions
e.g. getting stuck in traffic, being criticized, or contradicted, being made to wait or
something not working properly.
cognitive behavioral model of anger and aggression:negative thoughts - correct answer
negative automatic thoughts usually link the trigger to the reaction.
what is the most salient and difficult problem faced by society? - correct answer anger
and aggression
what are the most common reasons for referral due to nature of behavior? - correct
answer anger and agression both.
violence and lead to _____ and _____ problems - correct answer emotional;
psychological.
the effects of anger and aggression - correct answer risk for conduct disorder
risk for outpatient/residential treatment
risk for psychiatric disorder
victimization of others
monetary costs to society
who engages in aggression more? boys or girls. - correct answer boys.
known facts about anger and aggression - correct answer boys engage in aggression
more than girls
perpetrator and victim are both affected
longevity of behaviors.
how big is the problem? - correct answer youth violence is common.
youth violence kills and injures
youth violence is costly.
what is anger - correct answer intense EMOTIONAL RESPONSE to frustration
heightened by automatic arousal ("mood")
changes in CNS activity.
"fight" response in flight-fight
anger results from deficiencies and distortions in cognitive processing.
what is aggression? - correct answer INTERPERSONAL ACTIONS that consist of
, verbal behaviors
physical behaviors
destructive or injurious behavior to others, objects
severe, chronic, frequent aggression is indicative of pathology.
causes of aggression and anger - correct answer poor role models
limited reinforcement
deficits in social cognition
TV is full of violent models
(6 in 10 shows have violence, by age 10 child has viewed 8000 murders on TV, few
consequences of violence on TV)
interplay of predisposing factors
(genetics, prenatal factors, birth complications, neurobiological factors, poor social
cognitive skills, poor self regulation, and perceived peer context, deficits in resisting
peer conflicts, family factors and school, peer community, media influences and alcohol)
no single case but for every factor there is increased chance of a negative trajectory
forms of aggression and anger - correct answer anger (physiological arousal)
verbal aggression directed at self
verbal aggression directed at others
physical aggression against inanimate objects
physical aggression against others
violence, intentional
relational aggression
cognitive behavioral model of anger and aggression: trigger event - correct answer
can be anything that results in negative thoughts and emotional reactions
e.g. getting stuck in traffic, being criticized, or contradicted, being made to wait or
something not working properly.
cognitive behavioral model of anger and aggression:negative thoughts - correct answer
negative automatic thoughts usually link the trigger to the reaction.
