Flashcards
Anger Management - cognitive treatment
Flashcards do conjunto (16)
- 1What punishments can be used?imprisonment, suspended sentence, probation, community service, fine
- 2Why is imprisonment often used?protect the public and the ultimate deterrant
- 3disadvantage of imprisonment?costly for the state
- 4What can be done in prisons to aid rehabilitation?treatment programmes
- 5Why treat offenders?Beneficial to the state if they stop reoffending - can get a job and put money into economy.
Prevent more crime.
Beneficial to the individual - may prevent suicide/ be happier.
Protect rest of society. - 6Anger management programmes are based on the idea that...anger is a primary cause of violent criminal acts - once controlled, rates of recidivism will decrease
- 7What is the first stage?Cognitive Preparation - careful analysis of anger patterns allows the individual to identify triggers
- 8What is the second stageSkill acquisition - the teaching of techniques to use when the triggers for anger come. Could include self-awareness that an anger-provoking situation is developing, self-talk to stop the aggressive reaction, relaxation training
- 9What is the third stage?Application practice - creation of stressful situations that provoke anger so that the newly learned techniques can be applied - this is then an assessment of how the individual handles themselves
- 10What year was Law?1997
- 11What did they report?that only one individual who completed an 8 week course showed any improvement (refutes)
- 12What year was Hunter?1993
- 13What did they report?considerable improvements in specific areas such as a reduction in impulsiveness, depression and interpersonal problems (supports)
- 14What year was Ireland?2000
- 15What did they find?an experimental group who had completed the programme showed significantly less angry behaviours and scored lower on self-reported angry behaviours than a control group (supports - however self-report can be biased)
- 16What is a weakness of anger management?can only be applied to hostile aggression not controlled instrumental aggression (reductionist)