Anger Self-Monitoring Record (Archived)

The Anger Self-Monitoring Record (Archived) helps clients track and understand their experiences of anger.

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Overview

Self-monitoring is a fundamental tool in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This Anger Self-Monitoring Record is designed to help clients to better understand their angry thoughts and responses.

Why Use This Resource?

Self-monitoring is a key component of CBT, supporting both assessment and intervention. It enhances client engagement, supports hypothesis testing, and helps establish a collaborative framework for treatment.

Encourages data gathering to better understand clients experience of anger, including relevant triggers and responses.
Helps identify situational contexts that influence anger.
Supports exploration of contextual factors and coping strategies related to anger.

Key Benefits

Precision

Provides a detailed information about how clients experience and respond to their anxiety.

Clarity

Provides insights into key anxiety-related symptoms.

Foundation

Serves as a basis for case formulation and targeted interventions.

Collaboration

Encourages clients to participate in therapy.

Who is this for?

Anger

Clients who struggle with anger and aggression.

Integrating it into your practice

Focus

Select a specific area or symptom for the client to monitor (e.g., angry thoughts at work).

Explain

Teach clients to document key aspects of anger, including associated thoughts and responses.

Analyze

Review the record to formulate, identify patterns, and plan interventions.

Repeat

Use ongoing self-monitoring to track progress and refine strategies.

Theoretical Background & Therapist Guidance

Self-monitoring is a fundamental tool in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Self-monitoring can be used to:

Identify negative automatic thoughts (NATs)
Help clients understand the links between thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and responses.

This Anger Self-Monitoring Record is designed to help clients to better understand their angry thoughts and responses.

What's inside

An easy-to-use framework for recording anger-related events, thoughts, and responses.
Guidance for helping clients make use of the record.
Key references and recommendations for further reading related to anger and self-monitoring.

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FAQs

Self-monitoring is a technique where clients observe and record specific thoughts, emotions, and behaviors related to their difficulties.

Clients are encouraged to complete a record for each significant episode of anger or frustration. Frequency may vary depending on symptom severity and treatment phase.

Clients may initially find it difficult to notice their thoughts. Encourage them to record any images or memories and explore what those mean to them.

How This Resource Improves Clinical Outcomes

By incorporating self-monitoring, therapists enable clients to better understand key aspects of their anger, identify unhelpful patterns, evaluate coping strategies, and develop ideas about how it can be addressed.

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References And Further Reading

Beck, A.T., Rush, A.J., Shaw, B.F., & Emery, G. (1979). Cognitive therapy of depression. New York: Guilford.

Fernandez, E., & Beck, R. (2001). Cognitive-behavioral self-intervention versus self-monitoring of anger: Effects on anger frequency, duration, and intensity. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 29(3), 345-356.

Unified Protocol For Transdiagnostic Treatment Of Emotional Disorders In Adolescents