Anger Typology & Assessment Scales Flashcards

Which anger expression style involves outwardly venting anger through yelling, throwing objects, or verbal attacks?

Answer: Anger-out

Anger-out (AX/Out on the STAXI-2) refers to the tendency to express anger outwardly through verbal and physical behaviors directed at other people or objects.

A CART practitioner notes that a client scores high on 'Trait Anger-Temperament' (T-Ang/T). What does this subscale specifically measure?

Answer: A disposition to experience anger without specific provocation

The Trait Anger-Temperament subscale measures a general propensity to experience anger frequently without needing a specific triggering event.

Shame-based anger, sometimes called 'defensive anger,' is best understood as anger that functions to:

Answer: Deflect and protect against underlying feelings of shame and inadequacy

Shame-based or defensive anger serves as a psychological defense, converting the vulnerable feeling of shame into the more powerful emotion of anger to protect the ego.

Which principle of anger assessment dictates that multiple methods (self-report, interview, behavioral observation) should be used together?

Answer: The multimethod assessment principle

The multimethod assessment principle holds that no single instrument captures all dimensions of anger and that combining self-report scales, clinical interviews, and observation increases validity.

Paranoid anger, as a subtype in anger typology, is typically driven by which core cognitive distortion?

Answer: Believing others are intentionally hostile or persecutory

Paranoid anger is fueled by the cognitive distortion that others have malicious intent, leading to hypersensitivity to perceived threats and frequent angry reactions.

In anger typology, 'chronic resentment' differs from acute anger primarily because it:

Answer: Involves prolonged rumination and a persistent grudge without resolution

Chronic resentment involves sustained rumination over past grievances, maintaining anger through memory and replay rather than through immediate provocation.

Which assessment approach is recommended when a client's self-reported anger levels appear inconsistent with clinical observation during sessions?

Answer: Explore the discrepancy collaboratively and consider anger awareness deficits or denial

Discrepancies between self-report and clinical observation warrant collaborative exploration, as the client may have limited anger awareness, use suppression, or be in denial about the extent of their anger.