Adolescent & Youth Anger Programs Flashcards
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Which motivational interviewing technique is MOST effective for engaging resistant adolescents at program intake?
Answer: Rolling with resistance by reflecting ambivalence without arguing
Rolling with resistance avoids power struggles and maintains the therapeutic relationship by acknowledging the youth's ambivalence.
Cultural competence in youth anger programs requires practitioners to:
Answer: Recognize that some cultural communities have different norms for anger expression
Culturally competent practice acknowledges that display rules and acceptable anger expression vary across cultural contexts.
In the Aggression Replacement Training (ART) model for youth, which three components are combined?
Answer: Social skills, moral reasoning, and anger control
ART integrates structured learning of social skills, anger control techniques, and moral reasoning to comprehensively address youth aggression.
A 16-year-old's anger logs show consistent anger spikes every day at 3 PM after school. The BEST clinical interpretation is:
Answer: A situational or environmental trigger is likely occurring at that time
Consistent time-linked patterns suggest an environmental or situational antecedent that should be identified and addressed.
Which grounding technique is MOST appropriate to teach a hyperaroused adolescent at the start of a session?
Answer: 5-4-3-2-1 sensory awareness exercise
The 5-4-3-2-1 technique quickly orients the youth to present-moment sensory experience, down-regulating physiological arousal.
Secondary anger in adolescents often masks which underlying emotion?
Answer: Shame or hurt
Anger frequently serves as a secondary, protective emotion that conceals more vulnerable feelings such as shame, hurt, or fear.
When delivering anger management in a juvenile justice setting, practitioners must FIRST:
Answer: Clarify limits of confidentiality given mandatory reporting obligations
Informed consent includes clearly explaining confidentiality limits, especially in justice settings where information may be shared with probation officers or courts.