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05.10.16
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Anger Management Techniques

Learn anger management techniques and make your life better today with D’Arienzo Psychological Group. See our links below to access or to learn more about our online courses.

Online Anger Management Four (4) Hour Course       $29.99

Online Anger Management Eight (8) Hour Course      $49.99

Anger Management Techniques That Work:

  1. Count your anger off. Depending on the level of anger will determine how high you will need to count. As a general rule, count to 20 and focus on the consequences of getting angry. If you are still fuming, continue to count. Do not make a decision to act until you are calm.
  2. Take a walk. Exercise works great to lessen anger by expending tension and energy. It is not a good idea to hit or kick an object because you could injure yourself and when we act with aggression it leads to increased aggression.
  3. Engage in deep breathing exercises. I prefer the use of diaphragmatic breathing which causes the relaxation response. It is important to inhale through your nose for three to four seconds, pause for three to four seconds, exhale through your mouth for three to four seconds, and then pause again for three to four seconds and repeat the entire process. While you breathe, attempt to isolate how you breath to using your diaphragm rather than filling your chest. Instead, your stomach should feel as if it is filling with air and then emptying the air. While you are breathing, focus on keeping the other parts of the body still while relaxing. Once you feel your heart rate decrease, you are free to move.
  4. Call a friend or family member. Seeking support from a trusted individual is a fantastic way to calm yourself. Not only can they be supportive, but they can remind you about the potential consequences of your behavior.
  5. Seek the help of a psychologist, therapist, or counselor, or consider taking an online class. All are effective methods in addressing your anger problem. Ensure that the professional whom you choose, utilizes cognitive behavioral strategies as these techniques have been shown to be the most effective in helping people control anger.

 

If you have questions about anger management treatment, contact our office in Jacksonville, Florida. We are an international provider of anger management courses. See our main site at www.drdarienzo.com to discover more information about us.

01.03.16
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Uncontrollable anger prevalent among U.S. youth: Almost two-thirds have history of anger attacks — ScienceDaily

Anger and Intermittent Explosive Disorder are problems that need to be addressed and resolved as they have lasting effects on our society, in schools, and in families. We offer help for both problems at our Florida office as well as by video conference or in online anger management course format.

Source: Uncontrollable anger prevalent among U.S. youth: Almost two-thirds have history of anger attacks — ScienceDaily

11.02.15
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Anger Management

Science Daily offers great scientific information about anger and anger management. I would suggest that if you have trouble with controlling your impulse to express anger or you are riddled with hostility or unable to let things go, then you read up on the latest science about anger and also seek professional assistance. Talking to a professional and gaining new ways to look at the world and manage yourself and the world will help you manage your anger and emotions. Contact us today at 904-379-8094. We have psychologists and therapist ready to help you today

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09.17.15
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Anger Management | HMS

This is a great article about the science of anger and the health risks associated with it. Researchers have made great strides about the harmful impact of anger when out of control and new effective methods to treat it. Please see the section about anger and depression and how once depression subsides, anger often subsides as well. If you need assistance with anger management, please contact our office at 904-379-8094. We offer face to face anger management treatment, online anger management classes, and group anger management. Again, call us today for assistance.

Source: Anger Management | HMS

09.12.15
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Anger management

We offer anger management at D’Arienzo Psychological Group in an online format as well as in person. We offer court referred and employment referred services. We will speak to your attorney or employer to ensure that you are receiving the anger management service that is required. Our services have been utilized worldwide from the United States to Japan and Australia. Contact us today at 904-379-8094 or at admin@livebetterjax.com

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08.17.15
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Is Anger Management Training Effective?

Is Anger Management Training Effective? This anger management training article was written by Brett Wallace, UNF Psychology Student, psychology intern at D’Arienzo Psychological Group in Jacksonville, Florida, and future psychologist.We welcome you to read Brett’s article about anger management. Please contact our office at 904-379-8094 for additional assistance.

While whether treatment is effective or not may seem clear cut to most individuals regarding a specific psychological treatment for a specific psychopathology. In practice such simplicity or parsimony does not often exist. In most cases multiple factors lend to a treatment’s effectiveness or to whether a type of psychotherapy inhibits progress, or the psychopathology is composed of many factors that may not be able to be treated all at once. This of course impacts the ease and how simple the therapy can be. In regards to anger management, multiple different factors can come into play from different sources and combinations. This is due to stress coming from a variety of sources. Some sources originating from the clients themselves.

Some factors such as those in prison or anti-social personality disorder impact the ease and effectivenss of therapy. While people with antisocial personality characteristics do benefit from anger management, they seem to be more resistant to it with minor decreases in trait anger, but a decent decrease in state anger (Marshall, Martin, Warfield, Doron-Lamarca, Niles, and Taft, 2010). As a refresher, trait, simply put, is a tendency to be angry. State is a short-term. In short, the participants had an easy time reducing their anger when angry, but the ease to make them angry did not decrease much. While the changes are more gradual, people with anti-social personality characteristic do still improve overall. Individuals that receive long-term therapy do make sizable gains (Wilson, Gandolfi, Dudley, Thomas, Tapp, and Moore, 2013). While noticeable gains were reported for aggressive acts aggressive language did not seem to decrease much at all.

The conclusion from these studies implies that even with the most difficult of clients, anger management techniques will eventually show noticeable improvement. The only area that seems not benefit much at all is the area of aggressive language. While arguably a moot point given improvements to most other areas of anger improved noticeably in the most difficult of clients, aggressive language could easily ensure that problems persist for the client.

References

Marshall, A. D., Martin, K. M., Warfield, G. A., Doron-Lamarca, S., Niles B. L., & Taft, C. T.     (2010). The impact of antisocial personality characteristics on anger management           treatment for veterans with PTSD.  Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 2(3), 224-231

Wilson, C., Gandolfi, S., Dudley, A., Thomas, B., Tapp, J., & Moore, E. (2013). Evaluation of     anger management groups in a high-security hospital. Criminal Behaviour and Mental                 Health, 23, 356-371

Please contact Dr. Justin D’Arienzo, Florida Licensed Psychologist, or one of our mental health counselors or mental health therapists if you or a loved one needs assistance with anger management. We have two online anger management courses as seen on our site and we offer in person anger management services as well. We can be reached at 904-379-8094. A wide variety of clinical and forensic psychology services are offered at our practice. Call us today!