Anger Management

Is venting one's rage really healthy? Do age, gender, and self-image have any connection with anger problems? Has our society become inherently angry? This ABC News program explores the psychology and sociology behind the most dangerous of emotions. Viewers will meet Dr. Robert Millman, a Weill Cornell Medical College professor who has coined the term acquired situational narcissism to explain connections between volatile tempers and towering egos. The University of Michigan's Dr. Brad Bushman provides further connections between narcissism, aggression, and America's youth, while angry comedian" Lewis Black points out the seeds of fury in everyday realities, from waiting in line to political disagreements. (30 minutes)"

Calm down, Assess the situation, Gauge alternatives, and Empower yourself by choosing how to react: that's the way to safely C.A.G.E. the rage. By viewing this program, students will (1) see how to identify anger in themselves and those around them; (2) understand why mismanaged anger is so destructive; (3) discover how anger gets repressed, and the bodily and mental illnesses that may result from it; and (4) learn to release anger and express emotions in an acceptable and positive way using the C.A.G.E. method. Scenarios in which students model first unhealthy and then healthy behaviors make this video a particularly effective teaching tool. Candid interviews with experts and teens are also included. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. Correlates to all applicable state and national standards. A Cambridge Educational Production. Recommended for middle school and high school. (23 minutes)

The complete 8 Program Series. Each Lesson Booster video presents real-life scenarios demonstrating the feelings that young students often experience, as well as present ways to cope with and handle these emotions. Students will learn the importance of respect, self-esteem, anger control, and problem-solving within a school setting. These programs are created for both grades K-3 and 4-7 as a supplement to any guidance curriculum. Each program includes a DVD and a CD-ROM with a lesson plan for implementing the content.

What exactly is road rage? What can trigger it? And, most important of all, how can it be avoided? Experts in law enforcement and youth psychology answer those and other questions as the camera captures actual road rage incidents involving teen drivers. These same teens are also filmed in a group setting where they honestly express their points of view as frustrated drivers while openly taking responsibility for their inappropriate anger. Potential life-changing consequences of road rage ranging from a revoked license to a criminal conviction for aggravated assault or death by auto are hammered home. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. Correlates to all applicable National and State Educational Standards including the NCLB Act. Recommended for grades 10-12. A Cambridge Educational Production. (19 minutes)

Obscenities, screaming matches, fistfights, shootings-these have become almost standard forms of public expression. Why? Can society's violent downward spiral be reversed? This program explores the emotional causes and social dangers of short fuses, linking the pressures of a hard-driving, high-tech world to the prevalence of an easily threatened, easily angered point of view. Breaking its analysis into three parts, the program examines road rage, workplace aggression, and violence among sports spectators, with observations from police officers, anger management counselors, athletes, and recovering ragers." Nonviolent ways to assert needs and grievances are highlighted. (48 minutes)"

Tailgating, making rude gestures, and cutting other cars off are only three of the ways that drivers exhibit aggressive behavior-behavior that can provoke road rage, a growing factor in automobile injuries and fatalities. This program spotlights a wide variety of potentially explosive driving situations in order to help students recognize the warning signs of road rage in others and in themselves. Experts offer insights into why normally capable drivers sometimes go berserk, while police officers discuss how others who share the road can avoid becoming their victims. A Meridian Production. (22 minutes)

Is the physical release of anger in a controlled setting a healthy way to process it? Many angry people say yes-but not all researchers agree: It's a seductive theory. It does make sense, but it's a myth," says noted psychologist Dr. Brad Bushman. In this program, ABC News anchors Charles Gibson and Connie Chung and correspondent John Stossel set the record straight about two different anger disorders and the methods used to control them. For under-venters, bataka bats and anger release workshops may be the prescription, but for over-venters, an anger management workshop is a better choice. (14 minutes)"

This program explores the subject of anger from the student point of view while presenting some strategies for managing it. Dramatizations of school-oriented confrontations, candid interviews with children and teenagers, and insightful commentary by psychologists, a youth counselor, and a social worker serve as windows into a disruptive and potentially destructive emotion. Issues such as the effects of media role models on the development of antisocial coping mechanisms are addressed, and a group therapy session is documented. (23 minutes)

In an era of road rage fatalities and schoolyard shoot-outs, learning to safely defuse anger could be a life-saving skill. Part one of this riveting two-part ABC News series analyzes new treatments for adults who over- and under-vent their frustrations, while part two focuses on the severe anger of children with emotional, behavioral, or neurochemical disorders, including Tourette's syndrome and depression. 2-part series.

This hands-on workshop in anger-management skills helps children get along better with friends, family, and authority figures. Teach students the difference between angry feelings and angry behavior, how to handle anger constructively, and how to deal with angry energy in safe, positive ways. Dramatizes situations close to student experience to demonstrate typical anger triggers and anger styles in children, offers specific techniques for dealing with anger: what triggers your anger; how to put space between your anger and what you do about it; positive self-talk; and how to use the energy of anger for a constructive outcome. Includes 15 reproducible student worksheets on CD.

One of the only videos on the market designed with the bully specifically in mind. Designed to help bullies curb their behavior and handle anger in a more positive fashion.