Anger Pre-Test

Anger is a confusing subject for many people. There are a lot of misconceptions about anger that exist in our culture. This Anger Pre-Test is designed to start to help you think about and identify some of the information, beliefs, values, and attitudes that you have about anger. Please answer TRUE or FALSE to each of the following questions. Usually going with your first impulse in answering these questions will yield the best results regarding what you actually know and think about anger.

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Please click either the True or False radio button to the left of each of the following 25 statements to indicate your answer.

True	False	1) Anger is a bad emotion that should be avoided at all costs.
True	False	2) Everyone gets angry at times.
True	False	3) Too much anger can hurt your physical health.
True	False	4) Screaming and throwing things are helpful ways to "get anger out of your system."
True	False	5) Families who yell at each other a lot are emotionally closer because they're more willing to express their "true feelings" with other family members.
True	False	6) Angry people can never change the way they handle anger.
True	False	7) There is one right way to handle anger with others.
True	False	8) Frustration just naturally leads to aggressive behavior.
True	False	9) People should never raise their voices when they are expressing anger.
True	False	10) Women are less likely to feel angry than men are.
True	False	11) Getting angry never leads to a productive outcome.
True	False	12) Anger often makes people lose control of their behavior.
True	False	13) Angry people tend to be powerful and confident of themselves and their abilities.
True	False	14) Anger is the same thing as hostility and cynicism.
True	False	15) Stress is related to anger.
True	False	16) It's okay to use put-downs, name-calling, and cussing from time to time in a marriage and in other close relationships to really get your point across.
True	False	17) All people have cues and triggers that can help them recognize when they are becoming stressed, tense, frustrated and angry.
True	False	18) Temporarily getting away from a potentially volatile situation is one way to start to learn to handle anger more effectively.
True	False	19) If people are angry, they should always express it directly to the person they're angry with.
True	False	20) Angry people tend to want to control what is happening around them.
True	False	21) Some people just deserve to be yelled at and punished because of the way they act.
True	False	22) The way that you think about a person or situation has a lot to do with how angry you end up getting.
True	False	23) Explosive and disrespectful anger destroys intimacy, trust, openness, honesty, and safety in a family environment.
True	False	24) If your anger is justified, you have the right to really "go off" on the other person.
True	False	25) If you grew up in a family where people were explosive and abusive with one another, you are more likely to be explosive and abusive in your adult life.