Chapter 1: The Many Faces of Anger
The Anger Workbook, Carter, Minirth: Nelson Pub. 1993, pg 5 & 6
Formatted by Peter R Sinrud, CDP Founder, Serenity Seekers
The following inventory can help you in the process of discovering how you express anger. Rate them on a scale of 0 to 10, 10 being a high degree of agreement, 0 being low.Total the score and divide it by 250; this will be the percentage of your anger response in dealing with people, places, circumstances and things.
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Belief or Behavior |
| Impatience comes over me more frequently than I would like. |
| I nurture critical thoughts quite easily. |
| When I am displeased with someone I may shut down communication or withdraw. |
| I feel inwardly annoyed when family and friends do not comprehend my needs. |
| Tension mounts within me as I tackle a demanding task. |
| I feel frustrated when I see someone else having fewer struggles than I do. |
| When facing an important event, I may obsessively ponder how I must manage it. |
| Sometimes I walk in another direction to avoid seeing someone I do not like. |
| When discussing a controversial topic, my vocal tone is likely to become persuasive. |
| I can accept a person who admits his or her mistakes, but I have a hard time accepting someone who refuses to admit his or her own weaknesses. |
| When I talk about my irritations I don’t really want to hear an opposite point of view. |
| I do not easily forget when someone does me wrong. |
| When someone confronts me from a misinformed position, I am thinking of my rebuttal as he or she speaks. |
| Sometimes my discouragement makes me want to quit. |
| I can be quite aggressive in my business pursuits or even when playing a game just for fun. |
| I struggle emotionally with the things in life that are not fair. |
| Although I know it may not be right, I sometimes blame others for my problems |
| When someone openly speaks ill of me, my natural response is to think of how I can defend myself. |
| Sometimes I speak slanderously about a person, not really caring how it may harm his or her reputation. |
| I may act kindly on the outside while feeling frustrated on the inside. |
| Sarcasm is a trait I use in expressing humor. |
| When someone is clearly annoyed with me I too easily jump into the conflict. |
| At times I struggle with moods of depression or discouragement. |
| I have been known to take an “I don’t care attitude toward the needs of others. |
| When I am in an authority role, I may speak too sternly or insensitively. |
Total the score and divide it by 250; this will be the percentage of your anger response in dealing with people, places, circumstances and things.
