Cognitive Contribution - Anger Management techniques - Mindmap in A Level and IB Psychology

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Cognitive - Anger Management
- Ideas/Theories
  - anger = primary cause of violent acts
  - reduces interpersonal anger - recognition + role play
- Who/How it's helped
  - reduces recidivism rates
  - helps individual - better relationships
  - helps someone with anger to prevent committing first crime
  - removes prejudice - employment
- Strong
  - cost effective
  - gives people skills
  - voluntary = no social control
  - Ireland = short term success
  - Hunter = improvement in specific areas
- Weak
  - takes away personal responsibility
  - biased sample - have to be willing to change
  - Law = only 1 showed improvment
  - Loza + Loza = research into effectiveness is lab based so limited
Overall looks at thought processes = transferable skills + has helped people overcome anger

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