forensics ; dealing with offending behaviour ; anger management

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ANGER MANAGEMENT
DGD
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- cbt
dgd
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what does novaco suggest about cognitive factors?
they trigger the emotional arousal preceding aggressive acts
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his argument is in some people anger is quick to surface esp in what situations?
those perceived to be anxiety-inducting / threatening
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whta is becoming angry in behaviourist terms?
reinforced by individuals feeling of ctrl in situation
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as such, angermgmt programmes are a form of?
cbt
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bc individual taught to?
recognise when going ooc
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and then encouraged to?
develop techniques which bring about conflict-resolution w/o need for voilence
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- three stages
dfgdf
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name them?
cognitive preparation / skill acquisition / application practice
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1. cognitive preparation
dfgdfg
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requires offender to reflect and?
consider typical pattern of anger
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offender learns to identify?
situations which act as triggers to anger
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and therapists role is to make this clear if?
offender interprets this as irrationa;
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in redefining a situation as non-threatening therapist is attempting to do what?
break what may well be automatic response for offender
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2. skill acquisition
dfgdfg
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offenders introduced to?
range techniqes and skills to deal with anger-provoking situations more reationally
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techniques may be cognitive such as?
positive self-talk to encourage calmness
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or behavioural?
assertiveness training in how to communicate more effectively
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or physiological?
relaxation / meditation
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latter particularly promotes what idea?
possible to be in control of emotions
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3. application practice
gdfg
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offenders given opportunity to?
practice skills in carefully monitored environment
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such role play is likely to involve offender and therapist doing what?
re-enacting scenarios that may have escalated anger and voilence in the pst
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this requires certain amount of commitment from offender why?
must see each scenario as real
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also requires bravery from therapist why?
they have to wind up offender to see progress
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soccuessful negotiation would be met with?
positive reinforcement from therapist
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- an example
dgdf
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keen studied progress made with young offenders aged?
17-21
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who took part in?
nationally recognised anger mgmt programme
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called?
national anger management package
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course comprises of how many sessions?
8
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for how long?
2hrs
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the first seven over?
3w
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and last?
1m after
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though initiall issues in terms of offenders?
not taking course seriously
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and individuals forgettign
routines like bringing dieary
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final outcomes?
positive
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offenders reported what?
increased awareness of anger mgmt difficulties and increased capacity to exercise self-ctrl
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EVALUATION
DFGFD
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:) eclectic approach
dgdf
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works on?
number different levels
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includes cognitive preparation in order to/
identify precursors
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as well as applying behavioural perspective when?
developing techniques of self-mgmt
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and finally social approach in phase three when?
offenders req to demonstrate what learnt in role play
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multidisciplinary approach acknowledges what about offending?
its a complex social / psych activity and any attempt to address should include these elements
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:) comparison w/ behaviour modification
dgdf
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unlike this anger management attempts to do what?
tackle one of causes of ofefnding
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rather tan focusing on surface behaviour it attempts to?
address thought processes that underly
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experience of treatment programmes may give offenders?
new insight into cause of criminality
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enabling them to?
self-discover ways of managing selves outside of prison setting
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from this poc logival to assume anger management is more likely to lead to?
permanent behavioural change
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and lower rates of?
recidivism
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:( limited long-term effectiveness
dgd
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general trend summarised by blackburn (of ******* course) who points what out?
while anger mgmt may have noticeable effect on offender conduct in short term little evidence it reduces recidivism
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because application phase of treatment still relies heavily on?
role play
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which might not properly reflect?
all possible triggers that could be presented in real life
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even though many anger mgmt programmes deliveierd?
outside prison env
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EVAL EXTRA
DFGDF
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:( anger may not cause offending
dfgfd
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anger theories often assume what?
causal relationship between anger and fofending
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loza and loza-fanous used a range of what kind of measures?
psuchiatric
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and found no difference in levels of anger betwee?
non/violent classed criminals
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further they sugg anger mgmt programmes may be misguided why?
could provide offenders with justification for behaviour
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also true many crimes including financial crime are?
not motivated by anger
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:( expensive + req commitment
dgdfg
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expensive why?
need services of highly trained specialists
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many prisons don't have?
resources to fund programmes
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so access is down to?
postcode lottery
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in addition success of anger mgmt often based on?
pp commitment
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and this may be problem if prisoner is?
problematic and uncooperative
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