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    • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
      • A form of psychotherapy that involves a therapist working together with a patient to identify and challenge any faulty thinking styles.
      • It also involves teaching the client adaptive coping strategies.
      • Thus, addressing both cognitive and behavioural elements of a disorder
    • Cognitive factors trigger arousal
      • Novaco - cognitive factors trigger emotional arousal which generally precedes aggressive acts
      • In some people, anger is quick to surface, especially in anxiety-inducing or threatening situations
    • CBT - Triggers and skills
      • Becoming angry is reinforced by individual's feelings of control in that situation
      • Anger management programmes are a form of CBT - the individual is taught how to recognise the cognitive factors that trigger anger and loss of control and encouraged to develop techniques that conflict resolution without violence
    • Cognitive preparation (calm people)
      • Identify situations that act as triggers to anger and make them clear
      • Redefining situations as non-threatening and breaking automatic response from offender
    • Skills acquisition (should avoid)
      • Offenders introduced to techniques to help deal with anger:
      • Cognitive - Counting, positive self-talk
      • Behavioural - Effective communication training
      • Psychological - Breathing, meditation
    • Application practice (angry people)
      • Offender and therapist reenact scenarios that may have caused anger
      • Requires commitment from offender and bravery from therapist to wind up offender to assess progress
      • If successful, positive reinforcement is given
    • Positive outcomes
      • Keen et al. - young offenders aged 17-21 took part in nationally recognised anger management programme
      • 1992/95 - National Anger Management Package; England and Wales Prison Service
      • 8 two-hour sessions, first 7 over 3 weeks, last a month after
      • Initial issues - not taking seriously, forgetting routines
      • Final outcomes generally positive - increased awareness of anger management difficulties, increased capacity to exercise self-control