Aggression Worksheet
By
HappierTherapy
Author bio
The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind the worksheet?
Based on ideas of dialectics, mindfulness, behavior modification, and validation, the “aggression worksheet” is a component of dialectical behavior therapy. It helps people understand the motivations, attitudes, emotions, and actions associated with their aggressive tendencies.
People can learn to control their hostility more skillfully by recognizing these tendencies and practicing different responses. With the help of the worksheet, people can learn to validate their own experiences and find healthy ways to express and cope with anger.
It also promotes mindfulness and self-awareness. The overall effect is to encourage people to take responsibility for their actions and learn more resilient ways of coping with difficult situations.
How will the worksheet help?
In addition to encouraging people to examine their thoughts and feelings before and during aggression, the worksheet helps people identify the triggers that result in aggression.
People may become more aware of the effects of their violent behavior by realizing the effects of their actions on both themselves and others, which motivates them to seek change.
The worksheet also encourages people to think about different ways to respond to aggression and gives them tools to practice more healthy coping strategies when faced with difficult situations.
How to use the worksheet?
- Identify triggers that lead to feelings of aggression.
- Describe your thoughts and feelings before and during episodes of aggression.
- Reflect on the consequences of your aggressive behavior.
- Brainstorm alternative responses to manage aggression more effectively.
