Coping with Frustration
This session emphasizes that frustration, and at times anger, are understandable emotions, but they can get in the way of successful caregiving. Strategies for managing these feelings are taught, including learning to STOP and think before responding, and the need to walk away or take a break when necessary. Caregivers will leave with strategies they can practice at home when frustration or anger become overwhelming.
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What are Emotions?
Video: Why We get Mad and Why it’s Healthy
TED Talk: A humorous look at a heated subject by a well-known anger researcher, Ryan Martin as he talks about anger as a motivator.
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Article: Emotional Side of Caregiving
The Family Caregiver Alliance reviews a number of caregiver emotion and provides coping methods to try.
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TED Talk: A humorous look at a heated subject by a well-known anger researcher, Ryan Martin as he talks about anger as a motivator.
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Article: Emotional Side of Caregiving
The Family Caregiver Alliance reviews a number of caregiver emotion and provides coping methods to try.
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Factors Influencing Emotions
Article: Temper Trap: the Genetics of Aggression and Self-Control
“Everyone knows someone with a quick temper – it might even be you. And while scientists have known for decades that aggression is hereditary, there is another biological layer to those angry flare-ups: self-control.” An article based on current research regarding the influence of genetics on anger and it’s expression.
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Article: Anger Management: How Food Affects Your Mood
One environmental factor affect anger management rarely examined is nutrition. This article describes the research and offers suggestions for change. “Growing research is revealing that what we eat may be a significant factor in how angry we feel.”
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“Everyone knows someone with a quick temper – it might even be you. And while scientists have known for decades that aggression is hereditary, there is another biological layer to those angry flare-ups: self-control.” An article based on current research regarding the influence of genetics on anger and it’s expression.
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Article: Anger Management: How Food Affects Your Mood
One environmental factor affect anger management rarely examined is nutrition. This article describes the research and offers suggestions for change. “Growing research is revealing that what we eat may be a significant factor in how angry we feel.”
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3 Parts to Emotions
Article: The 3 Ingredients of All Emotions by L. Kevin Chapman, PhD
From Psychology Today this article explores the three parts of emotions.
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From Psychology Today this article explores the three parts of emotions.
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Range of emotion
Video: Anger Management: Warning Signs + Anger Thermometer by Woody Schuldt, LMHC
“Anger is much easier to control while it’s still small and growing. Once grows big, it takes over. It becomes very difficult to stop. By learning your anger warning signs, you can watch for clues that’ll tip you off as your anger begins to grow, before it’s too late.”
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Video: 5 Ways to Diffuse Your Anger by Dr, Tracy Marks
Part of an excellent series on anger by psychiatrist, Tracy Marks. This video is focused on the behavioral response to anger.
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“Anger is much easier to control while it’s still small and growing. Once grows big, it takes over. It becomes very difficult to stop. By learning your anger warning signs, you can watch for clues that’ll tip you off as your anger begins to grow, before it’s too late.”
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Video: 5 Ways to Diffuse Your Anger by Dr, Tracy Marks
Part of an excellent series on anger by psychiatrist, Tracy Marks. This video is focused on the behavioral response to anger.
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Self-Talk
Article & Video: Here’s What Your Anger is Telling You and How You Can Talk Back by Laren Schenkman
This is an easy to read article about anger offering some insights on how our thoughts influence our anger.
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This is an easy to read article about anger offering some insights on how our thoughts influence our anger.
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