Maladaptive Anger Treatment
From a psychoevolutionary perspective, anger is a universal emotion that can serve the function of making us aware of wrongdoing and motivating us to undo/correct the wrongdoing. However, it is well recognized in clinical psychology that anger can be maladaptive, often causing distress and impairment in various areas of day-to-day life; untreated maladaptive anger has been found to raise the risk of certain physical health problems e.g., hypertension and coronary heart disease. At the very extreme, rage has been implicated in aggression and violence. Not surprisingly, there has been a widespread quest for anger treatments or what is popularly called "anger management". One treatment approach that has received increasing empirical support is Cognitive Behavioral Affective Therapy (CBAT), which has been applied to patients with chemical dependence and individuals with chronic pain. To extend this programmatic line of research, the proposed research aims to evaluate the efficacy of CBAT in reducing multiple (psychometric and self-monitored) measures of anger within a community sample.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  Live in the United States Have maladaptive anger (as assessed by the STAXI-2) Do not currently have any serious psychiatric illnesses (e.g., schizophrenia, autism, dementia, suicidal ideation) Are not currently undergoing psychological or psychiatric treatment Are not currently undergoing an anger treatment program Speak English  Exclusion Criteria:  Does not live in the United States Does not have maladaptive anger, as assessed by the STAXI-2 Has a current serious psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia, autism, dementia, suicidal ideation) Is currently undergoing psychological or psychiatric treatment Is currently undergoing an anger treatment program Does not speak English - HealthyVolunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 18 Years - MaximumAge: 65 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult