An Anger Management Assessment

1. I don’t show my anger about everything that makes me mad, but when I do – look out. 2. I still get angry when I think of the bad things people did to me in the past. 3. Waiting in line, or waiting for other people, really annoys me. 4. I fly off the handle easily. 5. I often find myself having heated arguments with the people who are closest to me. 6. I sometimes lie awake at night and think about the things that upset me during the day. 7. When someone says or does something that upsets me, I don’t usually say anything at the time, but later spend a lot of time thinking up cutting replies I could and should have made. 8. I find it very hard to forgive someone who has done me wrong. 9. I get angry with myself when I lost control of my emotions. 10. People really irritate me when they don’t behave the way they should, or when they act like they don’t have the good sense of a head of lettuce. 11. If I get really upset about something, I have a tendency to feel sick later, either with a weak spell, headache, upset stomach, or diarrhea. 12. People I've trusted have often let me down, leaving me feeling angry or betrayed. 13. When things don’t go my way, I get depressed. 14. I am apt to take frustration so badly that I cannot put it out of my mind. 15. I've been so angry at times I couldn't remember things I said or did. 16. After arguing with someone, I hate myself. 17. I've had trouble on the job because of my temper. 18. When riled up, I often blurt out things I later regret saying. 19. Some people are afraid of my bad temper. 20. When I get angry, frustrated or hurt, I comfort myself by eating or using alcohol or other drugs. 21. When someone hurts or frustrates me, I want to get even. 22. I've gotten so angry at times that I've become physically violent, hitting other people or breaking things. 23. At times, I've felt angry enough to kill. 24. Sometimes I feel so hurt and alone I feel like committing suicide. 25. I’m a really angry person, and I know I need help learning to control my temper and angry feelings because it has already caused me a lot of problems. From: Of Course You’re Angry: A Guide to Dealing with the Emotions of Substance Abuse by Gayle Rosellini and Mark Worden, Copyright 1985, 1997 by Hazelden Foundation. Reprinted by permission of Hazelden Foundation, Center City, MN.

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- A score of 16% or less indicates better than normal anger management skills.
- A score of 17% to 36% indicates normal anger management skills, some clinical help may be useful.
- A score of 37% or higher indicates a strong anger problem.




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