Aggression is an act of hostility that is directed at an external object or person. It is a forceful behavior, action, or attitude that is expressed physically or verbally. It may arise from innate drives or occur as a defense mechanism, often resulting from a threatened ego.
It can be manifested by either constructive or destructive acts directed toward oneself or against others.
Constructive aggression is an act of self-assertiveness in response to a threatening action for purposes of self-protection and preservation.
Destructive aggression is an act of hostility unnecessary for self-protection or self-preservation that is directed at an external object or person.
Anger is the response that people exhibit when they sense they are being attacked. In other words someone is aggressed upon. This aggression is the constructive type which helps to protect us and which is designed to save our life.
Anger is a secondary emotion which is in response to a primary emotion, very often fear and/or stress.
If we sense we’re being attacked, verbally or physically, we often respond aggressively back at the attacker by becoming angry. Remember, this is a protective response designed to keep us alive.
The WIN Institutes Anger and Stress Management program is a skill enhancement program, the Anderson & Anderson model, which helps our clients gain control of themselves by incorporating the tools to change their Behavior, to improve their Stress Management skills, to understand and use Emotional Intelligence in their relationships and to improve their Interpersonal Communications and Conflict Resolution skills.
The WIN Institute utilizes the Conover Assessment Examination (pre and post) in all of our programs where Anger, Stress and/or Violent Behavior are an issue for our clients.
To get more information about how The WIN Institute can help you with your Anger, Stress and/or Violent Behavior, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, JD, CAMF, CDVF
The WIN Institute
763-913-0130
Web Site: www.thewininstitute.org
Blog Site: www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
Monday, June 28, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
How Effective Is This Anger and Stress Management Program?
A study of 200 clients was undertaken by my colleague Dr. Steven J. Sinert, President of Nevada Anger Management, LLC, which is a private Anger Management practice utilizing the before and after averages using the Conover Assessment Examination which measures the following parameters:
1) Interpersonal Assertion: How good or comfortable the individual feels about telling others about their thoughts, feelings and behaviors in dealing with others:
Average pre-training score: 3.03;
Average post-training score: 5.30 (74.91% increase)
2) Empathy: How the individual views their current skill and ability to sense, understand and accept another person’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
Average pre-training score: 4.38
Average post-training score: 5.35 (22.14 % increase)
3) Stress Management: Shows the individual’s skill in managing stress and worry.
Average pre-training score: 3.97
Average post-training score: 5.05 (27.20% increase)
4) Aggression: The amount to which an individual uses a communications style that violates or offends or takes away another’s rights, thoughts or feelings.
Average pre-training score: 2.82
Average post-training score: 0.62 (78.01% decrease)
5) Interpersonal Deference: A measurement of the degree to which an individual uses a personal communication style that tends to yield or give in to someone else, lets others have their way or gives their rights to others.
Average pre-training score: 2.61
Average post-training score: 1.71 (34.48% decrease)
6) Change Orientation: Indicates the degree to which an individual is motivated and ready for change. No measurement of an individual's motivation was included in this study. It is recognized however that the greater the motivation the more likely the individual will be successful in achieving success in our programs.
Conclusion: From these findings it would appear that this Anger Management Program is very effective in increasing Assertive Skills, Empathy, Stress management and decreasing Aggression and Deference. These results are in no way a guarantee that any specific individual will respond the same way. However, these results are a good indication that, on average, most individuals with anger, stress and/or violent behavior issues will have a positive outcome from taking an Anger and Stress Management program or the Domestic Violence program at The WIN Institute taught by a Certified Provider using the Anderson & Anderson model.
The WIN Institute utilizes the Conover Assessment Examination (pre and post) in all of our programs where Anger, Stress and Violent Behavior are an issue for our clients.
To get more information about how The WIN Institute can help you with your Anger and Stress Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, JD, CAMF, CDVF
The WIN Institute
763-913-0130
Web Site: www.thewininstitute.org
Blog Site: www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
1) Interpersonal Assertion: How good or comfortable the individual feels about telling others about their thoughts, feelings and behaviors in dealing with others:
Average pre-training score: 3.03;
Average post-training score: 5.30 (74.91% increase)
2) Empathy: How the individual views their current skill and ability to sense, understand and accept another person’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
Average pre-training score: 4.38
Average post-training score: 5.35 (22.14 % increase)
3) Stress Management: Shows the individual’s skill in managing stress and worry.
Average pre-training score: 3.97
Average post-training score: 5.05 (27.20% increase)
4) Aggression: The amount to which an individual uses a communications style that violates or offends or takes away another’s rights, thoughts or feelings.
Average pre-training score: 2.82
Average post-training score: 0.62 (78.01% decrease)
5) Interpersonal Deference: A measurement of the degree to which an individual uses a personal communication style that tends to yield or give in to someone else, lets others have their way or gives their rights to others.
Average pre-training score: 2.61
Average post-training score: 1.71 (34.48% decrease)
6) Change Orientation: Indicates the degree to which an individual is motivated and ready for change. No measurement of an individual's motivation was included in this study. It is recognized however that the greater the motivation the more likely the individual will be successful in achieving success in our programs.
Conclusion: From these findings it would appear that this Anger Management Program is very effective in increasing Assertive Skills, Empathy, Stress management and decreasing Aggression and Deference. These results are in no way a guarantee that any specific individual will respond the same way. However, these results are a good indication that, on average, most individuals with anger, stress and/or violent behavior issues will have a positive outcome from taking an Anger and Stress Management program or the Domestic Violence program at The WIN Institute taught by a Certified Provider using the Anderson & Anderson model.
The WIN Institute utilizes the Conover Assessment Examination (pre and post) in all of our programs where Anger, Stress and Violent Behavior are an issue for our clients.
To get more information about how The WIN Institute can help you with your Anger and Stress Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, JD, CAMF, CDVF
The WIN Institute
763-913-0130
Web Site: www.thewininstitute.org
Blog Site: www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
Monday, June 7, 2010
Domestic Violence Class – A Life Changing Transformation (A Testimonial)
My name is Jake and I wanted to take a couple of minutes to tell you how The Win Institute’s Domestic Violence Intervention program has changed my life.
Five months ago I was involved in a domestic dispute that I was having with my fiance. With out going into great detail the argument that we had escalated to the point where we were both using physical violence. I was arrested, and a few months later I was court ordered to take a 21 week Domestic Violence class. That is when I met Steven Clark, the facilitator of The WIN Institute’s Domestic Violence Intervention program.
I was very skeptical of the classes before I even started them but one hour into my first session I started to realize that I had a serious problem. I am now currently a third of the way through my twenty one week class and the things that I have learned are amazing. Steven is an incredibly gifted man that has helped me change my life. Through The WIN Institute’s Domestic Violence Intervention classes and the facilitators one on one interaction with each client, you can tell that he truly cares about people, and wants to help them better their lives.
The classes themselves are very structured and they could entail several different processes throughout the class sessions. These could include role playing, structured readings, or just as simple as watching videos based on domestic violence. I am eager to finish the classes, not to have them over, but to be able to complete what I feel is a life changing transformation for myself.
I would encourage anyone that feels or knows that they may have a domestic violence problem to sign up for The WIN Institute Domestic Violence Intervention class to help themselves, their partner and their family! - J.P., Maple Grove, MN
For more information about The WIN Institute's Domestic Violence Intervention program, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, JD, CAMF, CDVF
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
Five months ago I was involved in a domestic dispute that I was having with my fiance. With out going into great detail the argument that we had escalated to the point where we were both using physical violence. I was arrested, and a few months later I was court ordered to take a 21 week Domestic Violence class. That is when I met Steven Clark, the facilitator of The WIN Institute’s Domestic Violence Intervention program.
I was very skeptical of the classes before I even started them but one hour into my first session I started to realize that I had a serious problem. I am now currently a third of the way through my twenty one week class and the things that I have learned are amazing. Steven is an incredibly gifted man that has helped me change my life. Through The WIN Institute’s Domestic Violence Intervention classes and the facilitators one on one interaction with each client, you can tell that he truly cares about people, and wants to help them better their lives.
The classes themselves are very structured and they could entail several different processes throughout the class sessions. These could include role playing, structured readings, or just as simple as watching videos based on domestic violence. I am eager to finish the classes, not to have them over, but to be able to complete what I feel is a life changing transformation for myself.
I would encourage anyone that feels or knows that they may have a domestic violence problem to sign up for The WIN Institute Domestic Violence Intervention class to help themselves, their partner and their family! - J.P., Maple Grove, MN
For more information about The WIN Institute's Domestic Violence Intervention program, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, JD, CAMF, CDVF
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
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