CRM/LAW C149 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Therapeutic Relationship, Anger Management
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Anger management methods are a common and successful feature of contemporary cognitive behavioral therapy. Important impediment to the potential success of anger management. In brief, we see responsivity (a term derived from the literature on offender rehabilitation) as largely synonymous with readiness, apart from its sharper focus on program adaptation rather than on the individual. Motivation is a narrower concept and refers to (and provides a summary term for) a cluster of variables that constitute one component of readiness. Complexity of anger cases: mental disorders, personality disorders. Comorbid problems could be impacting the readiness of the individual. Institutions (jail; mental health hospital) seem to have lower effectiveness than community programs. Could have impact on motivation (but not necessarily. Just because court mandated doesn"t mean they see it an meaningless) Related to motivation, but also need to see the functional value it presents to the individual. Found differences in gender identification (more masculine = more aggressive)