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DAY 71 THINKING AHEAD OF ANGER

1. Review the A, B, C's of anger. (Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence)

2. What is an Anger Reducer?

3. Introduce Thinking Ahead of Anger

Thinking Ahead of Anger - Thinking of the consequences of anger so that you can stop the angry behavior before something bad happens. This is another Anger Reducer! "If I do this now, then this will probably happen later"

Think of the Short Term vs. Long Term consequences : (e.g., the short-term "If I slug him now, he'll shut up" versus the long-term "If I slug him now, I'll be put on in-school suspension for a week").

Think of the Internal vs. External consequences: Internal- consequences within yourself, External- consequences outside of yourself For example, external consequences might include going back to court and having to serve a week of in-school suspension, whereas internal consequences might be feeling terrible about oneself or losing self-respect.

Think About the Social C onsequences : such as losing friends or being excluded from a group