1. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved. PTSC: Week 11 - 1 Control Your Attitude & Anger Facilitator Presentation Week 11

2. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 2 Objectives Goals: 1.Identify Indicators of Healthy & Unhealthy Anger 2.Recognize Attitudes that May Contribute to Poor Personal & Professional Relationships Objectives: 1.Define Anger & Negative Attitude 2.Identify Implications of Anger 3.Differentiate Between Healthy & Unhealthy Anger 4.Identify the Impact of Unhealthy Anger & Negative Attitudes on Your Life 5.Acquire Skills to Transform Unhealthy Anger & Negative Attitudes

3. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 3 Define Anger Anger Is a General Term for an Emotional Reaction of Displeasure in Any Degree of Intensity, such as:  Irritation  Rage  Fury

4. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 4 Causes of Anger Common Causes of Anger:  Stress & Anxiety  Disappointment & Resentment  Embarrassment & Jealousy

5. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 5 Use Anger Constructively Constructively Use Anger ^ to Make:  Positive Changes

6. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 6 Unhealthy Anger Unhealthy Anger Can Result in Increased Risk of:  Heart Attacks  Strokes  Hypertension

7. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 7 Impact of Anger Inappropriate Anger Can Have a Devastating Impact on Relationships that are:  Personal  Professional

8. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 8 Entitlement and Anger Angry… When You Believe:  You Don’t Get What You Believe You Should Get!

9. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 9 Control and Anger Angry… When Others:  Don’t Do What You Think They Should Do!

10. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 10 Shame and Anger Shame = Source of Anger… When Your Inappropriate Behaviors are:  Uncovered & Available for All to See

11. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 11 Slave Survival Strategies Survival Strategies Developed during Slavery Sometimes Cause Difficulty for Today’s African American Women to Express, in Appropriate Ways, Their:  Fear  Sadness  Hurt

12. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 12 Define Attitude …a Mental Position or Feeling about a:  Fact  Situation

13. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 13 Bad Attitude Traits “Bad” Attitudes Often Are Defenses Against:  Racism  Sexism

14. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 14 Impact of Media on Attitudes 1.Slave Survival Strategies- Negative Attitude 2.Media Stereotypes

15. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 15 Slave Survival Strategy African American Women Often:  Distort, Minimize, or Deny Feelings  Equate Hiding Feelings, Being Angry & Having an Attitude With Being Strong

16. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 16 Media Stereotypes Media’s Portrait of African American Women’s Attitudes Is Often Lined with Angry Emotional Reaction to a:  Situation  Fact

17. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 17 Choose Your Attitude … to Create Emotional:  Ease  Balance

18. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 18 Assertive Communication Use to Combat:  Unhealthy Anger  Negative Attitudes

19. October 2010© Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. & Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D., 2007, Rev. 2010. All Rights Reserved.PTSC Week 11 - 19 Three Faces of Anger 1.Entitlement 2.Control 3.Shame 4.Residual of Slavery 1 2 3 4