chapter 6 anger: how to moderate hot buttons by mitch abrams and bruce hale
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Chapter 6 Anger: How to Moderate Hot Buttons By Mitch Abrams and Bruce Hale. Anger. It is a normal emotion. Precursor emotions include hate, fear, frustration, and disappointment. Physiological response is similar to anxiety. Charles Spielberger. Anger-in - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 6
Anger: How to Moderate Hot Buttons
By Mitch Abrams and Bruce Hale
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Anger
It is a normal emotion.
Precursor emotions include hate, fear, frustration, and disappointment.
Physiological response is similar to anxiety.
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Charles Spielberger
Anger-in• Athletes direct their
anger at themselves or attempt to suppress the expression
• Kicking the dirt; swearing Anger-out
• Physical or verbal affront to others or to objects
• Punching an opponent; destroying a water cooler
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Types of Violence
Hostile• Intent to harm an opponent• Spontaneous or planned• Spontaneous violence usually
accompanied by anger• Planned hostile violence is deeply
troubling
(continued)
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Types of Violence (cont)
Instrumental• Goal is to achieve
external prize.• Physical contact is a
normal part of the sport (e.g., a hard check or a heavy tackle).
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NFL: National Felons League? Is planned hostile violence in sport criminal?
NHL: Marty McSorley striking Donald Brashear in the head from behind with his stick
NHL: Todd Bertuzzi punching Steve Moore and breaking his neck
NFL: Bill Romanowski punching Marcus Williams at practice and breaking his orbital bone, leaving him partially blind
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The Myth of the Violent Athlete
Research is equivocal; There is little strong evidence that athletes are more violent than nonathletes in life away from the playing field.
Why does the image of violent athletes persist?
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Aggression vs. Assertiveness
Aggression: the use of force to reach a goal.
Assertiveness: to insist on one’s rights.
There is no “right to win” in sports. Athletes are not assertive; they are aggressive in reaching their goals.
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Instinct Theory
Freud, Konrad Lorenz.
Man = animal.
Aggression is an inborn drive like sex, hunger.
Catharsis: purging of pent-up aggression.
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Social Learning Theory
Imitating, modeling
Reinforcement (reward and punishment)
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Aggression and Performance Bill Morgan: Athletes tend to have lower anger
levels. Yuri Hanin: Anger-in especially has deleterious
effects on concentration and focus. Associated with increases in physiological arousal:
• It may move a player out of IZOF.• Many coaches believe that angry players are more
aroused and play better. Aggressive behaviors in sport hurt performance.
Also, aggression does not cathartically release anger.
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Aggression and Performance: Research Needed
Can anger-management programs be effective in sports? • Awareness training• Role playing
Can anger facilitate arousal or enhance an aggressive attitude in sports such as weightlifting, football, boxing, or rugby?
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Identifying Your Anger Threshold
Warning signs Nonverbal cues
• Stiff neck• Rigid posture
Behavioral cues• Loud responses• Unwillingness to
listen Bodily feelings
• Feeling hot• Pounding heart
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Developing Awareness
Hassle log Identify situational
cues Feedback from others Hostility bias: the
tendency to perceive neutral stimuli as provocative
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Measuring Anger in Sport No sport-specific
measures exist
Spielberger’s State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI): 44-item self-report
The POMS
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Measurement
Bredemeier Athletic Aggression Inventory
Sport Aggression Inventory
Scale of Children’s Action Tendencies
Measure aggressive intent, not anger or violence
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Intervention Strategies
Resistance to anger control in sports may be based on these beliefs:• Athletes are healthy, so
they don’t have problems with emotions.
• Anger is necessary for sport success, and removal of it will hinder an athlete’s performance.
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Physiological Interventions
Relaxation
Imagery
Music
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Cognitive Interventions
Talk it out. Communicate. Take a time-out. Problem-solve. Evaluate and modify. Exercise.
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Implementing Anger-Management Training
Individual interventions Privacy, more comfortable Group sessions With peers Modeling Team-building
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The Role of the Coach
Modeling anger and violence sends the message that losing control is OK.
Coaches who instruct players to act aggressively promote angry aggression.
Coaches who fail to discipline athletes involved in assaults and violent behavior send the message that violence is acceptable.• Model anger control.• Set team rules and codes of conduct.• Be proactive.