
#8 ANGER ASSESSMENT
1. I don’t show my anger about everything that makes me mad, but when I do-look out.
__TRUE __FALSE
2. I still get angry when I think of the bad things people did to me in the past.
__TRUE __FALSE
3. Waiting in line, or waiting for other people, really annoys me.
__TRUE __FALSE
4. I fly off the handle easily.
__TRUE __FALSE
5. I often find myself having heated arguments with the people who are closest to me.
__TRUE __FALSE
6. I sometimes lie awake at night and think about the things that upset me during the day.
__TRUE __FALSE
7. When someone says or does something that upsets me, I don’t usually say anything at the time, but later spend a lot of time thinking up cutting replies I coil and should have made.
__TRUE __FALSE
8. I find it very hard to forgive someone who has done me wrong.
__TRUE __FALSE
9. I get angry with myself when I lose control of my emotions.
__TRUE __FALSE
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10. People really irritate me when they don’t behave the way they should, or when they act like they don’t have the good sense of a head of lettuce.
__TRUE __FALSE
11. If I get really upset about something, I have a tendency to feel sick later, either with a weak spell, headache, upset stomach or diarrhea.
__TRUE __FALSE
12. People I’ve trusted have often let me down, leaving me feeling angry or betrayed.
__TRUE __FALSE
13. When things don’t go my way I get depressed.
__TRUE __FALSE
14. I am apt to take frustration so badly that I cannot put it out of my mind.
__TRUE __FALSE
15. I’ve been so angry at times I couldn’t remember things I said or did.
__TRUE __FALSE
16. After arguing with someone, I hate myself.
__TRUE __FALSE
I’ve had trouble on the job because of my temper
__TRUE __FALSE
17. When riled up, I often blurt out things I later regret saying.
__TRUE __FALSE
18. Some people are afraid of my bad temper.
__TRUE __FALSE
19. When I get angry, frustrated or hurt, I comfort myself by eating or using alcohol or other drugs.
__TRUE __FALSE
20. When someone hurts or frustrates me, I want to get even.
__TRUE __FALSE
22. I’ve gotten so angry at times that I’ve become physically violent, hitting other people or breaking things
__TRUE __FALSE
23. At times, I’ve felt angry enough to kill.
__TRUE __FALSE
24. At times, I’ve felt so hurt and alone I feel like committing suicide.
__TRUE __FALSE
25. I’m a really angry person, and I know I need help learning to control my temper and angry feelings because it has already caused me a lot of problems.
__TRUE __FALSE