Read the attached document – Managing Anger: 10 Tips for controlling your rage –

Read the attached document – Managing Anger: 10 Tips for controlling your rage – then compose a paper of 700 to 1000 words that includes the following:
Think of something that made you incredibly angry or “hot under the collar” and tell your story. Select an event that you felt angry about and possibly didn’t handle as you would have liked. In addition, you should select an event that you would be comfortable discussing with your professor. Write a summary of what happened and how you responded.
Go through the event and identify aspects that you could change, according to the anger management tips on the attached page. Write an example of at least THREE anger management tips as they could be applied to this event. (For example, “What images might you think of to calm you in an angry moment?” Or “What are examples of expressing positive emotions?”, etc.)
MANAGING ANGER: 10 Tips for controlling your rage
1. Become aware of your emotional reactions in anger-provoking situations. When you notice yourself getting “hot under the collar,” take this as a cue to calm yourself down and think through the situation. Learn to replace anger-arousing thoughts with calming alternatives.
2. Review the evidence. Might you be overreacting to the situation by taking it too personally? Might you be jumping to the conclusion that the other person means you ill? Try to find other ways of viewing the other person’s behavior.
3. Practice more adaptive thinking. For example, say to yourself, “I can handle this situation without getting upset. I’ll just calm down and think through what I want to say.”
4. Practice competing responses. You can disrupt any angry response by conjuring up soothing mental images, by taking a walk, or by practicing self-relaxation. The time-honored practice of counting to 10 when you begin to feel angry may also help defuse an emotional response. If it doesn’t, you can follow Mark Twain’s advice and count to 100 instead. While counting, try to think calming thoughts.
5. Don’t get steamed. Others may do dumb or hurtful things, but you make yourself angry by dwelling on them. Take charge of your emotional responses by not allowing yourself to get steamed.
6. Oppose anger with empathy. Try to understand what the other person is feeling. Rather than saying to yourself, “He’s a miserable so-and-so who deserves to be punished,” say, “He must really have difficulties at home to act like this. But that’s his problem. I won’t take it personally.”
7. Congratulate yourself for responding assertively rather than aggressively. Give yourself a mental pat on the back when you handle stressful situations with composure rather than anger.
8. Scale back your expectations of others. Perceptions of unfairness may result from the expectation that others “should” or “must” fulfill your needs or expectations. By scaling back your expectations, you’re less likely to get angry with others when they disappoint you.
9. Modulate verbal responses. Avoid raising your voice or cursing. Stay cool, even when others do not.
10. Learn to express positive feelings. Expressing positive feelings can help defuse negative emotions. Tell others you love them and care about them. They are likely to reciprocate in kind.
MANAGING ANGER: 10 Tips for controlling your rage
1. Become aware of your emotional reactions in anger-provoking situations. When you notice yourself getting “hot under the collar,” take this as a cue to calm yourself down and think through the situation. Learn to replace anger-arousing thoughts with calming alternatives.
2. Review the evidence. Might you be overreacting to the situation by taking it too personally? Might you be jumping to the conclusion that the other person means you ill? Try to find other ways of viewing the other person’s behavior.
3. Practice more adaptive thinking. For example, say to yourself, “I can handle this situation without getting upset. I’ll just calm down and think through what I want to say.”
4. Practice competing responses. You can disrupt any angry response by conjuring up soothing mental images, by taking a walk, or by practicing self-relaxation. The time-honored practice of counting to 10 when you begin to feel angry may also help defuse an emotional response. If it doesn’t, you can follow Mark Twain’s advice and count to 100 instead. While counting, try to think calming thoughts.
5. Don’t get steamed. Others may do dumb or hurtful things, but you make yourself angry by dwelling on them. Take charge of your emotional responses by not allowing yourself to get steamed.
6. Oppose anger with empathy. Try to understand what the other person is feeling. Rather than saying to yourself, “He’s a miserable so-and-so who deserves to be punished,” say, “He must really have difficulties at home to act like this. But that’s his problem. I won’t take it personally.”
7. Congratulate yourself for responding assertively rather than aggressively. Give yourself a mental pat on the back when you handle stressful situations with composure rather than anger.
8. Scale back your expectations of others. Perceptions of unfairness may result from the expectation that others “should” or “must” fulfill your needs or expectations. By scaling back your expectations, you’re less likely to get angry with others when they disappoint you.
9. Modulate verbal responses. Avoid raising your voice or cursing. Stay cool, even when others do not.
10. Learn to express positive feelings. Expressing positive feelings can help defuse negative emotions. Tell others you love them and care about them. They are likely to reciprocate in kind.