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August 26, 2009

How Do You Cope With Anger?

Use this quiz to see how well or poorly you handle anger.

  • 25 questions; estimated time to take this quiz: 5 minutes. Your answers are not recorded or shared with anyone.
1. How often do you get really angry?
Often Sometimes Rarely Never
2. How often do you behave aggressively (hit or shove someone, slam doors, bang your fist on the table, throw something)?
Often Sometimes Rarely Never
3. When I'm angry and upset, I avoid other people and go off alone.
Often Sometimes Rarely Never
4. I'm patient with others.
Often Sometimes Rarely Never
5. When I get really angry, I yell or shout and let everyone know how mad I am.
Often Sometimes Rarely Never
6. I fantasize about revenge or getting even with someone.
Often Sometimes Rarely Never
7.  When I'm mad at someone I'll give him or her the "silent treatment."
Often Sometimes Rarely Never
8. I tend to get angry, even over small things.
Often Sometimes Rarely Never
9. I tend to keep my feelings to myself.
Often Sometimes Rarely Never
10. I tend to flash my lights or honk my horn, or shout and swear at other motorists when they butt ahead of me in traffic.
Often Sometimes Rarely Never
11.  When my boss criticizes me for something I've done, I:
Feel ticked off and brood about it endlessly. Am apt to judge the criticism objectively.
12.  On projects where I have to team up with incompetent people, I: 
Focus on my part of the job and do it as well as I can. Get annoyed that I have to put up with their ineptitude.
13.  When my co-workers treat me unfairly, I:
Usually get over it rather quickly. Am apt to think about it for days.
14.  When someone persistently nags me on a particular theme, I:
Lose my temper, then forget about it. Endure it, but feel growing resentment.
15.  When I recall an incident that angered me previously, I:
Feel the same anger again. Feel much less troubled by the event.
16. I don't let a lot of unimportant things irritate me.
True False    
17. I tend to feel hurt instead of angry most of the time.
True False    
18. It takes a lot to make me angry, but when I blow up, I usually get over it quickly.
True False    
19. It doesn't bother me at all when other people disapprove of me.
True False    
20. I usually try to avoid conflict.
True False    
21. It makes my blood boil when people laugh at me.
True False    
22. I often feel a desire to hurt or humiliate someone.
True False    
23. I often find myself disagreeing with people.
True False    
24. I often fantasize about what I could have said long after an argument or discussion is over.
True False    
25. When I have a stressful time at work, I take out my anger on people at home or close to me.
True False    

 

  • Read the article: Is Too Much Anger Harming Your Career?


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