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Lowering Hostility
Program Goal and Objectives:
The goal of the program is to increase skills in lowering hostility and aggression. The objectives of the program are to:
- Examine anger and its impact on health, work and relationships;
- Identify how we develop cynical thoughts, negative emotions and hostile behaviors; and
- Practice lowering hostility in ourselves and others.
Program Topics:
- An anger management self-test
- Exploring the relationship between cynicism, anger and aggression
- The physical effects of hostility
- Myths and facts about anger
- Exploring cynicism, anger and aggression through PACT's drama-based simulation
- Small group experiential exercise on responses to tension and stress
- Exploring how our methods of managing anger evolve over time
- Tools to lower hostility: stopping our hostile thoughts, feelings and urges
- Stress reduction techniques
- How emotions affect our interactions
- The effects of hostility in the workplace
- Exploring passive-aggressive and aggressive behaviors
- Practicing skills in lowering others' hostility through PACT's Structured Improvisation™ training exercises
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