The patient D. M. faced mental issues such as bursts of anger. The patients behaved angrily because of the availability of primary angry thoughts and negative feelings. It was hard for the patient to express feelings and control anger or at least channel it. The main problem was the inability to recognize and accept anger and negative thoughts. In addition, a patient noticed anger when it was already too big and hard to control.
The cognitive-behavioral treatment was used to implement practical anger intervention. The cognitive-behavioral therapy includes skills development and multimodal treatments, which are much more effective than affective education, which consists of learning about emotions (Lee & DiGiuseppe, 2018). In addition, the anger stop signs activity used metaphors to recognize anger and different practical activities. For instance, D. drew her anger in different stages: from small to big, and also she learned her bodys stop signs, such as feeling annoyed and having a red face.
This therapy was successful and demonstrated D.s positive outcomes. Firstly, the patient started to express her feelings and emotions. D. drew her anger and came up with different associations to express her anger. Secondly, D. started recognizing her anger in the minor stages due to the anger stop signs. Lastly, D. has progressed in decreasing the frequency of negative thoughts by improving positive thinking. Hence, overall, the patients response to the therapy is good, but some improvements are still needed.
During future treatment, the frequency of angry thoughts and feelings will be decreased. Furthermore, D. will improve her ability to channel her anger healthily and express her emotions better. D.’s progress will affect the further recovery process. Suppose the patients progress achieves 75% of all criteria. In that case, the service team will prepare for transition within three authorization periods: modifying the PCP according to need, titrating units, and identifying and integrating natural and community supports to promote sustained recovery on D.’s behalf. These actions will improve D.’s positive outcomes and results and help to reduce anger.
References
Lee, A. H., & DiGiuseppe, R. (2018). Anger and aggression treatments: a review of meta-analyses. Current opinion in psychology, 19, 65-74.