The effectiveness of anger control training inincrease of social adjustment and improvement of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms

Subject Areas : Thoughts and Behavior in Clinical Psychology

Reza Kazemi ¹ , Tavakol Mosazadeh ² , Ramin Fard ³

1 - دپارتمان روان شناسی بالینی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اردبیل، اردبیل ایران
2 - دپارتمان روان شناسی بالینی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اردبیل، اردبیل ایران
3 - دپارتمان روان شناسی بالینی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اردبیل، اردبیل ایران

Received: 2014-11-28 Accepted : 2014-11-28 Published : 2014-06-22

Keywords: anger management, coping, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),

Abstract :

 Pathological strain which causes post-traumatic stress disorder is much too fragile. This pressure can be derived from the experiences of war, torture, natural disasters, assault, rape and serious injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of anger control training in increasing social adjustment and improvement of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. In an experimental study of the post-test and pre-test with the control group, 40 combat veterans with PTSD in Ardabil were selected from available samples, they were assigned to two groups of experiment and control, randomly. Subjects were tested in terms of post-traumatic stress disorder and adjustment rate, at the beginning and end of the study. The experimental group received anger control training in seven sessions with duration of 90 minutes. The control group did not undergo any intervention. (MANOVA) Multivariate variance analysis indicated that anger control training, in addition to reducing PTSD symptoms, was also effective in increasing social adjustment and improving symptoms of individuals with PTSD disorder. It seems that the inability to manage anger is effective in increasing adjustability and reducing symptoms of aggression. This method produces beneficial result in psychological interventions of sufferers