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Lifestyle Management for Anger or Anxiety

Posted Friday, 28 July 2023

Date issued: June 2023

Review date: June 2025

Ref: C-536/EL/Clinical Psychology/Lifestyle Management for Anger or Anxiety

All CWP interventions are based on CBT. They usually last between 6-8 sessions and progress continues after the end of intervention, especially when new ideas and skills are practised at home
The sessions can be with your child and/or you, face to face or via video and/or telephone call
Attending regular sessions is important for change

Using a 5 Point Scale is a basis for communicating more effectively and can be adapted for different emotions and behaviours
Based on The Incredible 5 Point Scale (Baron & Curtis, 2003)
Research supports the idea of using a scale to teach social and emotional concepts

Identify some different levels of anger or anxiety
Explore what happens at each level, from feeling calm or happy to strong feelings of anger or anxiety
Practise different coping skills to find out what helps at each level and identify ways that other people can help
Make a personal plan, using pictures,

A Minecraft 5 Point Scale

Using a child’s special interest can increase motivation and understanding.

If you have any questions regarding this intervention or the CWP sessions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your Wellbeing Practitioner!

As with all our interventions, it is really important that the young person practices the suggested techniques at home. As a caregiver, it would be great if you helped facilitate these tasks
Try asking “what levels happened today?” instead of “how was school?”
Explore the different levels together - relate them to characters in a film, book or game or act them out together with soft toys
Find opportunities to use any strategies suggested in your child’s plan. Practising coping strategies when things are calm and settled make it a more positive experience, which will motivate learning and support progress
Model the behaviours you would like to see - talk about your own feelings and levels, practice coping skills together
It is important to focus on the lower levels of anger or anxiety. When they are very upset, it is better to gently support them to calm down rather than suggesting that they use any skills that they have learnt!

Search YouTube for the following videos

Just Breathe” by Mindful Schools, a video about using mindfulness to manage complex feelings
“Anger management for kids (and adults)” by Jamiespree“
Anxiety explained” by SEL Sketches
Scan this QR code to take you straight to our anxiety Padlet or you can visit www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/anxiety-resources