Answer true or false to the following questions. Please be
honest, not a "lip-service honest," but fearlessly and
searchingly honest. There is much to gain and you don't have to
share the results with anyone but yourself.
Anger Self-Assessment Test
T F 1. I've
had trouble on the job because of my temper.Yes No
T F 2.
People say that I fly off the handle easily.Yes No
T F 3. I
don't always show my anger, but when I do, look out.Yes No
T F 4. I
still get angry when I think of the bad things people did to
me in the past.Yes No
T F 5. I
hate lines, and I especially hate waiting in line.Yes No
T F 6. I
often find myself engaged in heated arguments with the people
who are close to me.Yes No
T F 7. At
times I've felt angry enough to kill.Yes No
T F 8. When
someone says or does something that upsets me, I don't usually
say anything at the time, but later I spend a lot of time
thinking of cutting replies I could and should have made.Yes No
T F 9. I find
it very hard to forgive someone who has done me wrong.Yes No
T F 10. I get angry with
myself when I lose control of my emotions.Yes No
T F 11. I get aggravated
when people don't behave the way they should.Yes No
T F 12. If I get really upset about
something, I have a tendency to feel sick later (frequently
experiencing weak spells, headaches, upset stomach or diarrhea).Yes No
T F 13. When things don't
go my way, I "lose it."Yes No
T F 14. I am apt to take
frustration so badly that I cannot put it out of my mind.Yes No
T F 15. I've been so
angry at times I couldn't remember what I said or did.Yes No
T F 16. Sometimes I feel
so hurt and alone that I've thought about killing myself.Yes No
T F 17. After arguing
with someone, I despise myself.Yes No
T F 18. When riled, I
often blurt out things I later regret saying.Yes No
T F 19. Some people are
afraid of my bad temper.Yes No
T F 20. When I get angry,
frustrated or hurt, I comfort myself by eating or using alcohol
or other drugs.Yes No
T F 21. When someone
hurts me, I want to get even.Yes No
T F 22. I've gotten so
angry at times that I've become physically violent, hitting
other people or breaking things.Yes No
T F 23. I sometimes lie
awake at night thinking about the things that upset me during
the day.Yes No
T F 24. People I've
trusted have often let me down, leaving me feeling angry or
betrayed.Yes No
T F 25. I'm an angry
person. My temper has already caused lots of problems, and I
need help changing it.Yes No
Scoring the Anger Self-Assessment Test. If
you answered true to 10 or more of these questions, you are
prone to anger problems. It's time for a change. If you answered
true to 5 questions, you are about average in your angry
feelings, but learning some anger management techniques can make
you happier.
