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From DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition  by Marsha M. Linehan. Copyright 2015 by Marsha M. Linehan. Permission 
to photocopy this handout is granted to purchasers of this book for personal use only (see copyright page for details). eMotion r eGulation Handout 6  (Emotion Regulation Worksheets 4, 4a) (p. 1 of 10)
Ways to Describe e motions
anGer WorDS
anger bitterness fury indignation vengefulness
aggravation exasperation grouchiness irritation wrath
agitation ferocity grumpiness outrage
annoyance frustration hostility rage
prompting e vents for f eeling anger
••Having an important goal blocked.
••You or someone you care about being 
attacked or threatened by others.
••Losing power, status, or respect.••Not having things turn out as expected.
••Physical or emotional pain.
••Other:  
interpretations of e vents That p rompt f eelings of anger
••Believing that you have been treated unfairly.
••Blaming.
••Believing that important goals are being blocked or stopped.
••Believing that things “should” be different than they are.••Rigidly thinking, “I’m right.”
••Judging that the situation is illegitimate or wrong.
••Ruminating about the event that set off the anger in the first place.
••Other:  
Biological c hanges and e xperiences of anger
••Muscles tightening.
••Teeth clamping together.
••Hands clenching.
••Feeling your face flush or get hot.
••Feeling like you are going to explode.••Being unable to stop tears.