Is Your Anger Out of Control?
This questionnaire is designed to help identify the main symptoms of anger.
It is not a diagnostic instrument. Answer YES or NO to each of the questions below,
if you have questions regarding your symptoms, or want to be assessed further,
please call Peninsula at (865) 970-9800.
Do you:
Anger Inventory
Physical
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
Grit your teeth?
Get a headache?
Get sweaty palms?
Get dizzy?
Get red-faced?
Get a stomachache?
Emotional
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
Feel like running away?
Get depressed?
Feel guilty?
Feel resentment?
Become anxious?
Feel like lashing out?
Behavioral
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
Cry/yell/scream?
Use substances?
Get sarcastic?
Lose sense of humor?
Become abusive?
Withdraw?
[rate 1-5] Rank your anger in the following
situations.
1-no annoyance
2-little irritated
3-upset
4-quite angry
5-very angry
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Does your anger:
❑ Yes ❑ No Last too long?
❑ Yes ❑ No Become too intense?
❑ Yes ❑ No Lead to aggression?
❑ Yes ❑ No Impair relationships?
❑ Yes ❑ No Interfere with major roles
(parent, worker, student)]
❑ Yes ❑ No Contribute to physical problems?
❑ Yes ❑ No Manifest itself in other ways?
❑ Yes ❑ No Flare up too quickly?
____ You’ve overheard people joking about you or
your family.
____ You’re not being treated with respect or
consideration.
____ You’re singled out for corrections while the
actions of others go unnoticed.
____ You’re hounded by a salesperson from the
moment you walk into a store.
____ You’re trying to discuss something important
with someone who isn’t giving you a chance to
talk or express your feelings.
____ Someone offers continual, unsolicited advice.
____ You’re in a discussion with someone who
persists in arguing about a topic that he or she
knows very little about.
____ You’ve had a busy day and the person you live
with greets you with complaints about what
you haven’t finished.
____ Someone is given special consideration because
of his or her popularity, good looks, financial
position, or family status.
____ Someone comments on your being
overweight/underweight.
____ TOTAL
If your total score was 30 or more, or if you
answered 'yes' to 10 or more questions, please
consider seeking professional help to deal with your
anger. Anger can distort your view of situations and
can lead to self-defeating behaviors.
If not managed, anger can cause
serious physical health concerns
including headaches, sleep
problems, digestive trouble, high
blood pressure and/or heart
damage. Call Peninsula at (865)
970-9800 for more information
about controlling anger.
865.970.9800