Anger assessment Quiz

Use this short screening test to help determine if you should seek help (diagnosis and treatment) for anger problems. Instructions: The items below refer to how you have behaved during the past year. Please check all boxes that apply as a description of you during the past year.

I don’t show my anger about everything that makes me mad, but when I do – look out.
I still get angry when I think of the bad things people did to me in the past.
Waiting in line, or waiting for other people, really annoys me.
I fly off the handle easily.
I often find myself having heated arguments with the people who are closest to me.
I sometimes lie awake at night and think about the things that upset me during the day.
When someone says or does something that upsets me, I don’t usually say anything at the time, but later spend a lot of time thinking up cutting replies I could and should have made.
I find it very hard to forgive someone who has done me wrong.
I get angry with myself when I lost control of my emotions.
People really irritate me when they don’t behave the way they should, or when they act like they don’t have good sense."
If I get really upset about something, I have a tendency to feel sick later, either with a weak spell, headache, upset stomach, or diarrhea.
People I've trusted have often let me down, leaving me feeling angry or betrayed.
When things don’t go my way, I get depressed.
I am apt to take frustration so badly that I cannot put it out of my mind.
I've been so angry at times I couldn't remember things I said or did.
After arguing with someone, I hate myself.
I've had trouble on the job because of my temper.
When riled up, I often blurt out things I later regret saying.
Some people are afraid of my bad temper.
When I get angry, frustrated or hurt, I comfort myself by eating or using alcohol or other drugs.
When someone hurts or frustrates me, I want to get even.
I've gotten so angry at times that I've become physically violent, hitting other people or breaking things.
At times, I've felt angry enough to kill.
Sometimes I feel so hurt and alone I feel like committing suicide.
I’m a really angry person, and I know I need help learning to control my temper and angry feelings because it has already caused me a lot of problems.
                                                                    

Anger Evaluation:

NOTE: If you suspect that you have an anger management problem you should seek help from a health professional regardless of how you score on this screening test.
Scores on this test are not meant as a diagnosis tool! You should not take this score to represent a mental disorder diagnosis or any type of behavioral healthcare treatment recommendation. Always consult with a trained mental health professional if you are experiencing feelings, thoughts or difficulties that cause you or people you love to be concerned. Seek immediate treatment from a licensed mental health professional or physician within your community if you are having thoughts about killing yourself or someone else!