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Teaches street-wise middle schoolers techniques for dealing with anger before it gets out of control. Pointing out that everyone feels anger at times, explores the need to identify and handle misplaced and suppressed anger, problem-solve, and channel anger for constructive outcomes. Helps viewers differentiate between angry feelings and angry behavior, take responsibility for their actions, and get back in control. In realistic mini-dramas students can easily relate to, video shows how quickly anger can get out of control: Joe goes wild when Freddy accuses him of stealing his backpack and calls him a thief. Angry at not making the Drum Corps travel team, Rachelle explodes in fury at her sister. Seething with self-destructive rage after his younger brother is shot and killed, Gary can't sleep, is messing up in school and keeps picking fights. Notes that anger can be a frightening emotion because it can make people do things they might regret, demonstrates constructive ways to keep some control: take a deep breath and let the anger out while you count to 10 or walk away; identify why you are angry and who you are angry at; recognize the source of the pain you feel so you can let go of your anger and get on with your life.
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