Abused Children

A Module on Abused Children

In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements
For the Course Group Dynamics 5300
UM Tagum College

Submitted by:
Sepada, Marvygale G.

Submitted to:
Louisse Noreen T. Tapiz, MPsy

July 17 2023

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 STRUCTURED LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR MANAGING ANGER

Introduction/Rationale:
Children who are exposed to anger are considered to suffer stress and may be more
susceptible to behavioral and health issues as a result of their exposure to anger. The
idea that abusive caregivers exhibit a lot of anger and that abused children see is
acceptable given that abuse is hostile or violent by nature. Despite awareness and
efforts to lessen child abuse, the number of victims is rising. Furthermore, considering
that many instances are not verified or reported, the number of children abuse cases is
probably larger than is documented.
For a better understanding of how and why abuse affects children, it is essential to
better characterize the emotional settings in which they grow. It's possible that being
subjected to a lot of opposition at home will have an impact on key processes that
connect abuse to negative consequences. In this module we will be developing ways on
how the child manages his/her anger in positive way.

Objectives:
 To know how to cope up with anger
 Provide a space where children may voice what makes them angry and
communicate it in a healthy manner.
 Create positive environment for the child to express positive emotions.

Ice Breaker:
Guess What Am I?
Time Frame: 5-10 mins
Material Needed:
Digital Emotion Wheel
Instruction:
Participants are first instructed to randomly pick one feeling in the emotion wheel and
role play (mime) its expression for others to recognize. Participants are then instructed
to choose 2 second and third hand emotions associated with anger from the chart that
they experience most often and describe how they handle them when occurring.

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Ice Breaker Questions:
1. If you are given three words to describe the activity what would it be?
2. What emotions did you feel during the activity?

Main Activity:
“MASKING MY EMOTIONS”

Time Frame: 45 minutes

Materials Needed:
• Masquerade mask (made of cardboard)
• Poster colors (Yellow, Blue, White, Red, Green, Black, Pink, Purple, Maroon, Sky
Blue)
• Paint brushes
• Pencil
Instructions:
Children are task to circle the list, it represents some feelings that that may have
masked with anger.
Hurt Depression Fear
Greed Stress Shame
Anxiety Frustration
Loneliness Jelousy

In the cardboard mask, write down those feelings and colored them with the assigned
color
 Blue – Hurt
 White – Greed
 Red – Anxiety
 Green – Depression
 Purple – Stressed
 Pink – Frustration
 Black – Jelousy
 Maroon – Fear

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  Sky Blue – Shame
Use the blank space of the masquerade mask to create a collage of pictures or words
from old magazines or newspapers. When you have finished, look at your mask and
think about how you let each of those feelings get replaced by anger.

Processing Questions:
1. Did you find the activity fun?
2. How did you come up with your designs?
3. Tell about a specific time when you masked your feelings with anger. How would
expressing your actual feelings have helped?
Lecturette:
Anger management is a way to lessen the effects that anger has on you. Anger is a
normal reaction and feeling, so you can’t make it go away. But you can learn to manage
it better.
When you’re angry, you might have feelings anywhere from a slight irritation to rage.
When that happens, try this:
• Breathe deeply from your diaphragm.
• Give yourself a pep talk.
• Slowly repeat a calm word or phrase such as "relax" or "take it easy." Repeat it to
yourself while breathing deeply until the anger subsides.
• After that, express yourself clearly and calmly.
Angry outbursts are stressful to your nervous and cardiovascular systems and can
make health problems worse. They also don’t usually have a productive outcome. If you
don’t deal with your anger, it can lead to anxiety and depression. It can disrupt your
relationships and raise your risk of illness.
Long-term anger has been linked to health problems including:
• High blood pressure
• Heart problems
• Headaches
• Skin disorders
• Digestive problems

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Unchecked anger also can be linked to crime, abuse, and other violent behavior.
Integration:
When you can't control what's happening. Challenge yourself to control the way
you respond to what's happening. That's where you power is.

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