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Anger Inventory

The document describes the Novaco Anger Scale, which consists of 25 scenarios that are rated on a scale of 0-4 to assess a person's level of anger or annoyance in response. After rating all 25 scenarios, a total score is calculated. Scores between 0-45 indicate remarkably low anger, 46-55 indicate being more peaceful than average, 56-75 indicate an average amount of anger, 76-85 indicate being substantially more irritable than average, and 86-100 indicate being a "true anger champion" who is frequently intensely furious. The scale is used to calculate a person's Irritability Quotient or IQ.

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Anger Inventory

The document describes the Novaco Anger Scale, which consists of 25 scenarios that are rated on a scale of 0-4 to assess a person's level of anger or annoyance in response. After rating all 25 scenarios, a total score is calculated. Scores between 0-45 indicate remarkably low anger, 46-55 indicate being more peaceful than average, 56-75 indicate an average amount of anger, 76-85 indicate being substantially more irritable than average, and 86-100 indicate being a "true anger champion" who is frequently intensely furious. The scale is used to calculate a person's Irritability Quotient or IQ.

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Anger

 Inventory  
Novaco  Anger  Scale  
 
0  -­  you  would  feel  very  little  or  no  annoyance  
1  -­  you  would  feel  a  little  irritated  
2  -­  you  would  feel  moderately  upset  
3  -­  you  would  feel  quite  angry  
4  -­  you  would  feel  very  angry  
 
______  1.  You  unpack  an  appliance  you  have  just  bought,  plug  it  in,  and  discover  that  it  doesn’t  work.    
 
______  2.  Being  overcharged  by  a  repairman  who  has  you  over  a  barrel.    
 
______  3.  Being  singled  out  for  correction,  when  the  actions  of  others  go  unnoticed.    
 
______  4.  Getting  your  car  stuck  in  the  mud  or  snow.    
 
______  5.  You  are  talking  to  someone  and  they  don’t  answer  you.    
 
______  6.  Someone  pretends  to  be  something  they  are  not.    
 
______  7.  While  you  are  struggling  to  carry  four  cups  of  coffee  to  your  table  at  a  cafeteria,  someone  
bumps  into  you,  spilling  the  coffee.    
 
______  8.  You  have  hung  up  your  clothes,  but  someone  knocks  them  to  the  floor  and  fails  to  pick  
them  up.    
 
______  9.  You  are  hounded  by  a  salesperson  from  the  moment  that  you  walk  into  a  store.    
 
______  10.  You  have  made  arrangements  to  go  somewhere  with  a  person  who  backs  off  at  the  last  
minute  and  leaves  you  hanging.    
 
______  11.  Being  joked  about  or  teased.    
 
______  12.  Your  car  is  stalled  at  a  traffic  light,  and  the  guy  behind  you  keeps  blowing  his  horn.    
 
______  13.  You  accidentally  make  the  wrong  kind  of  turn  in  a  parking  lot.  As  you  get  out  of  your  car  
someone  yells  at  you,  “Where  did  you  learn  to  drive?”    
 
______  14.  Someone  makes  a  mistake  and  blames  it  on  you.    
 
______  15.  You  are  trying  to  concentrate,  but  a  person  near  you  is  tapping  their  foot.    
 
______  16.  You  lend  someone  an  important  book  or  tool  and  they  fail  to  return  it.    
   
______  17.  You  have  had  a  busy  day,  and  the  person  you  live  with  starts  to  complain  about  how  you  
forgot  to  do  something  that  you  forgot  to  do.    
 
______  18.  You  are  trying  to  discuss  something  important  with  your  mate  or  partner  who  isn’t  
giving    you  a  chance  to  express  your  feelings.    
 
______  19.  You  are  in  a  discussion  with  someone  who  persists  in  arguing  about  a  topic  they  know    
very  little  about.    
 
______  20.  Someone  sticks  his  or  her  nose  into  an  argument  between  you  and  someone  else.    
 
______  21.  You  need  to  get  somewhere  quickly,  but  the  car  in  front  of  you  is  going  25  mph  in  a  40    
mph  zone,  and  you  can’t  pass.    
 
______  22.  Stepping  on  a  gob  of  chewing  gum.    
 
______  23.  Being  mocked  by  a  small  group  of  people  as  you  pass  them.    
 
______  24.  In  a  hurry  to  get  somewhere,  you  tear  a  good  pair  of  slacks  on  a  sharp  object.    
 
______  25.  You  use  your  last  quarter  to  make  a  phone  call,  but  you  are  disconnected  before  you    
finish  dialing  and  the  quarter  is  lost.    
 
 
______  TOTAL  SCORE    
 
   
Now  that  you  have  completed  the  Anger  Inventory,  you  are  in  a  position  to  calculate  your  IQ,  your    
Irritability  Quotient.  Make  sure  that  you  have  not  skipped  any  items.  Add  up  your  score  for  each  of  
the    twenty-­‐five  incidents.  You  can  now  interpret  your  total  score  according  to  the  following  scale:    
 
 0  -­  45:  The  amount  of  anger  and  annoyances  you  generally  experience  is  remarkably  low.  Only  a    
few  percent  of  the  population  will  score  this  low  on  the  test.  You  are  one  of  the  select  few.    
 
46  -­  55:  You  are  substantially  more  peaceful  than  the  average  person.    
 
56  -­  75:  You  respond  to  life’s  annoyances  with  an  average  amount  of  anger.    
 
76  -­  85:  You  frequently  react  in  an  angry  way  to  life’s  many  annoyances.  You  are  substantially    
more  irritable  than  the  average  person.    
 
86  -­  100:  You  are  a  true  anger  champion,  and  you  are  plagued  by  frequent  intense  furious  
reactions  that  do  not  quickly  disappear.  You  probably  harbor  negative  feelings  long  after  the  
initial  insult  has  passed.  You  may  have  the  reputation  of  a  firecracker  or  a  hothead  among  people  
you  know.  You  may  experience  frequent  tension  headaches  and  elevated  blood  pressure.  Your  
anger  may  often  get  out  of  control  and  lead  to  impulsive  hostile  outbursts,  which  at  times  get  you  
into  trouble.  Only  a  few  percent  of  the  adult  population  react  as  intensely  as  you  do.    
 
   
 

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