The Anger Styles Self-Assessment is a 30-item self-reflection tool based on Ronald and Patricia Potter-Efron's work on anger. It identifies which of ten common anger patterns fit you, such as anger avoidance and sneaky, sudden, shame-based, habitual and moral anger, grouped into three families: masked, explosive and chronic anger. About 7 minutes.
This 30-item self-reflection tool looks at how anger shows up for you — not how much anger you feel, but the style it tends to take. It draws on Ron Potter-Efron’s work identifying ten common anger styles, which cluster into three broader families: masked anger (anger you hide or don’t notice — Anger Avoidance, Sneaky Anger, Paranoid Anger), explosive anger (anger that erupts — Sudden Anger, Shame-Based Anger, Deliberate Anger, Addictive Anger), and chronic anger (anger that lingers as a stance toward life — Habitual Anger, Moral Anger, Hate).
Nobody has just one style, and no style makes you a bad person — each pattern developed for a reason and once did a job for you. Seeing your profile across all ten styles gives you and your therapist a shared map: which patterns are costing you the most, and which skills (assertiveness, repair, self-compassion, tolerating discomfort) would help most.
Answer for how things have generally been over recent months, not just this week. Go with your first honest response — the styles you’d rather not admit to are usually the most useful ones to see.
Your responses are confidential.
Your assessment has been recorded.
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