


Alien Therapy also works as a bio-feedback machine. Like any other video game in the "shoot the bad guy" genre, players may feel anxious, upset or angry when they accidentally shoot the good guy. Harvard Medical School's Elizabeth Dougherty reports on a video game, Alien Therapy, designed to teach children and adolescents anger management skills. Finish with a discussion of which role plays would make the best real-life choices and why. Others will fall into the "angry" category. Some role plays will fall into the "assertive" category. They can help each other role play other ways to handle "doormat" situations.

Teens may start by thinking and sharing (if they choose) about times they felt like a doormat in other words, times they failed to assert themselves. A good activity for a group anger management session for teens is to discriminate between assertive behavior and angry behavior.
