The Ability to Recognize Stress   If you can successfully recognize when you are becoming stressed before it develops into anger than you can more easily prevent anger.

The Ability to Develop Empathy    This skill uses the perspective of others to reduce your anger.

The Ability to Respond Not React  People with anger issues are quick to react instead of to respond. When you respond you think first and effectively communicate your feelings. When you react you are not thinking and simply reacting to what the situation or other person has done or resulted in.

The Ability to Change Your Inner Conversation   Controlling and changing the thoughts that are appearing in your head is important to determine how you will handle the situation.

The Ability to Communicate Assertively   This skill involves a person practicing effective communication and responding to certain things without getting hostile or angry about it.

The Ability to Adjust Your Expectations   The main reason many people become upset is because a particular outcome they were expecting did not come to pass.  This skill helps individuals to learn to adjust to difficult situations and people.