ANGER MANAGEMENT

1. INTRODUCTION
Anger is a human emotion, with physical and psychological
components. It evolved with humansas part of our 'fight or flight'
mechanism. Anger helps us understand that we feel wronged,
andgives us an urge to put things right
Anger is normal and can be a useful emotion. It is not anger itself, but
the way it makes us feeland behave, that can make it into a problem
for us and others. Anger is an uncomfortable emotion. It involves
increased levels of adrenaline (epinephrine), which make the heart
beat faster, make you breathe faster, make you sweat and make you
tense.Anger can make you feel more powerful, strong and even
untouchable, and can stop younoticing pain. It can also make you feel
helpless, frustrated and small.The human response to anger is to try
to make it go away, by expending energy to 'use' theadrenaline. This
can involve displaying aggression, shouting, or becoming physically
violent.Anger can overwhelm other human responses like empathy for
others, so anger can lead us totreat others, and ourselves, in a way
that we later regret. It can make us act before we think.

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2. LITERATURE REVIEW

According to Jerry Deffenbacher, PhD, a psychologist who

specializes in anger management, some people really are more
“hotheaded” than others are; they get angry more easily and more
intensely than the average person does. There are also those who
don’t show their anger in loud spectacular ways but are chronically
irritable and grumpy. Easily angered people don’t always curse and
throw things; sometimes they withdraw socially, sulk, or get physically
ill.
People who are easily angered generally have what some
psychologists call a low tolerance for frustration, meaning simply that
they feel that they should not have to be subjected to frustration,
inconvenience, or annoyance. They can’t take things in stride, and
they’re particularly infuriated if the situation seems somehow unjust:
for example, being corrected for a minor mistake.
Anger has been viewed fairly negatively over the course of
history. In ancient Rome, Seneca pronounced anger “worthless even
for war”, while wrath makes it on to the list of deadly sins. But science
suggests there could be some benefits for the angry individual, if not
for society at large. Anger can serve as a powerful motivator. In a
2010 study, Dutch scientists showed volunteers pictures of objects
such as pens and mugs on a computer screen interspersed with
subliminal images of angry or neutral faces. When an angry face had
flashed up first, people rated objects as more desirable and worked
harder to win them in a subsequent game. Interestingly, the
participants were not consciously aware of this motivation – they said
they just liked the objects more.Outward expressions of anger can
also alter the way you are perceived. Larissa Tiedens, an American
psychologist who has conducted extensive research on anger, found
that participants were more supportive of President Bill Clinton when
they viewed him expressing anger about the Monica Lewinsky scandal

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than when they saw him expressing sadness – and the effect was
replicated with an unknown politician.
Tiedens also found that participants assigned a higher status
position and salary to a job candidate who described himself as angry
as opposed to sad. And showing anger during a negotiation has also
been shown to increase the chances of succeeding in it people are
more likely to yield to someone who is perceived as stubborn,
dominant.

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3. DISCUSSIONS

AngerManagement does not involve getting rid of all anger, but using
anger to enhance your life We can look at the purposes of anger in
both a positive and negative light. The positive aspects of anger that
you have increased energy, are able to communicate your feelings,
able to solve your problems and can take charge of the situation. The
negative aspects of anger are that you can have disruption of your
thinking, unnecessarily defend yourself, become aggressive and
become known as an angry person. Anger Management would be
seen then as increasing the positive aspects or functions of anger and
decreasing the negative functions of anger.

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4. CONCLUSION

Many people think that anger management is about learning to

suppress your anger. But never getting angry is not a healthy goal.
Anger will come out regardless of how hard you try to tamp it down.
The true goal of anger management isn’t to suppress feelings of
anger, but rather to understand the message behind the emotion and
express it in a healthy way without losing control. When you do, you’ll
not only feel better, you’ll also be more likely to get your needs met, be
better able to manage conflict in your life, and strengthen your
relationships. Mastering the art of anger management takes work, but
the more you practice, the easier it will get. And the payoff is huge.
Learning to control your anger and express it appropriately will help
you build better relationships, achieve your goals, and lead a healthier,
more satisfying life.

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5. REFERENCE
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION , (March 3, 2022)
https://www.apa.org/topics/anger/control

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Jill Booth et al., Leadership & Organization Development Journal,
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How can I refocus on my career after the pandemic?

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6. Anger is a human
emotion, with physical
and psychological
components. It evolved
with humans
7. as part of our 'ght
or ight' mechanism.
Anger helps us
understand that we feel
wronged, and
8. gives us an urge to put
things right
9. Anger is a human
emotion, with physical
and psychological

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 components. It evolved
with humans
10. as part of our 'ght
or ight' mechanism.
Anger helps us
understand that we feel
wronged, and
11. gives us an urge to put
things right
12. Anger is a human
emotion, with physical
and psychological
components. It evolved
with humans
13. as part of our 'ght
or ight' mechanism.
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 Anger helps us
understand that we feel
wronged, and
14. gives us an urge to put
things right
15. Anger is a human
emotion, with physical
and psychological
components. It evolved
with humans
16. as part of our 'ght
or ight' mechanism.
Anger helps us
understand that we feel
wronged, and

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17. gives us an urge to put
things right

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