EDUC 710

ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

REFLECTION
ANGER MANGEMENT

Anger is a feeling that usually arise when we feel hurt. It can

sometimes cause us to have an emotion of revenge or be passive sometimes.
Our professor in advance Psychology let us view the movie anger management.
It is a 2003 American buddy comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written
by David S. Dorfman. The plot was about a mild-mannered man gets caught up
in an incident aboard a plane and ends up being sent to anger management
classes to avoid being sent to jail. The teacher of the class is confrontational,
completely unorthodox and ends up moving in with the man to help him fight
his inner demons. On the first part of the movie I actually felt confused of what
really happen and then gradually I’ve understand the situation. I was laughing
when I realize that I am also somehow like him. I have this type of manner that
I don’t admit that I am angry, because I don’t like confrontation. I don’t like to
explain my feelings to other since I want them to be sensitive enough to know
their fault. Besides I am also denial in some cases.
Now, my memories during college days reminds me that there are
different types of angriness. Passive Aggression, Open Aggression, and
Assertive Anger. These three are the most general type. Passive aggression is a
type of indirect aggression. It allows a person to express anger and related
emotions without directly communicating these feelings. Open aggression is a
sharp contrast to passive-aggressive anger, as it's usually expressed outwardly
mostly in a physically or verbally aggressive way. It means thinking before you
speak, being confident in how you say it, yet open and flexible to the 'other
side'. It means being patient; not raising your voice; communicating how you
are feeling emotionally, and really trying to understand what others are feeling.
On the movie anger management, the type of anger being shown are
explosive and implosive”. There are two main types of anger expression. There
are the explosive individuals that release anger quickly and intensely. Then
there are more passive aggressive individuals that will allow their anger to grow
within themselves. To understand easier lets focus on these two type. On the
scene in the movie there are moments that the protagonist should be very mad
and yet he doesn’t seem to show it but deeply he is mad. This type of anger will
lead to explosion of feelings once you reach the limit it is hard to hold.
The movie thought me that addressing your true feeling is ok, yet you
need to be careful not to hurt anybody including yourself. Because at some
points angriness might also cause you to be poised. A quote from an American
writer Mark Twain “ Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in
which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”

Prepared by:
SHERY A. CANTAGO
Doctorand
SUBMITTED TO: 

DR. RUFINO T. TUDLASAN JR.

Professor