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- Anger - American Psychological Association (APA)
Anger is an emotion characterized by antagonism toward someone or something It can give you a way to express negative feelings or motivate you to find solutions, but excessive anger can harm your physical and mental health
- Control anger before it controls you
Anger is a normal, healthy response to a threat and may be used for a constructive purpose When anger becomes uncontrollable or is unexpressed, it may lead to destructive thoughts or actions Learn how to control it
- Understanding anger: How psychologists help with anger problems
Anger often goes hand-in-hand with other problems, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or alcohol problems Psychologists can help treat those conditions while also providing strategies for managing the anger that goes along with them
- Strategies for controlling your anger: Keeping anger in check
Uncontrolled anger can be problematic for your personal relationships and for your health Fortunately, there are tools you can learn to help you keep your anger in check
- In brief: Anger is sometimes a gift, the power of suppressing unwanted . . .
Anger is (sometimes) a gift While often perceived as a negative emotion, anger can sometimes help people achieve challenging goals, suggests research in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Researchers conducted five studies involving 1,020 participants in the United States and analyzed survey data from 1,405 respondents In each experiment, researchers elicited either an
- Here’s advice from psychologists on how to help kids cope with anger . . .
[Related: How to help kids understand and manage their emotions] Here’s advice from psychologists on how to help kids cope with anger and frustration: Teach children how to calm down Young children often throw tantrums because they want something but don’t know how to get it Try holding your child’s hands and taking deep breaths together
- The fast and the furious - American Psychological Association (APA)
These strategies have proven to help reduce anger and aggression, both behind the wheel and in general The treatment group averaged a 64% drop in aggressive driving behaviors, and showed marked reductions on measures of psychological distress, a standardized Driving Anger Scale, and a Driver Stress Profile
- Anger across the gender divide
Researchers strive to understand how men and women experience and express anger
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