Anger Management
Contents
What is Anger? 1 Understanding a Chain of Anger 2 Understanding the Links that Make-up the Chain of Anger/Anger Triggers 2 Effects of Anger 5 Types of Anger 6 Anger vs. Aggression 8 Activities and Ice Breakers 8 Role Plays and Videos 13 Anger Management 14 Ways to deal with Anger 15 Conclusion 16 References 17
What is Anger?
Anyone can become angry. That is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way... that is not easy. -- Aristotle.
Meaning of Anger
“A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility”
It is a state of being mad, or annoyed.
Define Anger
“Anger is a normal feeling that comes naturally when we think someone or something will hurt us or someone we care about. Also, we may become angry when we think that someone has wronged us. Finally, it is normal to become angry when our needs, wants, and goals are not being met.”
Anger is a basic human emotion that is experienced by all people. Typically triggered by an emotional hurt, anger is usually experienced as an unpleasant feeling that occurs when we think we have been injured, mistreated, opposed in our long-held views, or when we are faced with obstacles that keep us from attaining personal goals.
Understanding a Chain of Anger
We all have felt anger. Children, old people, teenagers, men and women all experience anger. Anger, however, is NOT simple annoyance, irritation or disappointment. Anger is a complex emotion. People have different styles of expressing anger. It may be expressed as rage, verbal abuse, or striking out at others and things. It can be quick, like a viper’s bite or it can be like a boom of a cannon, or it can be slow and seething. It can zoom from “0” to “85” in a split second, and spin out of control. Other people shove it down and let it smolder like hot coals. Some people feel resentment and shame. Some people feel anger day in and
What is Anger? 1 Understanding a Chain of Anger 2 Understanding the Links that Make-up the Chain of Anger/Anger Triggers 2 Effects of Anger 5 Types of Anger 6 Anger vs. Aggression 8 Activities and Ice Breakers 8 Role Plays and Videos 13 Anger Management 14 Ways to deal with Anger 15 Conclusion 16 References 17
What is Anger?
Anyone can become angry. That is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way... that is not easy. -- Aristotle.
Meaning of Anger
“A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility”
It is a state of being mad, or annoyed.
Define Anger
“Anger is a normal feeling that comes naturally when we think someone or something will hurt us or someone we care about. Also, we may become angry when we think that someone has wronged us. Finally, it is normal to become angry when our needs, wants, and goals are not being met.”
Anger is a basic human emotion that is experienced by all people. Typically triggered by an emotional hurt, anger is usually experienced as an unpleasant feeling that occurs when we think we have been injured, mistreated, opposed in our long-held views, or when we are faced with obstacles that keep us from attaining personal goals.
Understanding a Chain of Anger
We all have felt anger. Children, old people, teenagers, men and women all experience anger. Anger, however, is NOT simple annoyance, irritation or disappointment. Anger is a complex emotion. People have different styles of expressing anger. It may be expressed as rage, verbal abuse, or striking out at others and things. It can be quick, like a viper’s bite or it can be like a boom of a cannon, or it can be slow and seething. It can zoom from “0” to “85” in a split second, and spin out of control. Other people shove it down and let it smolder like hot coals. Some people feel resentment and shame. Some people feel anger day in and
References: http://www.srichinmoybio.co.uk/blog/inner-peace/10-powerful-ways-to-deal-with-anger/ http://www.pbs.org/thisemotionallife/topic/anger/what-anger http://steppingup.washington.edu/clinicians-corner/Anger-Module.pdf http://www.angerdefense.com/blog/types-of-anger-12-most-common-types-of-anger/