What is Anger?Anger is a perfectly normal emotion to feel. Anger is expressed when we have been hurt physically or emotionally, have been wronged by someone or when we feel really frustrated. Anger is a normal human expression in response to an event or person. We all have been angry at some time or another. Like some of our other emotions: love, sadness, happiness, desire, pride and fear; we can experience them in different degrees, depending on the intensity of the experience that triggered the emotion. As children our emotions can overwhelm us because we have not figured out what to do with them or how to manage them. As we age from childhood to adulthood, we are expected to learn how to manage our emotions, including anger. Managing our anger is essential when living in societal groups because allowing anger to become out of control can infringe on the rights of others. Uncontrolled anger can cause harm to others or to property. The harm we cause others can cost us not only in monetary terms but also in emotional terms or even in loss of our freedoms. It is wise for all of us to learn how to manage our emotions, especially anger.
These statistics are alarming and are attributed directly to individuals who have yet to be able to manage their anger. Uncontrolled anger causes people to lash out and perpetrate acts of violence that causes pain and destruction to others and to themselves. As the statistics mentioned, some of the consequences of anger has been road rage, violence in the workplace and has even escalated to the point of angered individuals taking the lives of others. The emotion anger is not an entirely bad thing to experience. Sometimes we can reap benefits from encounters with this emotion. An example would be when you find out that someone has been taking advantage of you. The anger that rises in you can spur you on to take healthy actions that protect you from future abuse by this person. Anger is an emotional-physiological-cognitive internal state; it is separate from the behavior it might prompt. In some instances, angry emotions are beneficial; if we are being taken advantage of, anger motivates us to take action (not necessarily aggressive) to correct the situation. Aggression is action Anger in itself, is an emotional/physiological/cognitive internal condition and is what we experience. Anger is not behavior; it is an emotion that we feel in response to a stimulus (event or person). The emotion of anger may prompt someone to take action to correct a situation and that action can be constructive or destructive New Issues in Anger Management01/06/2009Lawsuits continue in wake of deadly Graniteville train wreck (The State) AIKEN -- After the immediate impact of the Graniteville disaster had cleared, remedies were sought from those injured. Many took their loss or anger out through legal means as dozens of lawsuits were filed against Norfolk Southern Railroads and the Norfolk Southern Company. Since the derailment, 29 personal injury or negligent death lawsuits have been brought to the federal level, demanding ... Lawsuits continue in wake of deadly Graniteville train wreck (The State) 01/06/2009 Former deputy receives probation (Lawrence Journal-World) A former Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy has received six months’ probation and will be required to participate in anger-management counseling after his September arrest at his Eudora home. Former deputy receives probation (Lawrence Journal-World) 01/06/2009 Lawsuits continue in wake of deadly Graniteville train wreck (The State) AIKEN -- After the immediate impact of the Graniteville disaster had cleared, remedies were sought from those injured. Many took their loss or anger out through legal means as dozens of lawsuits were filed against Norfolk Southern Railroads and the Norfolk Southern Company. Since the derailment, 29 personal injury or negligent death lawsuits have been brought to the federal level, demanding ... Lawsuits continue in wake of deadly Graniteville train wreck (The State) 01/06/2009 Dad gets 5 days in jail for softball tirade (Chicago Tribune) A Hanover Park man who threatened a youth softball umpire and spit on a deputy sheriff was sentenced today to 5 days in jail and ordered to take anger-management classes. Michael Beck, 47, of the 1600 block of Arlington Drive in Hanover Park pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of battery and assault and was sentenced by DuPage County Judge Peter Dockery to 5 days in the jail's work-release ... Dad gets 5 days in jail for softball tirade (Chicago Tribune) 01/06/2009 Anger management needed for 2009 (The North Bay Nugget) North Bay Police Service charged a 22-year-old woman with assault early Saturday morning after two people said they were confined against their will. The victims [...] Anger management needed for 2009 (The North Bay Nugget) 01/06/2009 Raúl and Martín Torrijos hold official talks (Granma Internacional) PRESIDENT Raúl Castro Ruz and Mr. Martín Torrijos Espino, president of the Republic of Panama presided over official talks yesterday (Monday) at the Palace of the Revolution as part of the visit to Cuba by the head of state of this Central American sister nation. Raúl and Martín Torrijos hold official talks (Granma Internacional) 01/06/2009 Dad gets 5 days in jail for softball tirade (Chicago Tribune) Dad gets 5 days in jail for softball tirade (Chicago Tribune) |
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