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ANGER MANAGEMENT

WHAT IS ANGER?• An emotional state.• Varies in intensity• A coping mechanism.• How you deal with

events that threatenthe body, self-esteemor values.

• Related to fear.
• Can be destructive

and lead to problems- at work, inrelationships, qualityof life.

• Feeling mad in

response tofrustration or injury.

• Distorted thinking.

CURRENT VIEWS• Angry people are hostile. (Hostility is a

chronic state of anger.

• Hostility is a permanent personality

characteristic.

• Hostile people are unhappy.• Angry people are emotionally insecure.• Angry people have a low sense of self.

EFFECTS OF ANGER• Anger---> Rage ---> Violence• Does great harm - more than any other

emotion.

• Associated with crime, abuse, poor

working conditions, poor health.

• Reports from Statistics and Surveys:
  • Road rage -> 8,000 deaths, 1 million injuries

CHARACTERISTICS OFANGRY PEOPLE• Hostility - silently or

overtly

• Marital problems• Greater stress in

interpersonal aspectsof work.

• Uses threat of anger

to manipulate others.

• Negative view of

work.

• Less open-minded.• Hostile people are

unhappy.

• Report more

difficulties at work.

• Less job satisfaction.

CHARACTERISTICS OF

ANGRY PEOPLE

• Are cynical.• Have antagonistic

interactions.

• Less tolerant.• Less understanding.• Less socially

responsible.

• Distrustful, resentful.
• Competitive.• Blame others, put

down others anddemean others as away of seekingrevenge.

• Influence other

people to share theircynicism &pessimism.

BEHAVIORAL SIGNS• Chronically angry people frequently create

unfriendly social environments forthemselves by the way they deal withanger.

• Verbal antagonism and condescending

remarks --> fuels antagonism from others.

• Assaults: physical, rage, slapping, shoving,

using a weapon.

BEHAVIORAL SIGNS• Aggressive: overly critical, fault finding,

name-calling, sarcasm, prejudice, cynicalhumor and teasing, flashes of temper.

• Hurtful: malicious gossip, stealing,

trouble-making, revengeful, passivelyresistant, interferes with progress.

• Rebellious: open defiance, indirectly

challenging.

ANGER KILLS

ANGER KILLS• Thought -> Brain -> “Let’s Get Mad” ->

autonomic nervous system -> release ofhormones & chemicals in blood ->increases heart -> increases blood sugarand pressure -> increases breathing ->impairs senses -> releases deadly cortisolfor “fight or flight” -> drains adrenalglands -> stimulates fat cells ->converts tocholesterol.

ANGER KILLS• Decreases production of serotonin which

activates the sympathetic nervous systemwhich speeds up release of cortisol - killervenom. Decreases action ofparasympathetic nervous system.

• Cortisol is potently dangerous - it lasts for

13 hours at the cellular level when released.

• Linked to cancer. Causes slow burn.

ANGER KILLS•

Suppressed anger is equally as bad -->bitterness, depression, high bloodpressure, heart disease, colitis and otherillnesses.

Learning to Manage Anger CanBe A Life Saver!• If you are an angry person, an abuser, an

oppressor -- work on changing yourhabits!

• If you are a person impacted by an angry

person, you must alleviate the assaults theangry person makes to your person andbody or eliminate the angry person fromyour life!

[Anger is like second-hand smoke. It can kill a

non-hostile person too! ]

SOME SUGGESTEDSTRATEGIES• Stress Inoculation.• Flooding or

Frustration Training.

• Meditation,

Relaxation.

• Assertiveness.• Be Empathic.• Learn To Be Fair.
• Learn to Hold Back

Anger.

• Stop Using Your

Temper To Get YourWay.

• Practice Listening.• Improve

Communication.