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- 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
Psychologists can help people recognize and avoid the triggers that make them angry They can also provide ways to help people manage the inevitable anger that sometimes flares without warning
- 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
- Road rage, traffic jams and why driving stresses us out
Dwight Hennessy, PhD, talks about what’s going on when we get behind the wheel, how our personality affects our driving, and how driving may change with more automated and self-driving cars
- 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
- What Makes Children Angry
Babies (0 to 18 months) Are angry when they have a discomfort caused by hunger, loud noises or tiredness They show it by crying Toddlers (18 to 36 months) Can be easily angered because: (a) they think they are the center of the world and can be frustrated when they cannot do or have what they want (b) it is difficult to share things (c) they have a strong notion of what belongs to them (d
- Here’s advice from psychologists on how to help kids cope with anger . . .
Incorporating visual aids, such as a thermometer, where kids can lower their emotional “temperature” from red to blue Help kids learn words for their emotions When children learn to notice and explain how they feel, they can use words to convey frustration instead of angry behaviors
- Red with anger or feeling blue? The link between color and emotion
When you’re sad, do you say that you’re feeling blue? Have you ever felt green with envy? Domicele Jonauskaite, PhD, of the University of Vienna, discusses why language so often links color with emotion, whether those links are universal or differ by culture, whether colors can actually make us feel calm or sad or angry, why people’s favorite colors don’t really tell us anything about
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