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
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
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
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
Anger Has Benefits for Attaining Goals anger elicited by a reaction time task predicted responses on that task, and Study 5 examined whether anger elicited by considering an upcoming election predicted voting behavior in two contentious presidential elections
Road rage, traffic jams and why driving stresses us out Is your commute the most stressful part of your day? Traffic psychologist Dwight Hennessy, PhD, talks about what’s going on when we get behind the wheel—including what causes road rage, why some people find driving more stressful than others and how our personality affects our driving, what’s going on with the zipper merge, and how driving may change with more automated and self-driving