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Anger Is Defined By The Oxford Dictionary

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Anger is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility. Psychology list anger as one of the basic human emotions felt by all people, regardless of race, religion, or culture. Numerous studies have been conducted on anger to try and find out how often people get angry; the findings range from once a day to fifteen times a day. What the studies did all find, was that anger is an emotion often used to mask other emotions, such as guilt, hurt, or fear.
While anger is an emotion experienced by everyone, how a person experiences it and why is widely varied. Two of the most common triggers an be simplified down to the violation of expectation or the blockage of goals. In women, anger is more likely to be triggered by experiences or problems with family and close friends. Men on the other hand are more likely to be triggered by a stranger’s behavior or things not working. Children are probably the best example of how blockage of goals can lead to anger. When a child is kept from a toy or there is an obstacle in their path, anger is the emotion that will most often be triggered. Studies have shown that younger people experience anger more than older adults and well educated people are less likely to anger then those less educated. When they do anger, educated individuals have been found to be better equipped to deal with the emotion in a productive way.
Psychologist have found that there are three ways a person may express their anger;

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