Anger-Related Behaviors

This paper will examine Robert C. Solomon's Emotions and Choices article, to best identify what anger is, and to what extent a rational human being is responsible for their anger. Firstly, Solomon's argument must be described. A quick summation of Solomon's argument can be found in the following four points: Emotions are judgements, emotions are chosen, emotions serve a purpose, and emotions are rational.1 To quote Solomon, he explains that “Emotions are not occurrences, and do not happen to us. They ... may be chosen like an action.”2

Anger Management Education, founded in 1994, provided education and psychotherapy to individuals to help make sense of and manage anger in their everyday lives (Anger Management 1). Anger remains a healthy emotion when expressed appropriately, although devastating effects may still exist. Anger lies at the root of many personal and social problems, such as child abuse, domestic and community violence, physical and verbal abuse. Anger also affects our physical health, by contributing to headaches, migraines, severe gastrointestinal symptoms, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. Many of us do not have the knowledge or abilities required to express our anger as a healthy emotion. As a result, some of us store and

During our lifetime every one of us feels anger and aggression occasionally, some more than others, maybe as a child in the play ground or later as an adult when somebody cuts you up when you are driving along. But what causes anger and aggression and why do we all suffer from it? Well there are lots of different theories to what causes aggression and where aggressive behaviour comes from. So throughout this essay I will examine the different concepts and theories from different psychologist and develop and show an understanding of Aggression

There are many triggers that occurred while observing my anger patterns throughout 48 hours. From the start of my day stress and trying to run on a time frame to get to work through all the traffic and the people who should never be on the road makes me frustrated. It always seems that I get behind people who do not have to be anywhere and have nothing to do but joyriding. This can cause intense stress when commuting to Springfield to work every day. Another thing that causes stress when driving is whether or not I am running on time or late. If I am making good time I have low frustration, but if I overslept or just running late it is very stressful and can make me have more road rage. So, when I am on time the intensity of my frustration is low and when my frustration is high I tend to become angry and I would say that the intensity of my anger is seven or above.

Chapter fifteen introduced the concept of the frustration-aggression hypothesis. In essence, the subject displaces anger or frustration from disappointment. They will direct their emotions at

Anger likes to show up in our everyday life. It truly is unpredictable on when it decides to, in fact, show up. The best thing about anger, though, is the ability to be able to control it. It generally is easy to do so, but when we get provoked the line between having control and being out of control, thins. This is when our ability is on show, you either punch the guy, through the vase, or yell out the most creative vocabulary you have, or you simply shake the person’s hand and wish them a good day. Be random when you choose to control your anger or let your anger lost control of you.

The adaptive behaviors scales: measured the likelihood to respond to anger in a constructive way.

Therapist diverted from plan to meet with individual to discuss anger behavior. Individual stated her anger behavior approved a little but she hits her sibling. Individual states she gets mad easily with her sibling and wants to fight all the time. Therapist and individual practiced two anger management and calming techniques to utilize when becoming frustrated with siblings. Individual stated she will use the anger management and calming skills to help her do better at school this year as well as at home.

The purpose of the group I co-facilitate is to assist young men who have anger management issues gain control of their anger and negative emotions. As mentioned the group is an all male group of teenager’s ages 15-18 years old. In total there are 9 consumers that make up the group; 12 members total including the facilitators. Of the 9 consumers 7 of them are Black and the remaining 2 are Hispanic. The group is made up of two 15 year olds, four 18 year olds, two 16 year olds, and one 17 year old. Four group members reside in group homes and of those four two have no contact with their family. Two members are from working class families and reside in nice areas of the city. Three members are in foster care and reside with foster families.

The final chapters of the book focus on destructive expressions of anger and how anger can be used as a spiritual ally. Chapter six lists and describes many obvious and subtle ways the different people express anger, as well as explaining how these expressions of anger hurt relationships. Chapter seven discusses how using anger effectively can help us grow closer to God each day and learn more about ourselves.

According to previous research on the feelings toward individuals who could or could not control their outcomes, one may assume that undesirable emotions such as anger would

I have been seeing a 35-year-old male. He was working as a supervisor, and had about eight men that had to answer to him. He would feel himself getting so angry. The client’s boss demanded him to come in for therapy. He is also having problems sleeping, and some anger towards his employees.

Some children exhibit periodic episodes of angry and aggressive behaviour when they are faced with difficult times. They may have individual problems and social relationship problems that put them at increased risk for anger and aggressive behaviour. When angry and aggressive behaviours become increasingly frequent and severe, this may signal that children require more intensive help to deal with their distress and to constructively channel their angry feelings and control their acting out and troubling behaviours.

The anger management group is designed to serve combat veterans or those who have suffered a traumatic event while in the military. In the ten-weeks of group meetings, facilitators will focus on teaching coping skills along with educating veterans by introducing themes and concepts relating to anger management and control. Facilitators will introduce a new theme and skill every week with the expectation of active participation by the veterans. Ideally, group meetings are meant to held at VA outpatient clinics that focus on treating PTSD and providing readjustment counseling. As reported, group therapy has a significant power to help people gain a sense of greater personal, interpersonal, and environmental control over their lives (Gitterman,

This approaches contribute to knowledge in different ways regarding aggressive behavior. In aetiological approach, behavioral genetic studies compare the degree of similarity in a behavioral phenotype that is attributable to additive genetic influence. Molecular genetic approach is a means for examining the aetiologic contributions to behavioral phenotypes such as aggression. Longitudinal-developmental research provide a basis for gathering aetiologic influences because of its temporal relations between outcome variables and putative causal factors which can be identified with quantitative models.