Catharsis: A Psychological Analysis

This technique was chosen because Pamela uses anger and/or shutting down to cope with perceived threats within her family. The entire family could benefit from this technique so that they may go from using emotionally reactivity to shifting towards a more functional cognitive process while engaging with one another (Gladding, 2010).

Client 2 had small changes from the baseline to intervention (Gliner, Harmon, & Morgan, 2000). Client 3 showed improvement in the baseline and invention (Gliner, Harmon, & Morgan, 2000). Client 4 showed there were slight improvement from baseline to intervention (Gliner, Harmon, & Morgan, 2000). Client 5 had overall improvement. Client 6 had minimal change from baseline to intervention (Gliner, Harmon, & Morgan, 2000). Client 7 showed improvement from baseline to intervention. Client 8 showed great improvement (Gliner, Harmon, & Morgan, 2000). Based on the high anger control scale scores the students that receive anger control training have shown patterns of improvement (Gliner, Harmon, & Morgan,

Objective 1: AEB a reduction of 75% of Robert’s maladaptive behavior responses relating to conflicts with others by the end of the 3 month treatment period based on his self-reporting Behavior Anger Response Questionnaire (BARQ).

“There is something about a catharsis that is very important.” This is a famous quote by Glenn Close, an American actress. In writing the use of catharsis is to make the reader feel different emotions by what the author is writing about. In the book The Martian, the author Andy Weir, uses catharsis to make the audience feel certain ways for Mark Watney, the main character. In the book Watney gets stranded on Mars all by himself. This itself is a problem but as Mark struggles to stay alive he faces many other problems. Weir uses catharsis in many types of conflicts in the story like person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. self and person vs. technology.

Some studies have shown that techniques geared toward facilitating emotional changes at the affective level produce more powerful and beneficial changes than those focused at the cognitive level alone (Watson & Rennie, 1994). However, by exploring the various characteristic of CBT and EFT, it can lead us to a more integrative and eclectic approach to anger management.

Medium Term Treatments: Acknowledge that mood-altering chemicals were used as a primary coping mechanism to escape from stress or pain, and the resulting negative consequences. Seek treatment for chemical dependence. Start to identify and list examples of the loss of control of anger. Practice relaxation training as a coping mechanism for tension, panic, stress, anger, and anxiety. Increased comfort and ability to talk and think about the traumatic incident without emotional stress.

Anger in a business setting can cause one to act inappropriately or unwisely by blowing an incident out of proportion and possibly irrevocably damaging a career. Learning that at any moment we have the ability to consciously control our anger is empowering but not that easy to accomplish. Goleman asserts the body’s chemical reaction to stressful situations, relating back to our ancient ancestors, is the reason for this difficulty. The introduction of hormones into the body is not a gradual elevation, but a quick release relating back to our basic fight or flight response to environmental dangers. Every day, hormones are incrementally released into the body with each passing taxing stressful episode until a level is reached that triggers anger. He offers two weapons against anger outbursts. The first is method is to recognize, as early as possible, what is triggering the anger. This disruption of the anger

Catharsis is used multiple times to show the stress and pressure on Ender. Usually Catharsis in the novel is the result of Ender’s Stress When Ender confronts Colonel graff, and Mazer Rackham, after discovering his simulation was real Ender yells: “‘You tricked me into it!’ He was crying, He was out of control” (Card 342)

Frequent intense but inhibited bouts of anger lead to an increase in frequency of transient myocardial ischemia (brief period of inadequate blood flow to the heart-painless, but seen as a precursor to heart attack)

Transition to Main Point #3: Although anger can be clarifying and cathartic if utilized effectively, it can also initiate or exacerbate mental health symptoms if it is denied and swallowed in the interests of

Utilizing strategies and techniques to effectively manage anger can be difficult, the lack of anger management can result in serious consequences. The literature suggest that problems related to anger and aggression can cause difficulty in many areas of life. In addition, it can cause impaired functionality for

Pt. attended AMS Central Therapy sessions on the above. The Topic was “Are Your Emotions and Behaviors Helping you or hurting you?” Pt. reported that an extremely stressful event that happened recently was getting into an argument with his girlfriend. Pt. commented that he felt angry, guilty and depressed about this problem. Pt. stated that what he did was overreacting to control the situation. Pt. stated, “I said really mean things and I acted very passive aggressive.” Pt. mentioned that his behaviors did not help him in the short-term because he failed to use better communication skills. Pt. said that thinking about how much he loves her did help him think clearly and deal with the upsetting event. Pt. reported that he still working on the

“The experience of catharsis is meant to make a person feel calm and refreshed” (Mallick). The great feeling of relief is brought at the final scene of

Is there a catharsis in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close? If so, when does it happen for Oskar, and if applicable for the reader? There are many possibilities. On one hand there are catharsises, on the other hand there are not. For Oskar there is could be a catharsis, because he finds acceptance. Or there is no catharsis,

al., 2012; Zhang, Roberts, Liu, Meng, Tang, Sun, & Yu, 2012). Trait anger has even been positively correlated with financial risk taking and lower motor control (Bresin & Robinson, 2013; Gambetti & Giusberti, 2014). In a recent study conducted by Agaoglu & Esen (2014), results showed that mostly when the wellness level of the students is increased, the trait anger levels are decreased. Research has also shown that implementing health-promoting anger managing behaviors into lifestyles could decrease the harmful effects of inflammatory responses in postmenopausal women (Gross, Groer, & Thomas,