Anger is a deep emotional response usually involving agitation, malice, or retribution. It is used as a protective mechanism to cover up fear, hurt or sadness. The English term originally comes from the term anger of Old Norse language. A person gets angry when he/she feels their personal boundaries are being or are going to be violated.
Raymond Novaco of University of California Irvine, who since 1975 has published a plethora of literature on the subject, classified anger into three modalities: cognitive (appraisals), somatic-affective (tension and agitations), and behavioral (withdrawal and antagonism). William DeFoore, an anger management writer, described anger as a pressure cooker: we can only apply pressure against our anger for a certain amount of time until it explodes.
Anger is an emotion identified by antagonizing someone or something you feel has deliberately done you wrong. Anger can be a good thing or bad. It can give you a way to express negative feelings, or motivate you to find solutions to problems.
Anger in all its uncontrolled state is an emotional reaction that impacts the body. When you are experiencing excessive anger, physical conditions such as increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and increased levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline comes with it. It makes it difficult to think straight and can have many physical and mental health consequences. Some view anger as an emotion which triggers part of the fight or flight brain response.
The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses, and at times public acts of aggression. Facial expressions can range from inward angling of the eyebrows to a full frown. The behaviors associated with anger are designed to warn aggressors to stop their threatening behavior. Rarely does a physical altercation occur without the prior expression of anger by at least one of the participants.[9] While most of those who experience anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them," psychologists point out that an angry person can very well be mistaken because anger causes a loss in self-monitoring capacity and objective observability.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anger
TIPS ON HOW TO TAME YOUR ANGER
• Think before you speak
• Exercise always
• Take a time out
• Identify possible solutions
• Stick with ‘I’ statement
• Don’t hold grudge
• Use humour to release tension
• Practice relaxation skill
• Know when to seek help
Always be in control of your emotions. Do not let your anger guide you.
Reference: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/anger-management/art-20045434
