Anger

Anger (as defined in wikipedia) is an emotional state that may range from minor irritation to intense rage... Modern psychologists view anger as a primary, natural, and mature emotion experienced by all humans at times, and has value for survival.

• Anger can be helpful to get you ready to act in your best interests a difficult situation. However anger can also get you ready to act inappropriately.
• Uncontrolled anger can, negatively affect personal or social well-being.
• Suppressed anger (angry feelings you hold inside) is considered dangerous because it may ultimately manifest itself in explosive or irrational acts.

Causes of anger (paraphrased from wikipedia)
/br> Usually, those who experience anger say it is a result of "what has happened to them" and in most cases their anger occurred right after the incident. Also, the angry person typically believes the other persons behavior was intentional, personal, and controllable.

Coping with anger (paraphrased from wikipedia)

According to Leland R. Beaumont, each instance of anger demands making a choice. A person can choose to respond in the following ways:

• hostile action, including overt violence (fight, throw things)
  
  
• hostile inaction such as withdrawing or stonewalling (prevent the other from doing something)
  
  
• initiating a dominance contest (“I’ll show him, I’ll do...”)
  
  
• harboring resentment (holding a grudge)
  
  
• working to better understand and constructively resolve the issue
  

R Novaco suggests to manage anger you should explore and discuss the situation leading to anger. TakeMyTroubles can be an effective place for you to explore your situation. Of course if your anger has repeatedly caused problems for you and others, you may want to see a professional anger management counselor.

Tip: To prevent the repetition or severity of anger, learn what triggers your anger. Then you can work on methods to manage your anger.

How do you manage your anger? Take the Anger Profile assessment.

How do you argue with people you care about? Take the Arguing Style assessment.

More anger management tips and techniques from other sources.