Anger and Anger Management

Volume: 11 Number: 2 June 1, 2003
  • Çiğdem Soykan
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Anger and Anger Management

Abstract

Anger ıs an expressıon of emotıon in response to unsatısfıed vvıshes, unvvanted results and unfulfılled expectatıons Sımılarto ali other emotıonal expressıons, anger ıs a natural and unıversal feelıng that may ımprove communıcatıon ıf expressed appropnately On the other hand, uncontrolled and destructıve anger may lead to aggressıve and hıghly dıstruptıve behavıour The ımpacts of uncontrolled anger can be seen domestıc vıolence, chıld abuse, street and traffıc fıghts Overall, people usually do not ask for help when they feel that they have problems wıth theır anger, ınstead, they prefer to suppress, deny or behave overtly aggressıvely Unhealthy suppressıon of anger also causes many health problems ıncludıng hypertentıon, headache and gastro ıntestınal symptoms Neıther suppressıon nor over expressıon of aggressıon appears to be a healthy and effıcıous means of expressıng anger Although anger ıs a sıgnal for the organısm that alerts ıtself for a danger or a problem, it may also alerts the person hımself about the destructıveness evoked by anger İn conclusıon, anger should be experıenced appropnately, be understood and managed accordıngly

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Turkish

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Authors

Çiğdem Soykan This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2003

Submission Date

June 1, 2003

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Published in Issue

Year 2003 Volume: 11 Number: 2

APA
Soykan, Ç. (2003). Öfke ve Öfke Yönetimi. Kriz Dergisi, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.1501/Kriz_0000000192