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Revitalizing Psychiatry
Anger
Management
Management
Anger Management at our Center
Patients at the Center of Revitalizing Psychiatry have a choice of Anger Management classes, group and
individual psychotherapy, Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and, if needed, psychiatric medication
management. To get more information about Anger Management groups' schedule click here. To
schedule an appointment please call our office at 201-488-5161.
Wikipedia gives the following description of Anger in modern society.
Anger in modern society
In modern society, anger is viewed as an immature or uncivilized response to frustration, threat, violation,
or loss. Conversely, keeping calm, coolheaded, or turning the other cheek is considered more socially
acceptable. This conditioning can cause inappropriate expressions of anger such as uncontrolled violent
outbursts, misdirected anger or repressing all feelings of anger when it would be an appropriate
response to the situation. Also, anger that is constantly “bottled up” can lead to persistent violent
thoughts or actions, nightmares and even physical symptoms. Anger can also aggravate an already
present mental health problem such as clinical depression.
Many people believe that depression is in fact anger turned inwards. The reason for this assumption is
because many depressed people react to stress by turning their anger inward as a response to physical
or emotional abuse or neglect from parents or others. One secondary effect of the depression sufferer's
denial of anger is that their interpersonal relationships are often unhappy and unhealthy.
Another side-effect of anger is that it can fuel obsessions, phobias, addictions and manic tendencies.
Many people who are not able to express their anger will let it out in some sort of furious activity which
can result in clinical depression or even bipolar disorder. Anger can also fan the flames of paranoia and
prejudice, even in normal, everyday situations. People tend to express their anger either passively or
aggressively through the fight-or-flight response. The passive "flight" response is repression and denial
of anger for safety. However, aggressive behavior is associated with the "fight" response and the use of
the verbal and physical power of anger to abuse and hurt others.
Symptoms of anger
Anger can be of one of two main types: Passive anger and Aggressive anger. These two types of anger
have some characteristic symptoms:
Passive anger
Passive anger can be expressed in the following ways:
Aggressive anger
The symptoms of aggressive anger are:
It should be stated that anyone displaying any of these behaviors does not always have an anger
management problem.
Methods of anger management
Psychologists recommend a balanced approach to anger, which both controls the emotion and allows
the emotion to express itself in a healthy way. Some descriptions of actions of anger management are:
You can get more information about Anger Management here.
Patients at the Center of Revitalizing Psychiatry have a choice of Anger Management classes, group and
individual psychotherapy, Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and, if needed, psychiatric medication
management. To get more information about Anger Management groups' schedule click here. To
schedule an appointment please call our office at 201-488-5161.
Wikipedia gives the following description of Anger in modern society.
Anger in modern society
In modern society, anger is viewed as an immature or uncivilized response to frustration, threat, violation,
or loss. Conversely, keeping calm, coolheaded, or turning the other cheek is considered more socially
acceptable. This conditioning can cause inappropriate expressions of anger such as uncontrolled violent
outbursts, misdirected anger or repressing all feelings of anger when it would be an appropriate
response to the situation. Also, anger that is constantly “bottled up” can lead to persistent violent
thoughts or actions, nightmares and even physical symptoms. Anger can also aggravate an already
present mental health problem such as clinical depression.
Many people believe that depression is in fact anger turned inwards. The reason for this assumption is
because many depressed people react to stress by turning their anger inward as a response to physical
or emotional abuse or neglect from parents or others. One secondary effect of the depression sufferer's
denial of anger is that their interpersonal relationships are often unhappy and unhealthy.
Another side-effect of anger is that it can fuel obsessions, phobias, addictions and manic tendencies.
Many people who are not able to express their anger will let it out in some sort of furious activity which
can result in clinical depression or even bipolar disorder. Anger can also fan the flames of paranoia and
prejudice, even in normal, everyday situations. People tend to express their anger either passively or
aggressively through the fight-or-flight response. The passive "flight" response is repression and denial
of anger for safety. However, aggressive behavior is associated with the "fight" response and the use of
the verbal and physical power of anger to abuse and hurt others.
Symptoms of anger
Anger can be of one of two main types: Passive anger and Aggressive anger. These two types of anger
have some characteristic symptoms:
Passive anger
Passive anger can be expressed in the following ways:
- Secretive behavior, such as stockpiling resentments that are expressed behind people’s backs,
giving the silent treatment or under the breath mutterings, avoiding eye contact, putting people
down, gossiping, anonymous complaints, poison pen letters, stealing, and conning. - Manipulation, such as provoking people to aggression and then patronizing them, forgiveness,
provoking aggression but staying on the sidelines, emotional blackmail, false tearfulness, feigning - illness, sabotaging relationships, using sexual provocation, using a third party to convey negative
feelings, withholding money or resources. - Self-blame, such as apologizing too often, being overly critical, inviting criticism.
- Self-sacrifice, such as being overly helpful, making do with second best, quietly making long
suffering signs but refusing help, or lapping up gratefulness. - Ineffectualness, such as setting yourself and others up for failure, choosing unreliable people to
depend on, being accident prone, underachieving, sexual impotence, expressing frustration at
insignificant things but ignoring serious ones. - Dispassion, such as giving the cold shoulder or phony smiles, looking cool, sitting on the fence
while others sort things out, dampening feelings with substance abuse, overeating, oversleeping,
not responding to another’s anger, frigidity, indulging in sexual practices that depress spontaneity
and make objects of participants, giving inordinate amounts of time to machines, objects or
intellectual pursuits, talking of frustrations but showing no feeling. - Obsessive behavior, such as needing to be clean and tidy, making a habit of constantly checking
things, over-dieting or overeating, demanding that all jobs are done perfectly. - Evasiveness, such as turning your back in a crisis, avoiding conflict, not arguing back, becoming
phobic.
Aggressive anger
The symptoms of aggressive anger are:
- Threats, such as frightening people by saying how you could harm them, their property or their
prospects, finger pointing, fist shaking, wearing clothes or symbols associated with violent
behavior, tailgating, excessively blowing a car horn, slamming doors. - Hurtfulness, such as physical violence, verbal abuse, biased or vulgar jokes, breaking a
confidence, playing loud music, using foul language, ignoring people’s feelings, willfully
discriminating, blaming, punishing people for unwarranted deeds, labeling others. - Destructiveness, such as destroying objects, harming animals, destroying a relationship between
two people, reckless driving, alcohol abuse. - Bullying, such as threatening people directly, persecuting, pushing or shoving, using power to
oppress, shouting, using a car to force someone off the road, playing on people’s weaknesses. - Unjust blaming, such as accusing other people for your own mistakes, blaming people for your
own feelings, making general accusations. - Manic behavior, such as speaking too fast, walking too fast, working too much and expecting
others to fit in, driving too fast, reckless spending. - Grandiosity, such as showing off, expressing mistrust, not delegating, being a poor loser, wanting
center stage all the time, not listening, talking over people’s heads, expecting kiss and make-up
sessions to solve problems. - Selfishness, such as ignoring other’s needs, not responding to requests for help, queue jumping.
- Vengeance, such as being over-punitive, refusing to forgive and forget, bringing up hurtful
memories from the past. - Unpredictability, such as explosive rages over minor frustrations, attacking indiscriminately,
dispensing unjust punishment, inflicting harm on others for the sake of it, using alcohol and drugs,
illogical arguments.
It should be stated that anyone displaying any of these behaviors does not always have an anger
management problem.
Methods of anger management
Psychologists recommend a balanced approach to anger, which both controls the emotion and allows
the emotion to express itself in a healthy way. Some descriptions of actions of anger management are:
- Direct, such as not beating around the bush, making behavior visible and conspicuous, using body
language to indicate feelings clearly and honestly, anger directed at persons concerned. - Honorable, such as making it apparent that there is some clear moral basis for the anger, being
prepared to argue your case, never using manipulation or emotional blackmail, never abusing
another person’s basic human rights, never unfairly hurting the weak or defenseless, taking
responsibility for actions. - Focused, such as sticking to the issue of concern, not bringing up irrelevant material.
- Persistent, such as repeating the expression of feeling in the argument over and over again,
standing your ground, self defense. - Courageous, such as taking calculated risks, enduring short term discomfort for long term gain,
risking displeasure of some people some of the time, taking the lead, not showing fear of other’s
anger, standing outside the crowd and owning up to differences, using self-protective skills. - Passionate, such as using full power of the body to show intensity of feeling, being excited and
motivated, acting dynamically and energetically, initiating change, showing fervent caring, being
fiercely protective, enthusing others. - Creative, such as thinking quickly, using more wit, spontaneously coming up with new ideas and
new views on subjects. - Forgiving, such as demonstrating a willingness to hear other people’s anger and grievances,
showing an ability to wipe the slate clean once anger has been expressed. - Listening, to what is being said to you. Anger creates a hostility filter, and often all you can hear is
negatively toned.
You can get more information about Anger Management here.
