Anger

Management

By: Sydney Bowline

EDU 280
6/19/18
 What is Anger?
• Where someone is annoyed or getting into a
rage mode.
 4 Types of Anger
• Aggressive anger
– Fighting
• Defensive anger
– Fight or Flight
• Outraged anger
– Laws and rules
• Frustrated anger
– No control over things
 External Triggers- People, Places,
Things
• Being verbally/physically attacked or assualted
• An interruption to your plans
• Financial losses or difficulties
• Unfair situations or treatment
• People lie to you or let you down
• Waiting in long lines
• Traffic
• People saying bad things about you
• Given wrong information or directions
 Internal Triggers
• Lack of sleep
• Hungry or thirsty
• Having your mind occupied with problems
• Negative emotions, anxiety, depression
• Being lonely
• Not likeing yourself
• Believing that you are not good enough or
unworthy of good things
• Feelings of guilt or shame
 Controlling Anger
• Think before you speak
• Listen to music
• Get some exercise
• Play games
• Use humor
• DON’T HOLD A GRUDGE!
 Videos
• https://youtu.be/5KM4_F-KFow

• https://youtu.be/BsVq5R_F6RA
 Stats
• 64% say that the world is becoming an angrier
place
• Almost a 1/3 of people (32%) polled say they
have a close friend or family member who has
trouble controlling their anger
• More than 1 in 10 (12%) say that they have
trouble controlling their own anger
• 58% of people wouldn’t know where to seek help
if they needed help with an anger problem
• 84% agree that people should be encouraged to
seek help if they have problems with anger
 Stats cont.
• More than 1 in 4 (28%) say that they worry
about how angry they sometimes feel
• 1 in 5 of people (20%) say that they have
ended a relationship or friendship with
someone because of they behaved when they
were angry
• Fewer than 1 in 7 (13%) of those people who
say they have trouble controlling their anger
have sought help for their anger problems
 Resources
• https://webangermanagement.com/statistics-on-the-
growing-anger-epidemic/
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-27/business/ct-
biz-0827-work-advice-huppke-20120827_1_office-anger-
frustration-passive-aggressive-behavior
• http://www.apa.org/topics/anger/control.aspx
• https://counselorssoapbox.com/2015/02/04/anger-triggers-
what-gets-you-angry/
• http://changingminds.org/explanations/emotions/four_reaso
ns_anger.htm