Anger Management

OVERVIEW ANGER MANAGEMENT 

Anger is an active emotion that calls a person feeling it to respond. Anger is a normal, healthy emotion, neither good nor bad. Like any emotion, it conveys a message, telling you that a situation is upsetting, unjust, or threatening. Anger Management is is a psycho-therapeutic program to inhibit anger and control. Anger management programs consider anger to be a motivation caused by an identifiable reason which can be logically analyzed and addressed.The ideal goal of anger management s to control and regulate anger so that it does not result in problems.

Anger is frequently a result of frustration, or of feeling blocked or thwarted from something the subject feels is important. Anger can also be a defensive response to underlying fear or feelings of vulnerability or powerlessness.

Professionals who deal with those who have trouble managing anger include occupational therapists, mental health counselors, drug and alcohol counselors, social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists.

CAUSE

People get into anger issues because both the instigator and instigated lack interpersonal and social skills to maintain self-control

Medical causes: 

• Drug addiction, alcoholism, a mental disability, biochemical changes and PTSD can all lead to a person committing an aggressive act against another person. These factors are typically associated with a heightened chance of anger.
• Migraines: Frequent migraine can be associated with levels of aggression and the need for anger management.  The tendency for a participant to inhibit his anger and not lash out was found more in children with higher AF. Children that qualified for low migraine AF actually had more anger expression.[13]

Psychological causes: Psychological factors such as stress, abuse, poor social or familial situations, and poverty can be linked to anger problems. 

Trauma:A history of trauma can result in increased anger. Sexual trauma is particularly correlated with anger, as well as childhood trauma . 

ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS

Prolonged or intense anger and frustration contributes to physical conditions such as headaches, digestive problems, high blood pressure and heart disease. Problems dealing with angry feelings may be linked to psychological disorders such as anxiety or depression. Angry outbursts can be a way of trying to cope with unhappiness or depression.

Without proper anger management, individuals may be more prone to violence.

They also may have increased stress levels, which can have both mental and physical symptoms 

It is important to recognize and validate trauma, rather than ignoring it and having their symptoms worsen.

RISK FACTORS

1. Physical health. heart disease, diabetes, a weakened immune system, insomnia, and high blood pressure are be prone when  frequent with high levels of stress  
2. Mental health. Sustained anger uses large mental energy, and clouds your thinking, resulting in harder to focus or enjoy life. Stress, depression, and other mental health problems arises.
3. Career. Constructive criticism, creative differences, and heated debate can be healthy. But lashing out only alienates your colleagues, supervisors, or clients and erodes their respect.
4. Relationships. Anger can cause lasting scars in the people you love most and get in the way of friendships and work relationships. Explosive anger makes it hard for others to trust you, speak honestly, or feel comfortable—and is especially damaging to children.

TREATMENTS