Anger turned inward may cause hypertension or depression.
Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for the Security Sector
Afterwards, you can calm down inside. This means not just controlling your
outward behavior, but also controlling your internal responses, taking steps to
lower your heart rate, calm yourself down, and let the feelings subside.
As Dr. Spielberger notes, “When none of these three techniques work, that’s
when someone – or something- is going to get hurt.”
ANGER MANAGEMENT
Goal: to reduce both your emotional feelings and the physiological arousal
that anger causes, that you cannot get rid of, or avoid, the things or the
people that enrage you, nor can you change them, but you can learn to
control your reactions.
Question #1 Are you too angry?
There are psychological tests that measure the intensity of your anger, how
prone to anger you are, and how well you handle it. But chances are good that
if you do have a problem with anger, you already know it. If you find yourself
acting in ways that seem to be out of control and frightening, you might need
help finding better ways to deal with this emotion.
Question #2 Why are some people angrier than others?
According to Jerry Deffenbacher, PhD, some people really are more “hotheaded” than others are; they get angrier easily and more intensely than the
average person does. There are also those who do not show their anger in
loud spectacular ways but are chronically irritable and grumpy. Easily angered
people do not always curse and throw things, sometimes they withdraw
socially, sulk or get physically ill.
People who are easily angered generally have what some psychologists call
a low tolerance for frustration. It simply that they feel that they should not
have to be subjected to frustration, inconvenience, or annoyance. They cannot
take things in stride, and they are particularly infuriated if the situation seems
somehow unjust, for example, being corrected for a minor mistake.
ACTIVITY VII. Fixing your Anger Issues (“I statement” showdown)
Purpose: To be aware, acknowledge, and process the anger feeling in such a
way one may express it into a calm behavior.
Materials: Cartolina and pentel pen
Time: 30 minutes
Instruction: Form 3 groups consisting of 5-7 members. Each group will be
given a certain anger-provoking situation. Each member shall only speak and
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