Anger As Concept
I felt anger is a great contributor to mental and physical illness. Anger sometimes leads to trauma and people often land up losing mental balance. The reason I chose anger as a concept is primarily because as a nurse I want to create awareness among people and society and stress on management of anger. Anger is one letter short of Danger. I think the word “anger” and its complements in varied languages of the different parts of the world as based on concepts of anger are very complex in nature. This complexity originates from a number of sources: (a) the metaphors and metonymies that are concerned to the concepts in different languages, (b) the prototypes of anger that different people share in these cultures and (c) the numerous dissimilar senses that the word “anger” and its complements have in different languages. Anger’s definition is determined through the plausibility of its inference. Uncontrolled anger can lead to severe implications and sad results.
According to Charles Spielberger, PhD, a psychologist who specializes in the study of Anger defines Anger as an emotional condition that varies in intensity from gentle irritation to intense fury and rage. It accompanies a lot of physiological and biological changes like all other emotions. The heart rate and blood pressure along with the level of different hormones, adrenaline and nor adrenaline rises when one becomes angry or shows angriness. Causes of Anger can vary from external to internal event. One could be angry on some person such as his Manager or Subordinates or on some event such as strike or accident. Memories of traumatic or enraging events can also trigger angry feelings. Internal rage and anger causes back pain and non-structural defects. Our brain produces these symptoms. Many other defects like irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, common allergies, hay fever and asthma can occur due to uncontrollable internal anger. (Unknown, 2004)
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is characterised by depressed or labile mood, anxiety, irritability, anger and other symptoms. It is sometime very severly distressing and debilitating. (Htay, 2009)
The dictionary explains anger as an unpleasant and uncomfortable feeling resulting in from injury, mistreatment or opposition and usually showing itself in a desire to fight back at the supposed cause of the feeling. “Anger is a strong uncomfortable emotional response to a provocation that is unwanted and incongruent with one’ values, rights or beliefs” (Thomas, 2009). This definition emphasizes on the anger-producing situation or incident as “incongruent with values, rights or beliefs” and also emphasizes violation of our rights as human beings. Factors such as sex, race, cultural background, family background, self-esteem and age incluences the degree of anger and its effect on a person. It is a two-sided emotion. It is neither good nor bad.
Anyone can become angry – that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right wat – this is not so easy. – Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics.
Anger can be constructive as well as destructive. Anger can warn one of the problem so that he/she can take necessary actions. For example, when someone breaks one’s gym locker and steals CD player, one will not feel angry. Instead, one tries finding a solution to the problem and will try changing the locker combination periodically. Anger is also useful in changing situations that are unjust or wrong. For example – when people take out processions against diseases and government initiative to prevent those diseases such as AIDS, HIV and Diabetes or against terrorism or any national or international issue. People show anger in a constructive way which helps in a long run. Anger can also be destructive. Uncontrollable anger can lead to broken relationship and lost opportunity. Extreme anger can lead a person to violence and crime.
Through various reading and viewing of Television program, I learnt people manage their anger using one of three main styles. Some people use a combination of styles. People with passive anger hold anger in. This leads to loss of self-esteem, unfortunate relationships break or failure and long-term health problems. People with aggressive anger are often seen overreacting to anger. This leads to loss of respect from others and long-term health problems. People with assertive anger put across anger without hurting themselves or others. They try to use anger as an asset to solve problems.
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