Are anger problems should also be recognized as an illness like depression and anxiety? Anger is largely viewed as a secondary emotion — one caused by other emotions. People are thought to be angry because they are sad, anxious or stressed. Today, though, a growing number of mental health experts think that anger is a serious problem that needs its own treatment.
To tell the difference between "normal" anger and "anger problem" is difficult. After all, everyone gets really mad from time to time. Experts point out a few ways.
Disordered anger, as it is sometimes called, tends to be of greater intensity (强度). An example: While most people would get upset if a driver cut them off, someone with disordered anger might try to chase down the car and force it off the road.
And in cases of disordered anger, the person gets angry more frequently and his/her anger lasts longer. But people with anger problems often stay angry for days, weeks or even years; their feelings of anger don't disappear over time.
Disordered anger often damages people's lives. "It interferes (干扰) with people's relationships and their jobs," says Raymond Chip Tafrate, a US psychologist. "Even their health is affected."
Anger clearly increases the risk of certain health problems, as many studies have shown. When people are angry, their hearts beat faster and their blood pressure goes up.
Experts suggest that people with an anger problem take anger-management programs. The programs teach people to control their responses to stressful situations through the use of relaxation techniques. The programs sometimes also include life-skills training to help bring down stress and remove angry feelings.
A. Anger takes away people's joy in life.
B. Consequences are also important to consider.
C. The anger buried inside him rises to the surface.
D. For most people, angry feelings disappear quickly.
E. Over time, these changes will have bad effects on the body.
F. In the past, many doctors didn't accept the idea that anger could be a problem all on its own.
G. It takes very little to set off a person with an anger problem, and their responses are very strong.
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