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Anger and Anger Management In Young
People
None of us are immune to the negative aspects of
anger and poor anger management. Every single person has experienced
anger at some time in their lives. Since anger is a normal human
reaction, often learned by young people, who have not attained the
maturity to learn good anger management techniques, or live in homes
where the adults have not learned productive anger management
techniques, and have modeled their behavior, it is important that the
whole family is actively committed to, learning good anger management
techniques.
School shootings, physical violence among families, friends, associates,
and loved ones, are proof and manifestations of the fact that poor anger
management is, especially in young people, on the rise. Whether you
blame the increase in anger related crimes, such as assault, murder,
rape, physical and emotional abuse, on a lack of parental supervision,
violence in video games or television, or other causes, the
manifestations of poor anger management are becoming more and more
commonplace, and increasing numbers of people are seeking professional
help to gain control of the destructive effects of poor anger
management.
Both internal and external events can cause anger. Anger can be
directed at a specific person (a friend, teacher, or parent) an event
(academic challenges, loss of a loved one) or by frustration or worry
over personal problems. There are many common causes for anger in
school. Young people are easily frustrated and become angry when faced
with difficult challenges. It is hard not to get angry when you feel you
don’t fit in, don’t understand an assignment or project, when you fail a
test, or fail to reach a goal. Frustration can lead to anger. Many
students get angry at their parents or teachers, because they don't feel
the rules are fair. Sometimes anger occurs, without even knowing
exactly why you are angry. There are times it cannot be controlled and
this is when we should seek help.
The worst thing you can do is deny your anger.
While you want to learn to manage your anger, so that your anger does
not cause you to do harmful things to yourself or others, when you hold
your feelings inside, they can lead to an explosion, and the only way to
prevent that, is to learn good anger management techniques.
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