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Anger

Expressing appropriate anger can be healthy, but when taken to excess can harm physical and mental health.

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Overview

Anger is an emotion characterized by antagonism toward someone or something you feel has deliberately done you wrong. Anger can be a good thing. It can give you a way to express negative feelings, for example, or motivate you to find solutions to problems. But excessive anger can cause problems. Increased blood pressure and other physical changes associated with anger make it difficult to think straight and harm your physical and mental health. Adapted from the Encyclopedia of Psychology accessed 6/9/2020

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association workbook for anger management. Learn how to control and manage anger.
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Learn from anger researcher Ryan Martin in his TED talk on how anger can be healthy.
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