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Chapter 5Chapter 5The Stress Emotions: The Stress Emotions:

Anger and FearAnger and Fear

They called me the angriest Negro in They called me the angriest Negro in America. I wouldn’t deny that America. I wouldn’t deny that charge. I spoke exactly as I felt. I charge. I spoke exactly as I felt. I believe in anger.believe in anger.

- Malcolm X- Malcolm X

Anger and FearAnger and Fear

there are two emotions especially there are two emotions especially associated with the stress response:associated with the stress response:– angeranger– fearfear

anger produces the urge to anger produces the urge to fightfight.. fear promotes the urge to fear promotes the urge to runrun and and hidehide..

The Anatomy of AngerThe Anatomy of Anger

Rage reflexRage reflex– Darwin: survival Darwin: survival

emotionemotion

– Freud: instinctFreud: instinct

– Now: communicationNow: communication

Gender differencesGender differences– Women: daily hassles, Women: daily hassles,

social supportsocial support

– same physical symptomssame physical symptoms

Physiological Physiological responsesresponses– peripheral peripheral

vasodilationvasodilation– migraines, ulcersmigraines, ulcers

Myths of catharsisMyths of catharsis– Freud: purificationFreud: purification

– Travis: Travis: recommendationsrecommendations

The Anatomy of AngerThe Anatomy of Anger Anger mismanagement stylesAnger mismanagement styles

– somatizerssomatizers» passive, martyr; migraines, ulcerspassive, martyr; migraines, ulcers

– self-punishersself-punishers» passive, low self-esteempassive, low self-esteem

– explodersexploders» erupt, intimidation, Type Aerupt, intimidation, Type A

– underhandersunderhanders» indirect, sarcasticindirect, sarcastic

Creative Anger StrategiesCreative Anger Strategies

know your know your angeranger style style learn to learn to monitormonitor your anger your anger learn to learn to de-escalatede-escalate your anger your anger learn to learn to out-thinkout-think your anger your anger

Creative Anger StrategiesCreative Anger Strategies get comfortable with all your get comfortable with all your

feelingsfeelings– express them express them constructivelyconstructively

plan plan aheadahead develop a strong develop a strong supportsupport system system develop realistic develop realistic expectationsexpectations of of

yourselfyourself and and othersothers

Creative Anger StrategiesCreative Anger Strategies

learn problem solving techniqueslearn problem solving techniques stay in shapestay in shape turnturn complaints into complaints into requestsrequests make past anger passmake past anger pass

– forgivenessforgiveness

The Anatomy of FearThe Anatomy of Fear(basic human fears)(basic human fears)

fear of fear of failurefailure fear of rejectionfear of rejection fear of the fear of the unknownunknown fear of deathfear of death fear of fear of isolationisolation fear of the loss of self-dominancefear of the loss of self-dominance

A Strategy to Overcome FearA Strategy to Overcome Fear(systematic desensitization)(systematic desensitization)

The most effective way to dissolve The most effective way to dissolve fear is to confront it.fear is to confront it.

One way to do this is through a One way to do this is through a technique calledtechnique called– systematic desensitizationsystematic desensitization

– the stressor is confronted piecemeal to the stressor is confronted piecemeal to build a psychological immunity to itbuild a psychological immunity to it

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