Anger Management for Mberiah

Since anger manifests in different ways across different individuals and its causes are varied, managing it can be a problem. Professionals in sociopsychological and behavioral sciences are invested in anger management as they try to provide people with coping skills and information on the impacts of anger on their biopsychosocial health as well as the surrounding.

Most of the problems facing humanity currently can be attributed to anger. Some of these problems include increase in youth crimes, family abuse, terrorist attacks, and racial conflicts. Despite this, anger disorders are not classified in diagnostic classification systems. The various methods of managing anger show the need for and importance of anger avoidance.

There are some comparative research on the magnitude of anger as well as techniques to manage anger in the form of meta-analysis and systematic reviews. Some of the social science resources that can be used to investigate anger management can be found in scientific search engines such as PubMed. Keywords such as anger management and anger control are especially useful when searching for relevant resources that relate to the main topic. Recent sources that have sustainable outcomes and use cognitive-behavioral approaches to anger management were selected.

The resources selected include 1) The effect of adaptation theory-based therapeutic approach on adolescents anger management (Doğan & Çam, 2020), 2) Cognitive behavioral skill-based training program for enhancing anger control among youth (Sharma, Hamza, Marimuthu, & Murli, 2016), and 3) The efficacy of a resilience-enhancement program for mothers in Japan based on emotion regulation (Tobe, Sakka, & Kamibeppu, 2019).

All of these three sources have employed a cognitive-behavioral approach in the management of anger. However, the resources look at methods for managing anger for different demographics, more specifically, adolescents, youth, and mothers. Since most of the anger management techniques that are successful, implement therapeutic approaches and cognitive-behavioral methods, the selected sources are, therefore, relevant and appropriate in investigating anger management since they have high empirical support.

Anger management is intertwined with social science principles. Social roles depend heavily on anger management so as to avoid role strain. Role strain is where individuals are stressed out from the numerous responsibilities that come with their social roles. Anger management is, therefore, important to help an individual deal with stress. For example, a female teacher is expected to perform her duties as a teacher and ensure that her pupils are getting the best education, and at home, she is expected to perform the role of a mother for her kids. These responsibilities might be overwhelming, and she might get annoyed easily due to stress. Anger management is, therefore, of great importance if she is to juggle both roles successfully.

Beliefs and values also rely upon anger management so that individuals remain consistent with their personal values. Through anger management, an individual will remain consistent with the way they order their lives. People easily deviate from their principles when they are enraged. For example, a person who is dependable would remain dependable if he is able to manage his anger better.

Social norms are rules that govern relationships, and they provide ways of predicting and understanding what people do. Anger management is, therefore, important to ensure conformity. Not interrupting someone while they are speaking is a norm, and an enraged person can refrain from doing so through anger management.

Anger outbursts are common in clinical settings; hence healthcare staff should be prepared with anger management techniques. Therapists, nurses, and social workers should ensure that the environment is safe during therapeutic sessions, evaluation processes, and mental status examination. Healthcare staff should be properly educated on what to do in the event of an angry outburst. It is easier to relay social science terminologies to healthcare staff since they are knowledgeable, and therefore information will be disseminated with minimal fuss. For example, therapists, nurses, and social workers are familiar with what cognitive behavior therapy entails and thus, it will be easy for them to understand the scientific methods used to manage anger.

Conclusion

After looking at how cognitive-behavioral approaches are effective in managing anger, it would be interesting to find out how effective this approach is in dealing with psychopathic patients. To answer this question, social scientists would need to determine first what triggers angry outbursts in patients with psychopathic behaviors before determining proper anger management strategies.

References

Arbury, S., Zankowski, D., Lipscomb, J., & Hodgson, M. (2017). Workplace violence training programs for health care workers: an analysis of program elements. Workplace health & safety, 65(6), 266-272.