Anger is an
emotion which occurs when a person does not like what has or likely to happen.
This may or
may not lead to aggression which defined as hostile act. Anger is a normal
emotion which is harmful when it becomes uncontrollable and may lead to
manifestations which may be dangerous to self and others.
Problems
arising from sudden anger include physical problems like rise in blood pressure
which may lead to stroke and myocardial infarction especially in elderly.
There may be
many causes of aggression
1. Learned behavior
2. Frustration
3. Provocation
4. Media depiction of violence
5. Air pollution
6. Crowding
7. Biological factors like hormonal
imbalances
8. Genetic factors
9. Mental disorders like mental
retardation, conduct disorder, psychosis, mood disorder, intermittent explosive
disorder, adjustment disorder, personality disorder.
10. Type A personality.
Anger management
Anger
management includes identifying the cause of aggression and treating the cause
if possible.
There are
two types of management-
1. Psychological
2. Pharmacological ie medicinal
Psychological
management includes
A. Punishment
B. Catharsis meaning outlet of person un-channelized
energy which takes form of aggression into other forms of physical activity.
Punishment
Punishment is
sometimes an effective deterrent to aggression. Aggression might reduce with
punishment but not always.
Catharsis
It has been
seen that participation in strenuous activities like running, weightlifting
reduces aggression by channelizing energy into that activity. This technique
might be useful to many.
Pharmacological
management includes
A. Lithium
B. Anti-psychotic medication
C. Anti-convulsants
D. Anti-androgenic agents
E. Beta blockers
F. Electro convulsive therapy
Wishing you a very healthy life ahead
Dr Hitesh Sharma
MBBS, MD (Psychiatry)
For asking a query or phone/video consultation with me visit- https://www.icliniq.com/hitesh
