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·May 1, 2024·8 min read

Anger Hurts Your Heart: Negative Emotions Impact Blood Flow

Remembering past anger can significantly impair blood vessel function, crucial for maintaining healthy blood flow. The study involved 280 adults who underwent emotional tasks that induced feelings of anger, anxiety, or sadness, and their vascular responses were measured.

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·April 9, 2024·4 min read

Write It Down, Throw It Away: Easing Anger with Paper and Pen

Researchers identified an effective, straightforward method for managing anger: writing down feelings about a negative experience and then discarding the paper by shredding or throwing it away significantly reduces anger levels. This innovative study not only offers a practical anger management tool but also supports the therapeutic potential of physically interacting with objects to alter emotions.

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·October 31, 2023·5 min read

Unlocking Anger’s Potential: A Surprising Key to Goal Achievement

Researchers reveal anger isn't just a negative emotion; it can be a potent driver for goal achievement. They explain that while happiness is often viewed as the ideal state, a blend of emotions, including anger, often yields the best results.

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·August 26, 2023·6 min read

Anger, The Forgotten Emotion Unveiled: How Trauma Influences Problem Anger

Anger remains a misunderstood emotion, often stigmatized and mishandled in society. Researchers revealed a significant link between problem anger and trauma experiences, with anger serving as a common, yet overlooked symptom of PTSD.

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·March 26, 2023·3 min read

The More Traumatic the Childhood, the Angrier the Adult

Children who experience adversity and trauma have a higher risk of developing depression and anxiety as adults. In turn, trauma-based anxiety and depression can increase anger. The worse the trauma children experience, the angrier they become as adults.

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·July 6, 2022·3 min read

Hunger Really Can Make Us Feel ‘Hangry’

Lab-based studies revealed hunger was associated with increased irritability and stronger feelings of anger, along with a decrease in feelings of pleasure.

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·July 2, 2022·5 min read

Struggling With Positive Thinking? Research Shows Grumpy Moods Can Actually Be Useful

Defensive pessimism can help individuals, especially those who are more anxious, to improve positive thinking and decision-making.

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·May 15, 2022·3 min read

Using Virtual Reality for Anger Control

Immersive virtual reality that focuses on anger exposure training may have a positive effect as a treatment for anger management.

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·April 12, 2022·4 min read

Disagreeable and Angry: What Makes an A–Hole an A–Hole?

Researchers say most people consider manipulative, aggressive, entitled, middle-aged men they encounter to be the most unpleasant people to be around.

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·April 5, 2022·3 min read

Women Seen as Happy and Men as Angry Despite Real Emotions

Researchers say sex influences emotional interpretation of faces and voices. Faces and voices are judged to be male when they are angry and female when they are happy.

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·April 2, 2022·4 min read

Examining the Link Between Blood Pressure and Emotions

Men with hypertension more often recognized angry expressions when looking at the face of another person. The anger recognition bias contributed to blood pressure increases over time if a person frequently tends to feel angry.