11 Roots of Interpersonal Conflict

1. Prejudice/bias. Organizational strife is sometimes traced to “personalities.” This is one person differing with another based simply on how he or she feels about that person. 2. Nastiness/stubbornness. Some individuals go through life with... 

10 Ways to Lower Stress and Manage Anger

From the daily, regular stress that comes from living in our highly active culture to specific life events that knock us for a loop, the impact of stress accumulates. Recognizing our stress “triggers” is a critical first step in reducing stress... 

Anger Management Now Online

With the uncertainty of an unstable economy causing a great deal of stress and anxiety, not only in our personal lives, but also placing a strain on our wallets, Americans are looking for as much relief as possible. Men and women across the nation have... 

Letting the Anger Seep Out

The unprecedented nature of the Sept. 11 attacks fuels hostility, experts say. Rather than being a state of reckless confusion, rage fuels the will to fight for survival. By BENEDICT CAREY, Times Health Writer The wide eyes and swollen features, the twitching... 

Treating Anger for Profit

Courts: Many judges order offenders to take courses to control their tempers. But there are no standards for such classes and teachers may have no training in the field. By ANNA GORMAN, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Sandra Whatley threw a soda at a police... 

Managing Your Anger

By Alex Rocha Angry teen-agers oftentimes become angry adults. And the 10-member team at Total Self Insight, a new Merced business, knows Merced County doesn’t need more angry adults. So Total Self Insight is dedicated to helping young people, and... 

Cool It

Outbursts of rage land plenty of people in prison, and daily life behind bars provides many more opportunities to lose your temper. Whch makes it the ideal place to get to grips with the often scoffed-at anger management course. Does it work? Zoe Williams... 

Anger Management in the News

Story By Peter Sanders, Daily Breez John Elder seems an unlikely person to illustrate examples of workplace anger. The 43-year-old anger management counselor exudes a calmness projected by his quiet manner and the small yin-yang earring that peeks from... 

Postal Service signs contract with Anger Management Firm

George Anderson is a trained psychotherapist and founder and president of Anderson & Anderson, an anger management firm with an office in Lawndale California. Anderson served as an adviser for the film ‘Anger Management.’ Anderson’s... 

Why is anger a common response to trauma?

Anger is usually a central feature of a survivor’s response to trauma because it is a core component of the survival response in humans. Anger helps people cope with life’s adversities by providing us with increased energy to persist in the...