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  1. APA Dictionary of Psychology

    Apr 19, 2018 · Anger is distinct from, but a significant activator of, aggression, which is behavior intended to harm someone or something. Despite their mutually influential relationship, anger is …

  2. APA Dictionary of Psychology

    Apr 19, 2018 · techniques used by individuals—sometimes in counseling or therapy—to control their inappropriate reactions to anger-provoking stimuli and to express their feelings of anger in …

  3. APA Dictionary of Psychology

    Apr 19, 2018 · an unpleasant, often disruptive, emotional reaction designed to express a negative affect. Negative emotion is not conducive to progress toward obtaining one’s goals. Examples are anger, …

  4. APA Dictionary of Psychology

    Apr 19, 2018 · The list of primary emotions varies across different theorists. They often include fear, anger, joy, sadness, disgust, contempt, and surprise; some theorists also include shame, shyness, …

  5. APA Dictionary of Psychology

    Apr 19, 2018 · Conversely, simple emotions are those that are irreducible by analysis to any other emotion. They are pure, unmixed states and include anger, fear, and joy, among others.

  6. APA Dictionary of Psychology

    Apr 19, 2018 · Eight primary affects are postulated: the positive ones of excitement and enjoyment; the negative ones of distress, fear, shame, disgust, and anger; and the relatively neutral one of interest.

  7. APA Dictionary of Psychology

    Apr 19, 2018 · For example, anger is usually indicated by a facial expression in which there are downward lines in the forehead, cheeks, and mouth, and the hands may be clenched.

  8. APA Dictionary of Psychology

    Apr 19, 2018 · strong emotion, such as anger, conceived as being bottled up under pressure and ready to explode. The concept also involves the idea that emotions are negatively or positively charged.

  9. APA Dictionary of Psychology

    Apr 19, 2018 · It can be distinguished from anger in that anger is oriented at overcoming the target but not necessarily through harm or destruction. When such behavior is purposively performed with the …

  10. APA Dictionary of Psychology

    Apr 19, 2018 · the second of the five stages of grief described by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. It is characterized by anger, resentment, or even rage at one’s own (or at an important other’s) …