Why We Rage

Melissa Mayer

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Have you ever flown off the handle with your best friend or sibling? Maybe you were just so angry, but you didn't really know why. The answer is in the science of rage! Whether you keep your anger bottled up or sometimes lash out without meaning to, life can sometimes feel emotional. But next time you or your friends get cross, you'll understand what's really going on in your brains. Plus, you'll learn tips for decoding aggressive body language and how to listen when your anger is telling you something is wrong. Find out what's happening in your body and how anger can actually be useful. But keep your head! Mental health is still important, so when rage and aggressive feelings have crossed the line, you'll also learn when it's time to reach out for help.

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 06 février 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781474789356
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

WHY WE RAGE THE SCIENCE OF ANGER

Melissa Mayer

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Contents

CHAPTER 1 Release the rage beast!� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �4 CHAPTER 2 A quick guide to neuroanatomy� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �12 CHAPTER 3 Fight or flight (or freeze): the value of courage� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �22 CHAPTER 4 Rage in a good way� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �30 CHAPTER 5 How angry is too angry?� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �42 CHAPTER 6 You are in control� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �50

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CHAPTER 1

Release the rage beast!

ROM THE MOMENT you wak înto your F room, somethîng fees wrong. Then you see ît. Your dîary – wîth your most prîvate thoughts – îsn’t where you eft ît. You fee your face fush wîth anger. Your jaw cenches, and prîcky heat runs down your arms to your cenched fîsts. Wîthout thînkîng, you ash out and sînk that fîst înto the wa. If you are human, you have no doubt fet anger. Everyone does at some poînt – and the feeîng that your anger îs sometîmes out of contro may be more common than you thînk. If you’ve ever fet as though a rage beast îves însîde you, understandîng the scîence behînd that anger can hep you take back contro. A bîg part of stayîng în contro îs fîndîng the rîght baance for your reactîons. Whîe ît îsn’t good for you to hod în anger, ît’s not heathy for you to rage, eîther.

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