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You should not keep your anger bottled up
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You Should Not keep your anger bottled up
PSYC120: Critical Thinking and Communication Skills in Psychology
Group Members:
Bianca Stankovic
Ethan Henniker
Jasmine Ayoub
Lachlan O'Leary
Samuel Conte
Summary of the claim
Key Terms:
ANGER- "An emotion commonly expressed in response to irritating, threatening, unpleasant, or frustrating situations." (Kent, 2006)
BOTTLED UP- “To repress or conceal feelings over a period of time.” (Stevenson & Lindberg, 2010)
RUMINATION: “An obsessional type of thinking in which the same thoughts or themes are experienced repetitively” (Law & McFerran, 2021)
Summary of the Claim in Journal Article:
- Bushman's aim was to assess the effects of rumination and distraction
- Using a venting activity which included hitting a punching bag
- Measuring anger and aggression levels
The importance of this paper? To dictate how patients presenting with anger problems are treated in a clinical setting.
Brad J. Bushman
>Professor at Ohio State University
> He has published extensively on the causes and consequences of human aggression .
Origins of the claim
- Catharsis Theory
- Rumination was deemed most effective
- Claim is plausible to discuss despite anger being such a widespread phenomenon
Origins
Identifying assumptions behind the claim
ASSUMPTIONS
- Is it better to vent anger
- Seen widely through our world through different forms
- Doing nothing will make anger worse
- Assumption is backed through links to previous research and other papers on the topic
the nature of the phenomenon or processes/mechanisms underlying it
the nature of the phenomenon or processes/mechanisms underlying it
Summary of the evidence
Evidence
- Bushman, B. J. (2002)
- Rumination & venting = increased anger & aggression
- Neoassociation: (angry/aggressive linked together as part of a network in the psyche)
- Credible/reliable source
- Reciprocal determinism??
References
- Bushman, B. J. (2002). Does venting anger feed or extinguish the flame? Catharsis, rumination, distraction, anger, and aggressive responding. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28(6), 724–731. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167202289002
- Kent, M. (2006). The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780198568506.001.0001
- Law, & McFerran, T. A. (2021). A Dictionary of Nursing. Oxford University Press, Incorporated.
- Stevenson, A., & Lindberg, C. A. (Eds.). (2010). New Oxford American Dictionary. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780195392883.001.0001
conclusive remarks
• Venting is counterproductive
• So does that mean you should keep your anger bottled up? Not exactly
• Distraction may be the best way to release anger