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Chapter 7: Anger and Aggression 
            
                               
Introduction—An Overview of Anger Statistics
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Definition of terms
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Recognizing anger
Hidden anger—passive-aggressiveness
How angry are you?
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A case of jealous anger
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Understanding Anger: Theories and facts
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How much hatred is there in the world? The 2002 WHO Report
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How do we get so angry? Sternberg’s theory
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How anger interacts with other emotions and factors
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Are some people just “evil”?
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The control of emotions
Society tries to control meanness with punishment
Society doesn’t try prevention
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Innate, genetic, hormonal and physical factors
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The Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis
 
Displacement of anger
My conclusions about catharsis
Historical overview: Frustration-Aggression Theory
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Social Learning Theory
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Aggression and child rearing practices
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Self-hatred and self-reports describing anger
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Mental processes that generate anger/aggression
Disliking people who are different
Hating people for "no reason"
Pain leads to aggression
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Internal dynamics of aggression
Psychoanalysis
Anger-generating thoughts
Put-down games & psychological put-downs
Anger, anxiety, guilt, depression, dependency and sex   
The effects of gender roles and cultural differences
Psychological excuses for aggression; anger may pay off
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Anger in intimate relationships
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Marital conflict
Dealing with the “intimate enemy”
Trying to get our way
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