PSY 0010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Psy, Fokker E.Ii, Coronary Artery Disease
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It is very important to be conscious of how you express anger: while venting may produce a temporary calming effect, it usually fails to relieve anger and may actually intensify the anger, tips for managing anger: d. i. Wait because most emotions feel less intense after allowing time for the emotions to pass d. ii. Distract yourself with exercise, hobbies, friends, etc. d. iii. Approach the source of conflict when you are no longer emotionally charged d. iv. Controlled expressions of anger are better than lashing out or keeping anger pent up: happiness, our emotions really color everything in our lives emotions affect thoughts, memories, and behaviors a. i. Happiness and unhappiness can heavily influence our lives: people are generally very bad affective forecasters b. i. We are not very good at predicting how we are going to feel in the future b. ii. Happiness and sadness are both more short-lived than we expect b. iii.
