What is the
science behind getting angry?
When we get angry, certain biological and physiological
changes occur, like blood pressure going up. Heart rate increases like levels
of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Anger can be caused by both external and
internal events.
Biology
behind anger
When you get angry, muscles of the body become tense up and a
brain neurotransmitter known as catecholamines, like adrenaline and
noradrenaline, is released, which causes you to experience a burst of energy,
which can last for several minutes, and this process causes the fight-or-flight
response.
The body accumulates the adrenal gland flood of stress
hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. During this process, the brain shunts
blood away from the gut toward the muscles to prepare for physical exertion.
The real
root of anger
Some people
are getting angrier because of events from their childhood, their experiences.
Fear, pain, and frustration often stem from mental health conditions too.
If a person
was castigated by his teacher in school and he remembers that critical event
today, but they can do nothing about the past, he gets angry and tense. The
chemistry of anger.
Chemistry
contributes to anger through epinephrine and norepinephrine. All reactions
occur between these two chemicals in the body, and when you get angry or show
any other emotion, adrenaline plays its role.
Psychology of anger
Anger in psychology is a process of a natural
complex emotion with both biological and psychological underpinnings. A
protective response to perceived threats, injustice, and violation is linked to
the fight-or-flight response.
When anger
is felt with aggressive and hostile behavior, it activates the amygdala, which
is associated with emotion, particularly fear, stress and age.
Anger, arousal cycle
The way
anger developed in five phases–trigger, escalation, crisis, recovery, and
depression. We can understand the reactions of our own and others. The trigger
phase is the first indicator of anger.
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