Psychology and Pedagogy of AngerRichardson, Roy Franklin
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Psychology and Pedagogy of Anger
Richardson, Roy Franklin
Anger
There is usually a residuum from intense anger which may appear long
after the anger has consciously disappeared. The recall of the situation
which had previously excited anger may have little or no feeling; merely
indifference is present. Sometimes feelings of resentment and dislike
are observed, while at other times, there is amusement. It frequently
happens that while the situation which has previously excited the
emotion may be accompanied by indifference upon its being recalled
either voluntarily or involuntarily, there follows an emotion of dislike
and hate. The incident itself may be almost forgotten, or not recalled
at all, but the result of anger is to be observed in tendencies and
emotional dispositions left in the wake of the emotion. An over-critical
attitude, with something of a gossipy tendency and hostile suspicion in
which the bounds of justice are partly ignored, may long continue to
reappear after the emotion itself has passed away and the situation has
been forgotten. It is rather probable that a single strong outburst of
anger does not leave the hostile emotional disposition in its wake. It
is usually the mild anger, preceded by much feeling of humiliation and
anger which tends to recur again and again till it has settled to a
hostile disposition toward the offender. It is reported in some
instances to refer to the offender’s way of talking, laughing, manner of
walking, his mode of dressing; in fact any chance idea of the offender’s
behavior may be sufficient to allow a feeling of dislike and disgust to
appear.
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