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Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (456 reads)

Anger is caused by a combination of two factors: an irrational perception of reality (It has to be done my way) and a low frustration point (Its my way or no way).

Internal Causes of Anger

Our internal sources of anger come from our irrational perceptions of reality. Psychologists have identified four types of thinking that contribute to anger.

Emotional reasoning. People who reason emotionally misinterpret normal events and things that other people say as being directly threatening to their needs and goals. People who use emotional reasoning tend to become irritated at something innocent that other people tell them because they perceive it as an attack on themselves. Emotional reasoning can lead to dysfunctional anger in the long run.
Low frustration tolerance. All of us at some point have experienced a time where our tolerance for frustration was low. Often stress-related anxiety lowers our tolerance for frustration and we begin to perceive normal things as threats to our well-being or threats to our ego.
Unreasonable expectations. When people make demands, they see things as how they should be and not as they really are. This lowers their frustration tolerance because people who have unreasonable expectations expect others to act a certain way, or for uncontrollable events to behave in a predictable manner. When these things do not go their way, then anger, frustration, and eventually depression set in.
People-rating. People-rating is an anger-causing type of thinking where the person applies a derogatory label on someone else. By rating someone as a bitch or a bastard, it dehumanizes them and makes it easier for them to become angry at the person.

External Causes Of Anger

There are a hundreds of internal and external events that can make us angry, but given the parameters of a negotiating situation, we can narrow these factors down to four general events.
The person makes personal attacks against us. The other side attacks you along with the problem in the form of verbal abuse.
The person attacks our ideas. The other side chops down our ideas, opinions, and options.
The person threatens our needs. The person threatens to take away a basic need of ours if they do not get their way i.e. Ill make sure youll never work in this city again.
We get frustrated. Our tolerance level for getting things done might be low or affected by any number of environmental factors in our lives.

Factors That Lower Our Frustration Tolerance

Stress / Anxiety- When our stress-level increases, our tolerance for frustration decreases. This is why there are so many domestic disputes and divorces over financial problems.
Pain- Physical and emotional pain lowers our frustration tolerance. This is because we are so focused on taking care of our survival needs, that we do not have time for anything or anyone else.
Drugs / Alcohol- Drugs and alcohol affect how our brain processes information and can make a person more irritable or bring forward repressed emotions or memories that can trigger anger.
Recent irritations- Recent irritations can also be called having a bad day. Its the little irritations that add up during the course of the day that lower our tolerance for frustration. Recent irritations can be: stepping in a puddle, spilling coffee on your shirt, being late for work, being stuck in a traffic jam, having a flat tire.

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