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Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion Carol Tavris
Publisher: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster

Anger is probably the most feared, overused and misunderstood of emotions. It's one of the many emotions that God has hard-wired into us. And it's on the rise in American life. Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion. For some, it may be a general stance towards life, for others it may be feared and never felt or expressed. It is often seen as 'strong' or dangerous. Says social psychologist Carol Tavris, PhD, author of “Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion” (Simon & Schuster, 1989). Anger is so misunderstood because it's so subject to personal interpretation. I've written many columns about anger because it's one of our most dangerous and misunderstood emotions. When we witness the increasing level of anger and violence in our society, we can draw all kinds of conclusions. Your place for healing thoughts, personal growth and inspirational words. Anger increases a reliance on mental shortcuts, or heuristics. This results in many women internalizing their anger in the form of self-hate, obsessive thoughts, and guilt, which paralyzes their ability to constructively make use of the emotion. In her book Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion, Carol Tavris defined resentment as “readiness to feel anger, a rehearsal for anger that doesn't flower. Anger is a very misunderstood emotion in our culture. Don't suppress, instead, understand your needs. And when confronted with heinous acts of. Anger is possibly the most misunderstood emotion. By Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, Ph.D. When life isn't going the way you'd like it to, it's easy to get angry.