Does Venting Anger Feed Analysis
Before I begin reading “Does Venting Anger Feed or Extinguish the Flame?” I personally think expressing your anger in a verbal and/or physical way extinguishes the flame. I believe there is a certain amount of build up that needs to be expressed. If an individual does not express their anger, how are they supposed to get rid of it?
In my opinion, I think there is a sense of satisfaction when we hit something or break an object because we understand performing those actions are forbidden. We go through life being told by the older generation that we are not suppose to hit things or break things on purpose. However, being able to do so feels so right at the time. In addition, shouting or even cursing relieves my anger because you are again not …show more content…
Catharsis, Rumination, Distraction, Anger, and Aggressive Responding” by Brad J. Bushman explains the difference between two major theories; Catharsis and Cognitive Neoassociation.
Catharsis theory believes expressing anger will produce a positive improvement in one’s psychological state. Sigmund Freud thought building up unnecessary negative emotions could potentially cause psychological symptoms such as hysteria. In other words, he believes this negative energy has to be released in someway, therefore it will not bottle up inside of you.
On the other hand, Cognitive Neoassociation believes venting is practicing how to behave aggressively and that venting increases angry feelings. This theory also believes aggressive thoughts are joined together with memory aggression, emotions that involve violence and incentive aggressive actions. Lastly, in the situation of fight or flight the one feeling anger will experience two different feelings. When they chose fight they will feel emotions related to anger, however when they chose flight it gives off feelings of …show more content…
In addition, the rumination group felt more aggression. The distraction group fell somewhere in between the rumination group and the control group. Therefore, physically viewing a photograph of the person (rumination group) results in being the most aggressive and angry. In addition, it does not lead to a positive mood. The distraction group was less aggressive and angry. However, this resulted in when performing an aggressive act it will cause aggression. Therefore, in conclusion, the control group was the best off. It is better to do nothing than performing a violent act. Cognitive Neoassociation Theory directly contradicts Catharsis
In my opinion, I think there is a sense of satisfaction when we hit something or break an object because we understand performing those actions are forbidden. We go through life being told by the older generation that we are not suppose to hit things or break things on purpose. However, being able to do so feels so right at the time. In addition, shouting or even cursing relieves my anger because you are again not …show more content…
Catharsis, Rumination, Distraction, Anger, and Aggressive Responding” by Brad J. Bushman explains the difference between two major theories; Catharsis and Cognitive Neoassociation.
Catharsis theory believes expressing anger will produce a positive improvement in one’s psychological state. Sigmund Freud thought building up unnecessary negative emotions could potentially cause psychological symptoms such as hysteria. In other words, he believes this negative energy has to be released in someway, therefore it will not bottle up inside of you.
On the other hand, Cognitive Neoassociation believes venting is practicing how to behave aggressively and that venting increases angry feelings. This theory also believes aggressive thoughts are joined together with memory aggression, emotions that involve violence and incentive aggressive actions. Lastly, in the situation of fight or flight the one feeling anger will experience two different feelings. When they chose fight they will feel emotions related to anger, however when they chose flight it gives off feelings of …show more content…
In addition, the rumination group felt more aggression. The distraction group fell somewhere in between the rumination group and the control group. Therefore, physically viewing a photograph of the person (rumination group) results in being the most aggressive and angry. In addition, it does not lead to a positive mood. The distraction group was less aggressive and angry. However, this resulted in when performing an aggressive act it will cause aggression. Therefore, in conclusion, the control group was the best off. It is better to do nothing than performing a violent act. Cognitive Neoassociation Theory directly contradicts Catharsis