Author Question: Ed is steaming mad and ready to punch the next person he sees. According to the authors of your ... (Read 36 times)

hbsimmons88 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Ed is steaming mad and ready to punch the next person he sees. According to the authors of your text, what is the first, best thing he should do to help him resolve his anger effectively?

a. Vent his feelings by punching a pillow.
b. Vent by derogating someone.
c. Take a deep breath and count to ten.
d. Keep it in and stew about it.

Question 2

According to Pennebaker (1990), talking about our angry feelings and their sources can be physically and psychologically beneficial because

a. opening up and venting our feelings enhances mutual understanding.
b. such self-disclosures often result in insights and increased self-awareness.
c. such self-disclosures often yield apologies from the offending party.
d. opening up and venting reduce our aggressive impulses.