Resolutions And Behavior Change: It Is As Much About Why You Do As Why You Don’t
The Common Pitfalls of New Years Resolutions Failing to consider why you currently do (or do not) engage in certain behaviors. As humans, we naturally do things that are rewarding and avoid doing things that are not. One of the biggest problems people have when they try to change their behavior is that they fail to look at...
ANGER: Where Does It Come From
Anger is a defense mechanism that protects us from threat or fear of rejection, isolation, loss of control, failure, the unknown and/or death. Think back to the last 2 times you were angry. What fears was your anger related to? Create a table. In the first column, list your resentments. In the second column write how much...
A Primer on Anger
Important Points About Anger Anger is a defense mechanism. It defends people against the six basic fears: fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of loss of self-control/respect, fear of isolation, fear of death, fear of the unknown. Anger protects people emotionally, physically and socially. Anger keeps people from feeling...
