ABSTRACT
The response of anger is one of 'fight' rather than 'flight'. If that is true, it becomes clear that there are numerous aspects of infancy, toddlerhood, childhood and adolescence in which the youngster is likely to perceive that they are being 'attacked'. The younger the child, the more raw and uninhibited is the emotion felt and expressed. Although there can be innumerable types of things that children become angry about, there do seem to be issues that are characteristic of certain ages. Temper tantrums of two-to three-year-olds and the moodiness and tetchiness of adolescence are examples. The earliest stage, infancy, is where the basic task is achieving trust in the world and in people. The immediate preschool and school-entry stage is one of continuing rapid emotional, physical and intellectual growth. Anger can sometimes be a way of expressing other emotions, fear, sadness, frustration.
