ABSTRACT
Anger is usually a reaction to something, but this does not necessarily mean something real causes anger. Angry people often react angrily to what are objectively very minor 'hurts', but they think they have been offended or seriously slighted. So, anger can be a motivator as it can help people achieve their desires or release pent-up frustration. However, 'normal' anger is different from 'problem' anger. Everybody gets angry to some extent, at some things, some of the time, and that is normal. Anger can be a positive response to feeling threatened - it prepares people to 'fight'. Feeling angry is biologically related to fighting and aggression, just as anxiety is the alternative biological flight response to threat. The process of the body preparing for 'flight' or to 'fight' is kick-started by the brain sending messages to the adrenal glands to release chemicals into the bloodstream.
