ABSTRACT
Anger, hostility and aggression are central concepts of many theories of personality. In psychopathology, the maladaptive effects of anger are traditionally emphasized as important in the etiology of psychoneurosis, depression, and schizophrenia. Recent research findings also suggest that anger and hostility contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension (e.g., Crane, 1981; Harburg, Erfurt, Hauenstein, Chape, Schull, & Schork, 1973), coronary heart disease (Friedman & Rosenman, 1974; Matthews, Glass, Rosenman, & Bortner, 1977; Spielberger & London, 1982), and cancer (Greer & Morris, 1975).
