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How Anger Affects the Brain and Body [Infographic]

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Anger can be one of the most challenging emotions that we work with.

Clients are sometimes afraid of their anger. Or, maybe they consider it inappropriate to even feel this way at all.

Not only that, when anger is misdirected, it often leads to poor choices, damaged relationships, and even violence.

But anger can actually be an asset to our clients . . . as long as it’s channeled properly.

So how can we help clients express their anger more effectively?

It begins by helping them understand how anger is triggered, and what happens in the body and brain – especially when anger is chronic or unprocessed.

So we thought it would be helpful for you to have a way to illustrate this for your clients. (And please feel free to make a copy of this to share with them.)

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If you’d like to print a copy to share with your clients, just click here: Color or Print-friendly

(When you make copies to share, please be sure to include the copyright information. We put a lot of work into creating these resources for you. Thanks!)

For more practical tools and strategies to help clients manage anger, have a look at this short course featuring Stephen Porges, PhD; Marsha Linehan, PhD; Peter Levine, PhD; Ron Siegel, PsyD; Pat Ogden, PhD; and other top experts.

Now we’d like to hear from you. How will you use this in your work with clients? Please leave a comment below.
 

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254 Comments

  1. Olanrewaju (David) Olayemi, Medicine, NG says

    I love your document and I am learning a lot from it. I will like to take permission to use some of the texts and infographics in teaching some elderly members of the church and some write-ups for the aging. I also want to know what online courses I can do and how to pay for them in Nigeria.
    Dr. David Olayemi

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  2. Brijeshkumar b sharma, Social Work, IN says

    Thanks.

    Reply
  3. Sakti Eva, Other, ID says

    Masha Allah,I really love this information, this is very useful even though I am just a housewife, I can understand the explanation. The diagram is amazing. Thank you very much
    God bless us all amen

    Reply
  4. Elaine, Clergy, Antioch , CA, USA says

    I’m a social media Pastor and think this information is very well put together. I will talk to my clients about this, it is very helpful to me, hate and anger must stop.
    Thank you.

    Reply
  5. Gohar Imam, Farmington Hills, MI, USA says

    Amazing knowledge to teach our clients in a very organized way. I am social worker and also have a degree in biological sciences. I really liked the way it was taught in easy and organized way. Thanks

    Reply
  6. Harriet Stein, Stress Management, Abington, PA, USA says

    Thank you for this excellent infographic that I can share when I teach about the practice of Mindfulness!

    Reply
  7. Princess Emmanuella Lordwin, Clergy, NG says

    Love this information. I coach a lot on forgiveness, Trauma and loss which includes helping people process their anger.

    And also counsel in the areas of life. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  8. Linnea Elrington, GB says

    This is a fantastic graphic and information piece to use as a source of psycho-education with clients (I am a bereavement volunteer) and colleagues (I am Head of HR for a biotech company). I will share as appropriate, and be sure to include copyright information. Thank you for making this available!

    Reply
  9. Eagle Gamma, Teacher, GP says

    Interest graphic, I shared it. By the way, there’s a typo, PCF for PFC in one instance of prefrontal cortex.

    Reply
  10. Prakamyan Gautam, Another Field, IN says

    It’s just most essential content
    Thank you to all of you….

    Reply
  11. Diane Toombs, Other, AU says

    Thank you. That was so well explained! Diagrams are very good ❤?

    Reply
  12. Matthewsef, Stress Management, MZ says

    Nice video,thanks faisichselfmuffma.gq

    Reply
  13. Yvonne Camper, Clergy, Fontana, CA, USA says

    Love this information. I coach a lot on forgiveness, Trauma and loss which includes helping people process their anger. Invaluable training resource. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  14. Rupal Sheth, Coach, IN says

    Love this information. I’m an energy healer, having insight into this from a scientific perspective is so good.

    Reply
  15. Anonymous says

    sweet and short .include all facts in simple language.very good.
    excellent image.thanks.

    Reply
  16. Naides, Counseling, Pompano Beach , FL, USA says

    Thank you so much for your illustration and explanation on the effects of anger. The illustration is great!

    Reply
  17. Ronald Smith, Another Field, Boerne, TX, USA says

    Thank you so much for your illustration and explanation on the effects of anger. Very informative and HELPFUL! I had sense enough to know something was happening but not enough to know what. Very thought provoking for a brief summary. Good job.

    Reply
  18. Divya Waghray, Granger, IN, USA says

    wow! what a vast topic but its been simplified in such a concise manner and with the diagrams that explains it beautifully so its easy to understand and also explain to our clients.

    Thank you for letting us print and share it.

    Reply
  19. Denver Matupito, Another Field, D.C, AS, USA says

    Thanks! T’was Really Helpful

    Reply
  20. Judy Small, Other, UM says

    I have learned so much just by reading the info you post…it helps me focus on the important areas in life that can help me grow as a person Thank you very much for all your effort and time you put into sharing these post.

    Reply
  21. Trent Alvarez, Naturopathic Physician, Central, OR, USA says

    Biggest reason people have mood swings and anger issues (bipolar, etc) and other mental disorders is because of… PARASITES all throughout the body, organs, blood and brain, a virtually unknown epidemic, various parasites mess with the chemical balance in the brain, eat through your organs, cause countless health issues, and much much more. Making it near impossible to control your anger and moods with your own willpower. Some parasites can lay 1 million eggs per day, the more you have the worse things get. Mainstream doctors can barely detect them with their primitive technology. You must destroy them with parasite cleanses using powerful herbs like wormwood, research how to do a parasite cleanse, it takes some time to kill them off.

    Also if you can find someone using Rife resonate frequency technology, it can scan your body to instantly see ALL the pathogens in your body (parasites, bacteria, viruses), and it can then target each organism by it’s own frequency to destroy them, this is obviously light years beyond anything the primitive mainstream sick-care system has to offer, the future of medicine! I myself have been saved just this year by the grace of God by the above mentioned solutions (before I almost destroyed myself, my family and my life). If you seek you will find, ask and you will receive, God Bless!

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      Sir please I need your contact
      I have a problem I need to explain to you

      Reply
  22. MILKA BUNEI, Counseling, KE says

    The graphic is an easy way to demonstrate effects of anger on the body. It becomes easier to relay this to clients/ audience

    Thank you

    Reply
  23. Online Pharmacy india, Medicine, IN says

    Thanks for this post. This helped me a lot.

    Reply
  24. Kaye Cormack, Coach, GB says

    I provide Coaching to young people with ADHD / ASD working in partnership with their parents. I am compiling useful material which I can use.

    Reply
  25. Arlene Allen, Other, Boynton Beach, FL, USA says

    The I know that this isn’t what you expected: The Alliance for Africa’s Orphanages, Inc. is trying to educate the people who take care of vulnerable people in rural areas and slums. We need simplified informatics on various topics to help them. We plan to get lay teachers to explain what th is means to for them in their own work with these populations. we can then get someone to translate the infographics into their local language.

    Reply
    • Elijah Noah, Chiropractor, New York, NY, USA says

      Hello.

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