Psychology 409A – Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Outline #2
By:
Beyond Road
Reference:
James, Dr.
Instructions
for this activity are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy23/409a-g23-oral.htm
Instructor: Dr. Leon James
1.
Expanding the Age of Rage
a.
There is not only rage on the road, but in other
environments as well. Rage is found in
parking lots, sidewalks, surfing, neighbor, shopping malls, workplace,
cafeterias, desk rage, etc.
b.
Surf rage is common in
c.
Control of our rages needs to start. We have to be in control of our emotions and
feelings, which are controls we tend to learn at a young age. Even though there are feelings, thoughts, or
actions of rage, it is something that should be kept at a minimum.
2.
Anger Choice
a.
This is the idea that the feeling of anger is by
choice. People always blame others for
their anger, when truly it is our own fault for anger.
b.
Until taking this class, I really didn’t see anger
as a choice of emotion. I have tried my
hardest in the past to control any strong emotions of anger by taking deep
breathes and think about my actions and feelings. After realizing that I was becoming an angry
person, I knew I had to change my mindset.
Over time, I have been able to keep any feelings of anger away.
c.
Not many know or believe that anger is an emotion by
choice. After taking a leadership class
in Education Administration, I really learned that there are always two sides
to a story, and without knowing both sides you have no
right to be angry.
3.
Protecting yourself from Aggressive Drivers
a.
A list of ways to protect you from aggressive
drivers has been created by a traffic safety organization. The following is a list of some of the ways:
i. Do not
make any obscene gestures
ii. Use your
horn sparingly
iii. Avoid
blocking the right-hand turn lane
iv. Do not
tailgate
b.
If you are not an aggressive driver, someone you know
is. If you know that you can’t change
them there are ways of any occurrences happening to you, and the list on page
39 provides some ways.
a. If you
feel like you aren’t able to contribute to society and you wish to, the least
you can do is protect yourself from the aggressive driver. If you are an aggressive driver and wish to
become the supportive driver, take action by first preventing any occurrences
with aggressive drivers.
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