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What Good News Does Ryan Martin Offer About Anger? · TED Talks Daily

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Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy | Ryan Martin

Anger researcher Ryan Martin draws from a career studying what makes people mad to explain some of the cognitive processes behind anger -- and why a healthy dose of it can actually be useful. "Your anger exists in you ... because it offered your ancestors, both human and nonhuman, an evolutionary advantage," he says. "[It's] a powerful and healthy force in…

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  1. What’s the Role of an Anger Researcher at 1:42

    As an anger researcher, Ryan Martin spends a good part of his professional and personal life studying why people get mad. Full answer

  2. How Is Anger With Us During Some of the Best Moments of Our Lives at 2:46

    Some examples of anger during the best moments of our lives are when we have special occasions like vacations and weddings. Full answer

  3. What’s Are Common Themes of Anger at 5:46

    The recipe for anger is provocations that include things that are unpleasant, when they feel unfair, when goals are blocked that could have been avoided, and… Full answer

  4. Why Do We All Get Angry Over Different Things at 6:18

    It depends on what we’re doing and how we’re feeling during the provocation matter. This is the pre-anger state. Full answer

  5. What Are Some Cognitive Distortions of Anger at 9:36

    It’s also known as an irrational belief. Angry people tend to put blame where it doesn’t belong, such as inanimate objects. Full answer

  6. What Is One Thing to Remember About Anger at 10:41

    Ryan Martin states that our anger exists in us as an emotion because it offered our ancestors both human and non-human with an evolutionary advantages. Full answer

  7. How Does Anger Affect Our Bodies at 11:21

    Anger is a part of a pattern of physiological experiences that exists. When we’re mad, our heart rate and breathing increase. Full answer

  8. What Good News Does Ryan Martin Offer About Anger? at 12:17

    On TED Talks Daily, Ryan Martin says the good news is that people can do something their nonhuman ancestors could not: regulate emotion. Full answer

  9. Can You Get Motivated by Anger at 12:51

    Anger can motivate us to respond to injustice. There are various ways to fix a problem. Full answer

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