According to Wesley Moons, Ph.D., founder and CEO of the litigation consulting firm Moons Analytics, "there are conflicting views on what anger does. On the one hand, it basically serves as a signal that something is wrong. On the other hand, anger is different from other negative emotional states because it seems to increase reliance on mental shortcuts."
But a study he led and published in 2007 showed that anger might actually make individuals act more rationally -- suggesting that anger can be a motivator of analytic thought, not an impediment to it. The basic theory is that anger might help people hone in on the cues that truly matter, rather than getting distracted by smaller, less important details.
"Low levels of anger -- that is, frustration or irritation -- serve as signs that signal we are wanting something we are not getting, or needing to protect ourselves from a threat," echoes Susan Heitler, Ph.D, a Denver-based psychologist and author of the site Power Of Two Marriage. "In an emergency situation, anger may mobilize us to act immediately.
According to Wesley Moons, Ph.D., founder and CEO of the litigation consulting firm Moons Analytics, "there are conflicting views on what anger does. On the one hand, it basically serves as a signal that something is wrong. On the other hand, anger is different from other negative emotional states because it seems to increase reliance on mental shortcuts."
But a study he led and published in 2007 showed that anger might actually make individuals act more rationally -- suggesting that anger can be a motivator of analytic thought, not an impediment to it. The basic theory is that anger might help people hone in on the cues that truly matter, rather than getting distracted by smaller, less important details.
"Low levels of anger -- that is, frustration or irritation -- serve as signs that signal we are wanting something we are not getting, or needing to protect ourselves from a threat," echoes Susan Heitler, Ph.D, a Denver-based psychologist and author of the site Power Of Two Marriage. "In an emergency situation, anger may mobilize us to act immediately.
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