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The three main approaches are expressing, suppressing, and calming. Expressing your angry feelings in an assertive—not aggressive—manner is the healthiest way to express anger. To do this, you have to learn how to make clear what your needs are, and how to get them met, without hurting others.

The majority of research on anger treatment has focused on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). In CBT, patients learn to identify unhelpful or negative thought patterns and change inaccurate beliefs. One CBT-based anger treatment is known as Stress Inoculation.

The most common way to assess anger is through psychometric self-report tools (Bongard, 2013). Multiple-choice responses or Likert-type scales ranging from 'strongly agree' to 'strongly disagree' are most effective, giving an overall score (Likert, 1932).

If you believe your anger is out of control or if it's negatively affecting your life or relationships, consider seeking help from a mental health professional. A mental health professional can help determine if you have an underlying mental health condition that's causing your anger issues and requires treatment.

Give yourself a chance to respond in a healthy way, even in challenging situations. The 10-second rule is really quite simple: It simply says that whenever the temperature in a conversation starts to go up, pause for 10 seconds before you respond. That's it--just stop and wait.

At present, there are no specific diagnostic criteria for anger. Doctors will determine if a person is experiencing other mental health disorders based on their symptoms and behaviors.

xi The arousal cycle of anger has five phases: trigger, escalation, crisis, recovery and depression. Understanding the cycle helps us to understand our own reactions and those of others.