Dr. Brad Bushman is a Professor of Communications at Ohio State University. He was a member of President Obama’s committee on gun violence, and has testified before the U.S. Congress on the topic of youth violence.
In this episode, expect to learn when Dr. Bushman became interested in studying aggression and anger, why this topic fascinates him, what anger is, how arousal works in the body, why we get angry and why it’s such a pertinent emotion in human beings, common ways anger manifests in our world today, common myths about anger, why blowing off steam is a bad idea, how to better control anger, why temperament is important, the kinds of people with the highest self control, how anger and aggression are different, how aggression manifests, the dangers of violent video games, why we get “hangry,” and much more.
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Resources:
American Psychological Association on Anger: https://www.apa.org/topics/anger
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