Please read the following scenario. Unfortunately, this scenario is one that many individuals experience.Please take a moment to post your thoughts about the scenario first. The key is to consider all the related issues, including,but not limited to, theories and components of emotions, relationships, anger, and future relationships.

DEALING WITH EMOTIONS

You are going to have some friends over for hamburgers. Your date will help you prepare for your guests and act as a host for the evening. An hour before your date is due at your house; you get a call that he has an unexpected guest from out-of-town arriving and will be unable to join you and your friends. Your date tells you this is just an "old friend" he used to date, and she will only be in town for the evening. Now, would you just be angry? You would probably be hurt, jealous, and even embarrassed that you are the only one without a date. The point is that an emotional event can trigger a wide range of feelings. We generally communicate only one emotion but usually the most negative one. In this case, it would probably be your anger/hurt.

Could your anger become a problem for you?

Next, please answer the question concerning your date who did not show up for dinner:

When could your anger become a problem for you? It would be customary to be angry if you were left in this situation. However, if this anger becomes so bad that you awoke for "nights on end" and "stewed" about your anger or even tried to harm your date and his "guest," then your intense anger or rage would be a problem for you.

Choose (4) of the questions below and respond:

1. Describe how cognitive appraisals can be a part of an emotional experience.
2. When do our emotions begin to have adverse effects?
3. Describe how cognitive appraisals can be a part of an emotional experience.
4. Discuss preparation anxiety and neurotic anxiety.
5. Anger most often begins with what kinds of losses or threats?
6. What are the four psychological reactions to anger?
7. What are the three characteristics of anger?
8. What are the six do's and don'ts to remember when expressing anger?
9. What are three (3) causes of aggression in our society?