Anger Management In Classrooms

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Anger Management in Classrooms Abstract This paper is going to explores three readings on different ways to handle anger management. The readings differ because each person has their own way of handling anger issues. Hayden (1980) suggests that working with a child with issues is the best way to help the child out. She also thinks that if you leave the child alone in a room by themselves for a few minutes then that child will have calmed down and it will be easier to talk to the child about their behaviors. Other readings suggest ignoring child when they are acting out is there cry for attention or help. Anger Management in Classrooms Numerous studies have been conducted on various facets of anger management, focusing on the levels of intimacy, closeness, different communication modalities, and the frequency of anger outbursts. However, contradictory results are suggested within this research mostly because only certain aspects of anger management are investigated, for example, hitting only. Hayden (1980) suggests that peer interactions are more effective than just teacher interactions creating feelings of closeness or intimacy, while other studies suggest the opposite. In order to understand how anger is set off and how to handle it, all forms of anger should be studied. In Woodside and McClam (2009) book tells the reader that there are various ways of dealing with anger but there is not a case that is the same. Woodside and McClam (2009) say that everyone is a jack of their own trait meaning that someone may act like someone but they are not going to get the same diagnosis. Similarly, Pavia (2010) studied the effect of leaving an anger child alone and talking through the anger spell. In this study, relationships with the teacher or parent and personal problems were the main causes of being able to help with an anger outburst. Participants reported a
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