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If you find yourself having angry outbursts, there’s an actual term for this: emotional reactivity. It means your having trouble regulating your emotions.
The Angry Cognitions Scale (ACS) is a psychometric measure of how anger is acted out. It measures cognitive processes and their relation to attributes of anger, including misattributing causation, overgeneralizing, catastrophizing, demandingness, inflammatory labeling, and adaptive processes.
Passive-aggressive behavior is characterized by a pattern of passive hostility and an avoidance of direct communication. [1] [2] Inaction where some action is socially customary is a typical passive-aggressive strategy (showing up late for functions, staying silent when a response is expected). [2]
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Neuroticism is a personality trait associated with negative emotions. It is one of the Big Five traits. Individuals with high scores on neuroticism are more likely than average to experience such feelings as anxiety, worry, fear, anger, frustration, envy, jealousy, pessimism, guilt, depressed mood, and loneliness. [1]
The findings suggest emotions that are often considered negative, such as anger, boredom or sadness, can be useful.
Job was angry with God: "You have turned cruel to me; with the might of your hand you persecute me" (Book of Job 30:21). Jeremiah was angry with God for deceiving his people: "Ah, Lord God, how utterly you have deceived this people and Jerusalem" (Book of Jeremiah 4:10).
If you’re aware your anger is frequent, severe, and negatively impacting your relationships and quality of life, a licensed mental health care provider can help you get back on the right track.