TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics of anger
T2 - Notes for a systems theory of emotion
AU - Potegal, Michael
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - Although emotion may subserve social function, as with anger-maintaining dominance, emotions are more than variant cognitions. Anger promotes risk-taking, attention-narrowing, and cognitive impairment. The proposition that appraised "blameworthiness" is necessary for anger excludes young children's anger as well as adults' pain-induced anger. To be complete, any systems model of anger must account for its temporal characteristics, including escalation and persistence.
AB - Although emotion may subserve social function, as with anger-maintaining dominance, emotions are more than variant cognitions. Anger promotes risk-taking, attention-narrowing, and cognitive impairment. The proposition that appraised "blameworthiness" is necessary for anger excludes young children's anger as well as adults' pain-induced anger. To be complete, any systems model of anger must account for its temporal characteristics, including escalation and persistence.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X05440042
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X05440042
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:24944486461
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 28
SP - 215
EP - 216
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
IS - 2
ER -