“When it comes to anger, should you fight fire with fire?”  (If someone gets angry with you, should you respond by getting angry at them?)The first response should begin like this: “Yes, because …”

Read the following to answer Questions 1 to 5The instinctive, natural way to express anger is to respond aggressively. Anger is a natural, adaptiveresponse to threats; it inspires powerful, often aggressive, feelings and behaviours that allow us tofight and defend ourselves when we are attacked. A certain amount of anger, therefore, is necessaryto our survival. On the other hand, we can't physically lash out at every person or object that irritatesor annoys us. Laws, social norms, and common sense place limits on how far we should let our angertake us. People use a variety of both conscious and unconscious processes to deal with their angryfeelings. The three main approaches are expressing, suppressing, and calming. Expressing yourangry feelings in an assertive – not aggressive - manner is the healthiest way to express anger. To dothis, you have to learn how to make clear what your needs are, and how to get them met, withouthurting others. Being assertive doesn't mean being pushy or demanding; it means being respectful ofyourself and others. Another approach is to suppress anger and then convert or redirect it. Thishappens when you hold in your anger, stop thinking about it, and focus on something positive.1. How does a person naturally express anger?A. By defending oneself.B. By adapting strong behaviour.C. By responding aggressively.D. By inspiring powerful feelings.2. According to the author, how can one suppress anger?A. By holding one’s anger.B. By converting anger.C. By redirecting anger.D. By thinking about one’s anger.3. According to the author, how should people deal with their anger?A. Express it assertivelyB. Expressing consciouslyC. Expressing unconsciouslyD. Express it aggressivelyTime Allowed: 30 minTime Allowed: 30 minYear 8 – Reading Comprehension 11Year 8 – Reading Comprehension © James An College Page24. Which one of the following places limits on how far we can take our anger?A. FeelingsB. BehaviourC. InstinctD. Law5. What does the author mean by being assertive?A. Being pushyB. Being respectfulC. Being demandingD. Being calm

Assertion A: Anger arises, when we are not able to differentiate between the intention and competence of the other.Reasoning R: Once, we have a doubt on the intention of the other, then instead of relating to the other, we feel in opposition to the otherBoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.A is true but R is false.A is false but R is true.Both A and R are false.

“Oh! I must not get angry but work on finding a solution. What is truly making me angry, though?”  This is an example ofnurturing parent egoadapted child egoadult egocritical/ controlling parent ego

The expression of anger is associated with better cardiovascular health in men.Question 3Answera.Trueb.False

What approach is best to use when dealing with an angry family member?Interrupting them while they are talkingResponding defensivelyUsing uncaring statementsListening to what they are saying