Anger is an intense emotional response to something that affects us in a negative way. It is our body and mind's way of processing a perceived threat to us. Anger is an emotional response triggered by some sort of provocation.

There are three modalities of anger.

1.   Cognitive-( our minds appraisal of the situation causing the angry response)

2.   Somatic-Effective( our somatic nervous system responds with tensions and agitations that are biochemically induced)

3.   Behavioral-( we either engage or withdraw to the source of stimulation of anger)

It is these three things that combine into the expression of anger. Anger is a primal body reaction that is triggered by our fight and flight responses biochemically. When we get angry our body responses physically the same way we respond to a threat. Our hearts beat faster, our blood pressure rises and adrenaline is released from our brains into our bloodstream all producing the anger reaction. This physical reaction gives us strength both physically and emotionally to deal with the source causing the anger.

The problem is when we become angry our fight or flight mechanism kicks in at the expense of us being able to think first.  As a result people who don't have a control over this emotion succumb to the automatic response that their brain produces to the thing making them angry. Those with anger management issues have trouble controlling their minds over anger. In order to combat the innate reaction our body stimulates when we are angry we have to become aware of choices we have in how to respond when angry. This includes the thoughts we have while angered. This can be hard to do when one is enraged. So as a result we can respond with outright violence to a source of anger or by passive resistance which takes thought. The later; passive resistance would include things like withdrawing from the situation all together, ignoring the source of anger, stonewalling to name a few of the passive alternatives. 

Anger is our bodies and minds reaction to what it perceives to be threatening it. The threat can be real or it can be imagined. None the less if someone is angry this is the response the body produces. It is our anger that protects us from being dominated, manipulated or hurt by others. The thing is we have to learn how to control our anger to use it effectively. When we let anger control us it can be a destructive thing. The two main reasons across the board as to why we become angry is frustration and a feeling of lack of respect. We become frustrated when we feel what is due us is denied; what ever it may be. Add to that the feeling that we feel people don't care or respect us and you have the makings of an angry person.