可可Radio第19期:生气的心理益处-Anger is a motivatingforce(1)
日期:2013-01-10 13:10

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Angry people are optimistic生气的心理益处

我们通常认为生气是非理性的行为,是消极情绪,但是,有研究发现生气这一行为也有着其积极的一面。


There are all sorts of good sensible, civilise dreasons to avoid getting angry.

Not only does it make you feel bad, it makes you do stupid things without noticing the risks and it can be self-destructive.

As a result civilised people do their best to suppress, redirect and mask their anger. Most of us treat our anger as though it's unreasonable, unshowable and unmentionable.

But like all emotions anger has its purposes, which can be used to good effect.

生气的心理益处之一

Anger is a motivating force

You sometimes hear people talking about using angeras a motivating force by 'turning anger into positive energy'. In fact anger itself is a kind of positive energy and a powerful motivating force. Research has shown that anger can make us push on towards our goals in the face of problems and barriers.

In one study participants were shown objects they associated with a reward. Some, though, were first exposed to angry faces.Those shown the angry faces were more likely to want objects they were subsequently exposed to (Aarts et al., 2010).

When we see something as beneficial, we want it more when we're angry. So, when used right, constructive anger can make you feel strong and powerful and help push you on to get what you want.


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重点单词
  • exposedadj. 暴露的,无掩蔽的,暴露于风雨中的 v. 暴露,
  • beneficialadj. 有益的,有利的
  • sensibleadj. 可察觉的,意识到的,实用的 n. 可感知物
  • maskn. 面具,面罩,伪装 v. 戴面具,掩饰,遮盖
  • optimisticadj. 乐观的,乐观主义的
  • suppressvt. 镇压,使 ... 止住,禁止
  • unreasonableadj. 不合理的,过度的,不切实际的
  • constructiveadj. 建设性的,构造上的,作图的
  • avoidvt. 避免,逃避
  • redirectadj. 再直接的 v. 重新传入,重新寄送