Anger In The News

Pets Can Reduce Stress

According to as recent article from the American Institute of Stress, having a pet can add years to your life and reduce stress.  One of the first studies in this area showed that the survival rates of heart attack victims who had a pet were 28% percent higher than those of patients without pets. Another study showed that having a pet nearby or petting an animal companion blunted the sharp rise in blood pressure and heart rate that occurs with public speaking.

Stress management is an important tool for anger control, as well as leading a healthy and long life. For this reason, it is taught in many anger management programs. For details on how stress reduction can help you with anger problems, visit www.ajnovickgroup.com or www.angercoach.com

Irish workplace stress: a risk for both employee and employer

"Employers have no choice but to take the issue of stress seriously.
In the last few years some employers have begun to take the threat of litigation due to a stressful workplace seriously. Damages for personal injury have gone as high as €100,000 in some cases. As well as having a company policy regarding stress, there are also numerous private stress management courses that companies can avail of for their staff."
Full story in the Finfacts Business news

In Southern California, onsite trainings for stress management are offered by Dr Fiore & Associates and AJNovickgroup.

Stress Can Trip Anger

Ever watch ABC's "Wife-Swap?" Seems that while filming an uncoming episode, Yanni Panagiotakis struck his 13-year old daughter for not wearing a coat. Later, his attorneys said the outburst was precipitated by "tension" of the filming process.

Stress can often underlie anger. Stress management is one of the core 8 tools taught in many anger management programs because we are much more likely to explode or become aggressive when under stress, than at other times.

Full story at http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/05/03/69359224.shtml?Element_ID=69359224

For information and help on stress management, visit The American Institute of Stress http://www.stress.org/