"anger management" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From anger + management. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|anger|management}} anger + management Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} anger management (uncountable)
  1. (psychology) A person’s ability to control their temperament, particularly in stressful situations, and to demonstrate appropriate behavior, including the ability to express disagreement constructively without losing emotional control. Tags: uncountable Translations (ability to control temperament): 情緒控制 /情绪控制 (qíngxù kòngzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), woedebeheersing (Dutch), agressiebeheersing (Dutch), itsehillintä (Finnish), controle da raiva [masculine] (Portuguese)
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