anger management

[ ang-ger man-ij-muhnt ]

noun

1. a psychotherapeutic process or program for controlling anger and preventing its destructive manifestations:

   Without anger management, your outbursts of hostility may eventually have catastrophic consequences.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anger management¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

John Walker is a rather erratic presence in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, flipping back and forth between noble hero and villain with anger management issues, multiple times.

From Time

If Christie was not a presidential aspirant with an anger-management problem, the episode might not even make the list.

From The Daily Beast

Parents can be compelled to attend anger management classes, seek counseling or leave an abusive partner.

From The Daily Beast

From Anne Frank to anger management: in June TMZ obtained audio of an altercation between Bieber and a photographer.

From The Daily Beast

On the subject of prison, our conversation eventually turns to Chris Brown, who is now in anger management.

From The Daily Beast

The father also said his son had anger-management problems that were thought to stem from PTSD.

From The Daily Beast