QUESTION 7
GS4
10 marks
Anger is a harmful negative emotion injurious to personal and work life.(a) Discuss how it leads to negative emotions and undesirable behaviours.(b) How can it be managed and controlled?
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain how anger leads to negative emotions and behaviours and how to manage it.
Discuss... HowAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1(a) Effects: clouded judgement, aggression, poor decisions, damaged relationships, stress, health issues≈35 words
- 2(b) Management: emotional intelligence, self-awareness, pause and reflect, mindfulness, empathy, exercise, structured grievance redress at work≈35 words
- 3Examples from administration≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
(a) chain from anger to behaviour(b) techniquesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Describing anger's harms but no management steps like pausing, mindfulness, empathy
- Generic advice
Draw this
- Chain diagram from trigger to behaviour
Value addition
- TextBhagavad Gita (2.62-63): from desire comes anger, from anger delusion, leading to loss of reason.Bhagavad Gita
- ThinkerDaniel Goleman's 'amygdala hijack' explains sudden anger outbursts.Goleman, Emotional Intelligence, 1995
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Varnit Negi · Page 27 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- G Sanjana · AIR 55 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
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