(03-07-10) New Study Shows Profound Impact of Anger on Your Health?

When you get angry, your heart rate, arterial tension and testosterone
production increases, cortisol (the stress hormone) decreases, and the left
hemisphere of your brain becomes more stimulated.
Researchers induced anger in 30 men "Anger Induction" (AI), which consists of
50 phrases in first person that reflect daily situations that provoke anger.
Before and immediately after the inducement of anger, the researchers measured
heart rate and arterial tension, levels of testosterone and cortisol, and the
asymmetric activation of the brain.
According to Eurekalert:
"The results ... reveal that anger provokes profound changes in the state of
mind of the subjects ('they felt angered and had a more negative state of
mind') and in different psychobiological parameters."


Sources:
Eurekalert May 31, 2010
Hormones and Behavior March 2010, 57(3):276-83

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