Talk:Rage (emotion)

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As discussed on the main talk page, this article has no citations, is apparently completely "original research" (if one can even apply the term research at all), is entirely unprofessional and has very doubtful claims. Aleta 21:55, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Rewrite

The article has been completely rewritten, as a properly sourced stub, to address the concerns about unsourced original research. See /Archive 1 for the concerns. Uncle G (talk) 00:32, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Expansion

There's a lot more to say on this subject. If you read the encyclopaedia cited in further reading, you'll find discussions of how rage attacks can be caused by neurotransmitter imbalances, clinical assessment of rage, and its psychopharmacological and cognitive-behavioural treatments. Wikipedia should be no less of an encyclopaedia than that. ☺ Uncle G (talk) 00:51, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Grammar and Tone

The whole tone of this article seems very amateurish. The grammar is poor and there is a sort of folksy, anecdotal quality about it that makes me think (although I might be wrong), "whoever wrote this knows very little about the subject."

For example (see italicized phrases):

Every person who has set behind a wheel has experienced some form of road rage; whether it be cursing at someone who has cut you off in traffic or giving the middle finger when someone steals your parking spot, most people have succumb to rage while in the car. Giving the finger when a driver cuts you off in traffic may be a normal reaction. However, when that normal reaction escalates, psychologists may call it intermittent explosive disorder (IED). A study has found that at least one in twenty people suffer from this disorder. IED is an aggressive overreaction to everyday stress, and may be a cause to severe road rage (Kashef, 2006).

It seems to me that an important topic like this needs some expert commentary.

I hope I haven't stepped too hard on anyone's toes...


[edit] Um...

When I think of rage the last thing I think of is road rage. When I think of rage I think of the emotion that got me several puncture marks in my hand, and I don't think many of my friends would think of 'road rage' first thing either. A matter of opinion, and this isn't a one-person blog. Maybe that bit should be taken out or something.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.137.142.66 (talk) 14:32, 29 May 2008 (UTC)