Should You Take This Anger Test on TikTok?

Many people are taking the "Multidimensional Anger Test" and sharing their results with others.

Take two minutes to read, explore, and reflect. By Wendy Rose Gould & Amy Morin, LCSW, Editor-in-Chief Top of Mind Should You Take This Anger Test Making the Rounds on TikTok?   TikTok remains a bit of a confounding corner of the internet. While it's certainly easy to get sucked into the video loop, the platform also serves as a source of meaningful information. One of the app's most recent trends offers a bit of the latter, but experts say it should also be taken with a grain of salt.   Many app users are currently taking the "Multidimensional Anger Test" and sharing their results with others. It's a legitimate test influenced by research conducted by psychologist Judith Siegel, who's known for her research into trauma and reactivity. In short, it assesses the varying dimensions of anger—including frequency, duration, and mode of expression.     While the test may offer some good insights, the results shouldn't be considered a diagnosis. Not only could they be inaccurate, but self-diagnosis may lead people down an incorrect or unhelpful treatment path.   Also, while sharing our experiences with mental health can help us connect with others, you shouldn't feel pressure to share something with an audience unless it's something you absolutely want to do.     If a person struggles to reflect on their own behavior, or is in denial about their behavior, the test results might not be as accurate." — ALLISON KENT, LSW  What This Means For You It's perfectly OK to take mental health tests and quizzes. In fact, doing so can help you better understand yourself and your emotions or at least start thinking about different concepts.   However, you shouldn't take the results as concrete truth, nor should you consider them a replacement for meaningful input from a mental health professional.   On the Bright Side Ways to Stay Positive This Week What's Inspiring Us For more insight into your relationship with anger, read Gary Chapman's "Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way." From daily irritations to deeply rooted anger that stems from other emotions, this book gently explores the topic and equips you with effective ways to tame anger when it arises. Products to Help You Feel Your Best If you're curious about the Multidimensional Anger Test, you can take it here. It consists of 38 statements—such as "my friends and loved ones know that I have the capacity to become angry"—that you rate on a scale from disagree to agree.    The phrase "woke up on the wrong side of the bed," implies a grumpy morning and frustrating day to follow. Shake off the morning grumbles with the Wake Up Happy playlist on Spotify. If your anger is interfering with your relationships, work, or life, you might benefit from anger management services. Read These Next Signs You May Have an Anger Issue READ NOW The Difference Between Constructive and Destructive Anger READ NOW What to Do If You're Hooked on Social Media READ NOW Spread the Light Share the newsletter with someone you know to make their day a little brighter. SHARE We're open to suggestions! If you have any feedback about this newsletter, let us know at feedback@verywell.com.     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Healthy Mind newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If someone forwarded you this email, you can subscribe here!   A DOTDASH MEREDITH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005   © 2022 Verywellmind.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy