Clara had an extremely frustrating day at work where her supervisor constantly micro-managed her and unfairly blamed her for a missed deadline. Clara had to suppress her anger to maintain her professionalism. On her way home, she visited a 'rage room' where she spent 15 minutes smashing old crockery with a baseball bat. Afterward, Clara felt much more peaceful and relaxed.
Using the concept of catharsis, explain Clara's change in emotional state after visiting the rage room.
88 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Central nervous system and neurotransmitters, Effect of recreational drugs on transmission, Brain structure and aggression, Evolution and natural selection, Freud's psychodynamic explanation of aggression, Role of hormones in aggression, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.