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Old Jan 05, 2013, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by joshuas-mommy View Post
What would someone have wrong with them if they set a fire as an expression of anger?
To the OP, I would focus on dysfunctional communication. A person who can't verbalize their anger, and find release and relief that way, might instead act out in anger and there are so many consequences of that.

Classification of behavior is not always helpful in treatment. Getting to the core, the inability to talk about what makes the person angry, how it feels to be angry, and what options there are, is what is helpful.