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Film, Video Anger at work, the story of the headache switch

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About this Item

Title

  • Anger at work, the story of the headache switch

Summary

  • Explains the 'headache switch,' one of the mental mechanisms of man's personality which involves displacement of anger onto other people and impairs one's efficiency. Presents several incidents depicting some of the techniques people have developed for handling such overwhelming feelings as anger, resentment, and frustration. Tells the story of Ed Wilson as he begins a new job and what happens when he uses the 'headache switch' when he becomes angry with his boss.

Names

  • Hockman, Ned, 1921-2009, direction
  • Swain, Dwight V., writing
  • University of Oklahoma. Extension Division. Educational Materials Services
  • Oklahoma. State Department of Health
  • International Film Bureau

Created / Published

  • United States : International Film Bureau, Inc., 1956.

Headings

  • -  Anger in the workplace
  • -  Displacement (Psychology)
  • -  Employees--Mental health

Genre

  • Educational films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  MP7907 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: International Film Bureau, Inc.; 29Oct56; MP7907.
  • -  Guy H. Brown, Loren N. Brown, Garner Collums, Barbara Hughes, Douglas Marrs, Alice Spann.
  • -  Coordinator, Jim Bragg ; assistant director, Carl Stevenson ; camerman, Wayne Rock ; psychiatric consultant, A.A. Hellams.
  • -  Summary adapted from Educational film/video locator, third edition, vol. 1, 1986, p. 676.
  • -  Source used: MBRS Film and Television catalog card.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (ca. 21 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • Prelinger Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020604403

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Swain, Dwight V., Writing, University Of Oklahoma. Extension Division. Educational Materials Services, Oklahoma. State Department Of Health, and International Film Bureau. Anger at Work, the Story of the Headache Switch. directeds by Hockman, Ned, Ection United States: International Film Bureau, Inc, 1956. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020604403/.

APA citation style:

Swain, D. V., University Of Oklahoma. Extension Division. Educational Materials Services, Oklahoma. State Department Of Health & International Film Bureau. (1956) Anger at Work, the Story of the Headache Switch. Hockman, N., dir United States: International Film Bureau, Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020604403/.

MLA citation style:

Swain, Dwight V., Writing, et al. Anger at Work, the Story of the Headache Switch. dir by Hockman, Ned, Ection United States: International Film Bureau, Inc, 1956. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020604403/>.