Uskudar University Founding Rector and Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan was a guest on the 'Orhan Ayhan'la' program broadcast on TRT Spor. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan made evaluations regarding the topic of 'Violence in Sports'. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said; "Anger management training is given by the most effective role model individuals. If the role model individual is successful in anger management, others will also be successful."
"What is important is to feel deep remorse. Superficial regrets are not very meaningful"
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, drawing attention to awareness in anger management, stated; "If toughness is within the rules, that toughness leads to success in football. If there is toughness outside the rules, it leads to mistakes. This is beyond that toughness. It is understood that the person has an anger control problem. Because they regret it immediately. I never forget, in the early 2000s, after taking over the Turkish branch of an American company, two Turkish spouses living in America were working at the same workplace. They came to us when they learned we were on leave from our workplace. The company there told the couple, 'Go to Turkey, get anger management training, report this to us in writing, otherwise we won't let you start work.' The company in the US said this. Because they were working together at the company. This means that even if there was no physical violence, there were anger problems, their tone of voice was rising against each other, and verbal violence was present. We put them through that training, gave them their certificate, and they went to the US. I am saying this because it is actually a part of being human. A person being angry is a part of being human. What is important in this is to feel deep remorse. Superficial regrets are not very meaningful." he said.
"It is important to manage anger, not to destroy it"
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan stated that people with leadership qualities should be extra sensitive in anger management because if there are individuals prone to anger around them, they can trigger them; "Anger management training is given by the most effective role model individuals. If the role model individual is successful in anger management, others will also be successful. However, if role models, who are leaders, are angry and intend to act this way, even if not openly in the stands, but applying anger in the locker room, this triggers individuals prone to anger. Therefore, individuals close to role models should not be encouraged. There is a good saying, 'The real champion is not one who defeats others, but one who defeats their own anger.' That is the real champion, to be able to overcome anger. In fact, this now has an equivalent in psychology, called 'neuro-leadership'. If a person cannot be their own leader, they cannot be a leader of society. They cannot be a team leader, a family leader. To be one's own leader, stress management and anger management are very important. It is important to manage anger, not to destroy it." he said.
"We are investigating hidden depression related to anger control"
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, also referring to how hidden depression can lead to anger, stated; "If anger frequently occurs in a person, if there is verbal anger towards their spouse and children at home, even if not physical, if their tone of voice immediately rises, we usually investigate hidden depression related to anger control here. The reason can be hidden depression. Because serotonin decreases in the brain, and when serotonin decreases, impulse control becomes impossible. They cannot control their desires, impulses, or fears. Being told no makes the person feel worthless. They interpret it as if they are being belittled. As a result, the person can turn this into an obsession. Such things can also lead to those individuals getting to know each other, but generally, they result in anger outbursts. So, how can we direct this event in a positive way? It is important that managers do not interfere here, and that the team can solve the problem internally. The team captain acting as a mediator might be effective. If this incident happens again, they also need to work on what to do about it." he said.