Getting irritated means getting a little angry, while becoming enraged means getting very angry. Sometimes, we say that we get mad by which we mean the equivalent of getting angry. Indeed, the European philosopher Erasmus said that anger is a type of temporary insanity or madness. Hate is a very intense and usually long-lasting state of being angry with someone. Fully controlling your temper in a situation means not getting angry, even inside.
Inner anger means having an angry feeling inside, but holding it in so that no one else knows.
Having a good temper means being better than average at keeping an inner calmness in frustrating situations. To lose your temper means to get angry. This book is about learning to control your temper, not just to control your anger. The ideal goal is to learn to handle frustrations without getting angry and to keep any angry emotions that do occur as brief and innocuous as possible. The higher your goal, the more likely you will be more successful.