EDITORIAL ROAD RAGE DISEASE OR IS IT JUST A BAD CASE OF RUDENESS?ANGRY drivers who menace others on the road might not merely be displaying childish outbursts, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. mental health experts. In fact, according to the National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of the federal government of the United States and the largest research organization in the world specializing in mental illness. , it turns out those poor drivers aren't to blame for their violent actions behind the wheel. They are actually suffering from a disorder and have no control. Intermittent explosive disorder Intermittent Explosive Disorder Definition Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a mental disturbance that is characterized by specific episodes of violent and aggressive behavior that may involve harm to others or destruction of property. , or IED Noun 1. IED - an explosive device that is improvised I.E.D., improvised explosive device explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy , apparently affects as many as 15 million Americans and is marked by episodes of unwarranted behavior. In motoring situations, this manifests itself in episodes of road rage. Now social incivility in·ci·vil·i·ty n. pl. in·ci·vil·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being uncivil. 2. An uncivil or discourteous act. is a condition? There may be some drivers with legitimate uncontrollable anger on the roads. But we suspect that by and large, despite the scholarly research by the NIMH, the road-rage incidents really stem from a combination of stressful driving conditions and a bad case of rudeness in an increasingly unmannered and mean-spirited society. Is there a pill for that? |
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