After picking up her husband's socks for the hundredth time, Carson called him a pig and stormed out of the house. Calling him a pig is an example of which destructive and direct expression of anger?

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Labeling involves attaching a negative name or insult to someone instead of addressing the specific behavior or issue at hand. In this scenario, Carson calls her husband a "pig," which is a direct and destructive way of expressing anger by labeling him negatively rather than addressing the specific issue of leaving socks around.

After Picking Up Her Husband's Socks for the Hundredth Time