The suggestion that Andrea’s friend gave Andrea is not an effective way for Andrea to reduce her anger. Pounding a pillow is not a way to control anger. Andrea cannot pound her way out of anger (Markman). This is an ineffective way because hitting the pillow will build up anger against Andrea’s boyfriend. It will be a good thing if Andrea reduces her anger because anger can harm people. Anger harms people because the heart rate starts to increase, cause the skin to drip with sweat, and raise the testosterone levels (page 477). Also, pounding the pillow makes a connection for people between anger and acting in an aggressive manner (Markman). The connections between emotional states and behavior are important to determine the way we act (Markman).