Computer rage

Computer rage is a heightened physiological response with associated feelings of anger and frustration (Lazar, Jones, Bessiere, Ceaparu, & Shneiderman, 2004). It may result in the physical assault of a computer and/or a computer related item. Computer rage often involves verbal abuse of a computer and/or a computer related item (Brinks, 2004). Computer rage is generally considered to be one of the most distressing forms of rage that there is, due to the nature of problems and with the raged person usually not being able to fix the problem.

Computer rage in popular culture

 * Bad Day is a video circulated around the Internet that allegedly shows computer rage.
 * A popular GIF animation of a man trying to smash the computer but ends up dismembering himself is sometimes circulated on the Internet.