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The blank needs a verb meaning "admitted / accepted as true" that takes a that-clause object ("[that] he had an anger problem"). acknowledge means to admit or recognize the existence or truth of something, which fits the context of a man finally facing his problem and seeking counseling.

• acknowledged — admitted/recognized (a fact); correct, and grammatically takes a clause: acknowledged (that) he had a problem.
• identified — to recognize or name something; usually takes a noun object, not naturally "identified that..."; weaker fit.
• emerged — to come out / become known; intransitive, cannot take "he had..." as an object.
• hesitated — to pause before acting; the opposite of admitting, and does not take a that-clause.

Exam trick: The clause object "[that] he had an anger problem" rules out the intransitive verbs (emerged, hesitated); between identified and acknowledged, only acknowledge idiomatically admits a fact in a that-clause.