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define aggression |
behaviour performed with the INTENTION of HARMING a living being who is motivated to avoid this treatment |
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three forms of aggression |
1. hostile 2. instrumental 3. relational |
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example for hostile aggression |
intention to hurt the other person |
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example for instrumental aggression |
intention to get something the other person has |
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relational aggression |
an act which is aimed at damaging the other person's self-esteem, friendship or social status |
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social information-processing theory |
according to Dodge
1. harmful event occurs 2. child encodes situation 3. interprets situation (as negative) 4. formulates goal 5. generates possible strategy 6. evaluates strategy 7. enacts response
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proactive aggressors |
those who use primarily aggression to solve their problems |
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reactive aggressors |
those who use retaliatory aggression because they automatically perceive others actions as aggression (hostile attribution bias) and cannot control their anger long enough to re-evaluate the situation and find a non-aggressive solution |
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factors leading to 'hostile attribution bias' (and interpretation of situations in general) |
1. past social experiences 2. social expectations 3. knowledge of social rules 4. emotional regulation skills (emotionality) |
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social learning approach to aggression |
according to Bandura (think Bobo doll_
child learns from vicarious reinforcement of observational learning
i.e. children who observe violence that is not immediately punished and pays off will become violent
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bullying stats |
27% of year 4-9 students, peak at 10 & 13 years of age |
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cyber bullying stats |
14% children aged 9 to 17 |
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what contributes to aggression |
1. society (low SES) 2. culture (consider legal enviro as well) 3. home environment (not conflict per say, but emotional withdrawal & cold parenting - coercive home environment negatively reinforces aggression 4. media (TV and games) |
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how to eliminate/control aggression in children |
1. create non-aggressive environment 2. eliminate any form of payoff for aggression (even negative attention i.e. negative reinforcement) 3. use social-cognitive intervention to develop self-regulation (incompatible response technique) |
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incompatible response technique |
do not give attention to negative behaviour at all (unless for safety concerns) and instead reward desired (non-aggressive behaviour, pro-social) with attention etc |
