Aggressionism

Aggression in psychology is hard to define, as there are many categories in which aggression falls under. However, overall it can be explained as a variety of behaviours that result in either physical or psychological harm to oneself, others or objects within the environment. Aggression can be explained in a variety of forms, such as physical, verbal, mental and emotional. It has also been separated into two broad categories, ‘impulsive aggression’ where the sole purpose is to cause harm and ‘instrumental aggression’ where the aggression provides a different purpose. Psychologists are intrigued by such behaviour and in order to understand it they have spent a considerable length of time researching aggression in an attempt to explain different forms, purposes and types of aggression. Some social psychologists accept that there is a biological link to aggression, however they argue that aggression is the consequence of situational factors interacting with other predisposing factors, such as personal and environmental factors that can influence aggression. This essay will examine the personal and situational influences that can lead to aggression, however it will consider the biological theory of aggression. Whilst providing empirical evidence to support or discredit the findings, resulting in an overall conclusion to discover the causal factors of aggression. Is aggression part of our biological make-up or is it merely behavioural traits learned throughout one’s life.…

Social Learning theory The concept of aggressive behaviour is has a very complex nature but research suggests that early exposure to violence may predispose people to behaving aggressively (Abbassi & Dean, 2010). It is arguable that Birnie’s aggression could be learned through his passion for pornography although a study by Seto, Maric & Barbaree (2001) suggest that this is not the case. They state “We argue that individuals who are already predisposed to sexually offend are the most likely to…

In this social behaviour essay the main topic will be aggression. Aggression is two types of behaviour: Anti-social and Asocial. Anti-social is to intentionally cause harm to someone, where as Asocial is avoiding others and not being social. In aggression there are two theories: instinct theories and biosocial theories. Instinct theories suggest that aggression is an innate drive, where as biosocial theories suggest that aggression is an innate drive with specific conditions to stop it. The…

In psychology, the term aggression refers to a range of behaviors that can result in both psychological and physical harm to oneself, other people or objects in the environment (Cherry, 2015). Aggression depends on both environmental and genetic factors. It is the result of both learned and inborn traits. Nature affects a person’s behaviour through the influence of genes, neurochemicals and hormones but the environment that they are expose in ,helps determine whether this “inborn…

Love me Tender, Love me sweet Humans. Are they products of nature or nurture and where do a parents parenting and teachings play into the growth and development of a child 's personality? The world may never know the exact answer to this question and people may never understand the individual thought processes behind people 's aggressive actions. In Mary Shelley 's sci-fi novel, Frankenstein, the creature is a perfect example of being both a product nature and nurture. The creatures…

Aggression: Men and Women By nature, men are considered more aggressive than women. However, through various studies, there are actually no differences reported between the sexes and aggressive behavior (Knapp, 2015). Google’s definition of aggression is 1) hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to confront or attack; synonyms hostility, aggressiveness, belligerence, bellicosity, force, violence. 2) the action of attacking without provocation, especially in beginning…

Aggression for the Ages The feeling of hate was once necessary to survive back in our evolutionary history. The emotions closely associated with hate such as anger and aggression evolved in order to aid in our successful evolutionary journey. In What’s So Bad about Hate? Andrew Sullivan provides a reflection about hate and other associated emotions’ purpose early on, “At some point in our evolution, being able to know beforehand who was friend or foe was not merely a matter of philosophical…

Aggression is a complex and intriguing phenomenon. What causes a person to want to intentionally harm someone? What motivates and drives them to this? How does it affect a person? Aggression comes in many forms and be triggered by various factors. It can impact the lives of all parties involved. Aggression usually refers to certain behaviors that can result in harm to oneself or another. It deals with malicious, unfriendly, and forceful behavior. Even if harm is not achieved, the intention is…