Concept information
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behavior mechanisms
human development
mental health, mental disorders, and special groups
antisocial behavior
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behavior mechanisms
human development
applied developmental science
emotional and social development
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mental health, mental disorders, and special groups
antisocial behavior
violence
motives for violence
Preferred term
aggression
Definition
- Aggression is simply defined as “Any form of behavior directed toward the goal of harming another living being who is motivated to avoid such treatment.” Aggression is most commonly studied in its application to humans and may include both verbal confrontations and physical gestures. Singular aggression between two humans is the most typical form of aggression found in the social world. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Aggression]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- agonistic behavior
- alcohol and aggression
- antisocial personality disorder
- biological theories of aggression
- cycle theory of violence
- elder abuse
- evolutionary theories of aggression
- family violence
- feminist theories of aggression
- mass violence
- motivation for murder
- murder
- paraphilias
- pedophilia
- police brutality
- predicting violent behavior
- psychopaths
- rape
- road rage
- robbery
- serial murder
- sociological theories of aggression
- violence in the media
- violent behavior: a psychological case study
- violent behavior: personality theories
- violent behavior: psychoanalytic theories
- women and violence
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/aggression
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