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The psychology of aggression: examining the biological, learning, emotional, and environmental factors that combine in various ways to produce aggression in various situations.
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The psychology of aggression Aggression is commonly defined as physical or verbal behaviour intended to physically or psychologically hurt someone. In our society aggression is not encouraged and is not viewed as acceptable behaviour, but, as we know, it happens all around us, and is increasing at an alarming rate - in the twentieth century 80-100 million people were violently killed. This essay will examine the biological, learning, emotional, and environmental factors that combine in various ways to produce aggression in various situations. There are different biological explanations for aggression. Freud believed aggression for humans is a natural and instinctive urge which has to find expression. His theory states that human beings have a death instinct (khanates) that comes into conflict with the life instinct (Eros), and that conflict is redirected to others in the form of aggression. Aggression is certainly not a new behaviour. Our primate ancestors were thought to have been aggressive,...
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