Aggression Flashcards
What is Thanatos?
The part of our unconscious mind that causes our aggressive drive
What are ego defence mechanisms?
Behaviour strategies used by the individual to protect itself
What is the lambic system?
The part of the brain that causes aggressive behaviour
What is vicarious learning?
Learning by observation
What is monitoring?
Watching something
What is displacement?
Being aggressive towards other people
What is sublimation?
Channelling our aggression into other acceptable activities
Describe the psychodynamic explanation of aggression
Psychodynamic explanation of aggression is a theory that states that within the unconscious there is a desire for violence. It was named after Thanatos; the Greek god of death.
Freud suggests that aggression would randomly occur however Dollard believed it needed a trigger. It is believed that the ego deals with this in two ways. Displacement: being aggressive towards other people and sublimation: channelling aggression into socially acceptable activities. A study found that frustration caused an increase of aggression.
Name two ways of reducing aggression ?
Sublimation - channeling it
Catharsis - watching it
What is aggression?
Behaviour aimed at harming others
What is Thanatos?
The part of our unconscious mind that causes our aggressive drive
What are ego defence mechanisms?
Behaviour strategies used by the individual to protect itself
What is the lambic system?
The part of the brain that causes aggressive behaviour
What is vicarious learning?
Learning by observation
What is monitoring?
Watching something
