Agression Flashcards
Sadism
characterized by the enjoyment or pleasure derived from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others
In day to day life when is agression needed?
Driving
Emotional agression
The primary goal of emotional aggression is often to cause harm or pain to others, driven by the emotional distress experienced by the aggressor
verbalor non verbal intentions to harm
impulsive agression
Impulsive aggression involves unplanned and spontaneous acts of aggression that occur in the moment without premeditation.
instrumental agression
Instrumental aggression is purposeful and goal-oriented. The primary aim is to achieve a specific objective, such as obtaining a reward, asserting dominance, or defending oneself.
cognative agression
ndividuals engaging in cognitive aggression may hold negative thoughts and beliefs about others, leading them to perceive hostility or threat where it may not exist.
physical agression
**Physical aggression involves causing harm to others through bodily contact or the use of force. This can include actions such as hitting, pushing, slapping, or other forms of physical harm.
Psych agression
Psychological aggression, also known as emotional or verbal aggression, inflicts harm through non-physical means. It includes behaviors such as insults, threats, intimidation, manipulation, and other forms of emotional or verbal harm.
when we are agressive we secrete_______?
testosteron
woman are more competative when testisteron is high
Catharsis
psychological terms, refers to the release or purging of emotional tension or stress.
defence mech of agression
Dispalcement- putting agression on another target
projection - denying our own emotion
reactional info- experience the opp emotion
Humor - irony treatment
rationalism-think of what caused the emotion
sublimation- channel emotion with an activity
Desensitization .
a process by which an individual becomes less responsive or sensitive to a stimulus over time.
social factors of agression
self esteem
environment
observal learning
a type of learning that occurs by watching and imitating the behavior of others