Aggression

Definition:
The intentional infliction of physical or psychological harm on others. Gen Psych, Chapter 14, p. 458

Examples:
attack - assault - offensive - raid - offence - offense-War


 * Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront.
 * The action of attacking without provocation, esp. in beginning a quarrel or war: "the dictator resorted to armed aggression".
 * lack of empathy
 * physical and verbal aggression
 * cruel behavior toward humans and animals
 * truancy
 * stealing
 * lying
 * vandalism
 * destructive behavior.




 * Aggression** can be generally defined as all behavior intended to injure another person, psychologically or physically, or destroy another person's property. The definition pays special emphasis to the word “intended.” Aggression is an intention more than it is an action. When a person opposes the social rules that apply to a particular situation, it may be considered aggression.

Analogies:
A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggression, whether in the subway, on the football field, or in the conduct of its business, cannot help making celebrities of the people who would destroy it. LEWIS H. LAPHAM, //Harper's Magazine//, Mar. 1985

having aggression is like waking from a bad dream, it causes a chain reaction of complex emotions.

Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease. JIMMY CARTER, speech, Jan. 11, 1980 Aggression is part of the masculine design, we are hardwired for it.... Little girls do not invent games where large numbers of people die, where bloodshed is a prerequisite for having fun. Hockey, for example, was not a feminine creation. Nor was boxing. A boy wants to attack something -- and so does a man, even if it's only a little white ball on a tee. JOHN ELDREDGE, //Wild at Heart//

Mnemonics:
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In the News:
Trying to prevent fights and hockey injuries by teaching young hockey players about the dangers of //aggression// on the ice are less //... click to read more!// []

Dogs' //aggression// toward other dogs in the household is associated with increasing age, use of positive punishment/negative reinforcement //...// []