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AGRESSION : TITS , BITS AND PITS. “In all of nature, there is nothing as threatening to humanity as humanity itself “. - Lewis Thomas, 1981.
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“In all of nature, there is nothing as threatening to humanity as humanity itself “ - Lewis Thomas, 1981
AGGRESSION IS ANY BEHAVIOR DIRECTED TOWARDS ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL , CARRIED OUT WITH THE ‘PROXIMATE’ INTENT TO CAUSE HARM. IN ADDITION TO THIS, THE TARGET IS MOTIVATED TO AVOID THE HARM. • THE INTENT TO CAUSE HARM IS NECESSARY ONLY AS A PROXIMATE GOAL AND NOT NECESSARILY AS THE ULTIMATE GOAL, IF ANY BEHAVIOR IS TO BE LABELLED AS ‘AGGRESSIVE’.
> IT IS THE “FIGHT” PART OF THE “FLIGHT-OR-FIGHT” SELF DEFENSE SYSTEM. > AN ACT INTENDED TO INCREASE RELATIVE SOCIAL DOMINANCE. > INCLUDES EMOTIONAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, COGNITIVE INTERNAL STATE.
AGGRESSION EXCLUDES ALL CASES OF ACCIDENTAL HARM. • THE EXPLANATIONS FOR AGGRESSION RANGE FROM WHAT FREUD TERMED AS ‘THANATOS’, TO KONRAD’S ‘FIGHTING INSTINCT’ TO THE MORE RECENT GAAM MODEL PROPOSED BY ANDERSON et al.
Fig. The General Affective Aggression Model (GAAM; Anderson, Deuser & DeNeve, 1995)
> A THIN BOUNDARY DIFFERENTIATES AGGRESSIVE/VIOLENT BEHAVIORS FROM NON-AGGRESSIVE ONES AND FROM ‘ASSERTIVENESS’. > PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVENESS IMPLIES RELEASING ONE’S ANGER BY BEING PASSIVE OR SUBTLY OPPOSITIONAL. SUCH A PERSON MAY PRETEND TO AGREE (“WHATEVER”, “SURE”) , DENY ANGER (“NOTHING’S WRONG”) , EXAGGERATE OTHERS’ FAULTS , BE ARGUMENTATIVE (HANKINS, 1993)
VIOLENCE IS AGGRESSION WITH EXTREME HARM AS ITS’ GOAL. • ALL VIOLENCE IS AGGRESSION, AND NOT NECESSARILY VICE-VERSA
MAJOR DETERMINANTS OF AGGRESSION • FRUSTRATION • CONFLICT • PROVOCATION • ANGER • HATRED • INTOXICATION • MEDIA VIOLENCE
TEMPERATURE/ WEATHER • HOSTILE ATTRIBUTIONAL BIAS • INTOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY • PERSONALITY TYPE • SOCIAL LEARNING • DESENSITIZATION • VISION OF WEAPONS • SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS
Anderson and Bushman , 2001 • Reviewed 54 studies with 4200 participants. • Playing violent video games resulted in : * Increased aggression * Decreased prosocial behavior * Increased aggressive thoughts * Increased anger * Increased arousal
BEFORE CONDITIONING UCS UCR (ATTRACTIVE WOMAN) (SEXUAL AROUSAL) CS NO SEXUAL AROUSAL (VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN )
DURING CONDITIONING CS US UCR ( VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ) ( ATTRACTIVE WOMAN ) (SEXUAL AROUSAL) AFTER CONDITIONING CS CR (SEXUAL RESPONSE) ( VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN )
OBSERVATIONAL STUDY CONDUCTED AT D.A.V. GIRLS COLLEGE, YAMUNANAGAR.
CURBING AGGRESSION • REMOVE CUES TO AGGRESSION • PROVIDE BETTER ROLE-MODELS • HONOUR DIVERSITY • STRENGTHEN PERSONAL SKILLS • INDIVIDUAL THERAPY • NURTURE DECISION-MAKING • TEACHING HEALTHY COPING STRATEGIES • MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY
WITNESS “ALL THAT IS”…. TILL IT TRANSFORMS TO “ALL THAT WAS” !!!