Psychology > ESSAY > Aggression As It Relates to Aging (All)
Aggression is the behaviour performed by an individual with the intention of causing harm. Age has for a long time faced neglect as a potential source of aggression in various age groups. There are d ... ifferent types of aggression. Instrumental aggression is the one which is anger free from violence. That type aggression aims at getting a reward for the aggressor (Ramirez, Bonniot & Cabanac, 2005). The other type of aggression is hostile aggression. It is usually the aggression in which the main goal of the aggressor is to hurt their victim. Hostile aggression often involves a burst of anger that cannot be controlled meaning it is in most instances impulsive. Many have proposed classification of aggressions depending on the initial intent of the aggressor. There have been propositions that there is also some positive aggression. In various studies, researchers established that aggressiveness tends to increase or decrease with the age of the individual. Various circumstances lead to those changes. [Show More]
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