Реферат: Aggression Essay Research Paper Aggression 1Running Head

4. Find constructive ways to release your high

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energy and arousal

5. Choose constructive (not self-destructive) expressions of anger

The summary of this article is very informative and contains many aspects for us to take with us.

To overcome anger and aggression,

choose EMPATHETIC UNDERSTANDING

over assuming the worst intentions,

choose UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE CARING

over insensitivity

choose the HAPPINESS DOCTRINE

over the fairness doctrine,

choose ACCEPTING the unchangeable aspects of reality

over hostility–”it’s the way of things,”

take CONSTRUCTIVE ENERGETIC ACTIONS

to help get rid of the steam inside, and

remember, there is inherent justice for harmful behaviors and most of all, remember,

EVERY MOMENT OF ANGER IS ONE LESS MOMENT OF HAPPINESS

(Stevens PhD 2000).

As we have learned, aggression is a part of our society that started long ago and will probably never end. Any behavior that takes the form of physical attack or verbal abuse is aggression. We know there are many different types

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and forms of aggression to differentiate from. Aggression can be positive or negative, accidental or intended and physical or mental. A critical part of us as humans is the driving force of aggression. As a society, all we need to do is learn when to say when.

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Feshback, Seymour and Jolanta Zagrodzka. (1997). Aggression: Biological, Developmental, and Social Perspectives. New York: Plenum Press.

Henry, Andrew F. and James F. Short Jr. (1954). Suicide and Homicide: Some Economic, Sociological, and Psychological Aspects of Aggression. New York: The Free Press.

Hirsch, Miriam F. (1981). Women and Violence. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company.