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Aggression Essay, Research Paper

Verbal aggression is message behavior which attacks a person’s self-concept

in

order to deliver psychological pain.(Infante, 1995) Studies of verbal

aggression

have focused primarily on children and adolescents in educational and social

settings. Very few studies were found to examine verbal aggression in adults

in the

workplace.(Ebbesen, Duncan, Konecni, 1974) The consequences of verbal

aggression in the workplace can lead to social isolation, job related stress,

health

related problems, as well as problems in career advancement. It therefore

should

be considered important, for the individual and management, to identify and

address the causes of verbal aggression.

This program attempts to understand verbal aggression by 1) identifying the

various functions of verbal aggression. 2) identifying the antecedent

conditions of

verbal aggression. 3) Avoiding the antecedent conditions of verbal

aggression.

Method

Subject

The subject, Shirley J., is a 49 year old African American female. Shirley

J. has

several advanced degrees and is employed as a school psychologist in a

metropolitan school district. She is married with two adult children. The

subject

readily agreed that the target behavior, verbal aggression, is a problem as

it

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