Реферат: Aggression Essay Research Paper Verbal aggression is

(ie. tone of voice, inflection of voice and content of conversation, etc.),

and non-

verbal behavior of others (ie. facial expression, body posture, eye contact,

etc.). In

addition, the subject was required to self monitor for the following

antecedents:

clenched fists, tight jaw, rapid heart beat, and the emotions of anger,

frustration and

disappointment. Lastly, it was suggested by Infante (1995) that appropriate

strategy

must be taken to prevent verbal aggression from escalating.

Successful avoidance of the antecedent conditions consisted of removing

oneself

from stressful situations, when possible, as well as not responding verbally

when

provoked. Weekly consultation revealed that verbal aggression was most often

used to: 1) Escape demand situations. 2) Avoid demand situations. 3)

Relieve job

stress. The subject was to document the frequency of verbal aggression and

record

the circumstances of significant success or failure during the work week for

discussion at weekly consultation sessions.

A schedule of reinforcement was developed for the subject. The

reinforcement

was to be given for successful avoidance of verbal aggression. Reinforcement

included: five minutes alone for ‘quiet time’, when possible, or a short,

silent prayer.

Considering the stress and escalating nature of verbal aggression time alone

was