What is aggression?
Aggression is any behavior or act that hurts a person, animal, or damages things.
Examples of aggressive actions include:
- Physical violence;
- Screaming, profanity;
- Gossip, spread of rumours;
- You intentionally damage someone else's property.
Aggression and violence
You might think that these two behaviors are synonymous, but from a psychological point of view, you would be wrong. Yes, often, aggression and violence coincide with each other, correspond (depending on the result), but in reality we are dealing with two different emotional states.
Violence is extreme physical aggression, and during this behavior, a person has the goal of harming something. Aggression does not always involve violence, although violence always involves aggression. For example, you may have thrown a book across the room during a fight with your brother as a child - you didn't plan to throw the book at your brother, you just threw it across the room, but the object hit you in the head and caused a bruise. This situation can be considered as an act of physical aggression.
You will notice that aggressive behavior is manifested in the following situations:
- You are angry or irritated;
- When bored or anxious;
- You believed the person who treated you unfairly;
- You cannot control your emotions;
- You feel uncomfortable in a specific situation.
Aggression may include physical or verbal aggression, although sometimes the person uses manipulation or coercion.
Source:
https://www.healthline.com/health/aggressive-behavior#causes
