Psychology 2720A/B Chapter Notes -Depressant, Alcohol Intoxication, Cognitive Restructuring

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2720A/B
• Professor: Clive Seligman

Document Summary

When talking about aggression, psychologist refer specifically to behaviour (thoughts/attitudes can lead to aggression but they are not a form of it) Harm or potential harm is involved in all cases of aggression but not all harm doing = aggression. Aggression: behaviour that is intended to injure someone physically or psychologically. Violence: aggression intended to cause extreme injury: violence is always aggression but not all aggression is violence, shooting/stabbing = aggression & violence, insulting/pushing = aggression but not violence. Hostile aggression: harm-doing that arises out of negative emotions such as anger, frustration, or hatred: often impulsive, primary goal = to hurt target. Instrumental aggression: harm doing that is motivated by goals other than hurting the target, such as obtaining something of value / teaching lesson: e. g. spanking a child to get them to behave, knocking someone down to rob them.