PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Prefrontal Cortex, Relational Aggression, Genetic Predisposition
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Agression : intentional behavior aimed at causing physical or psychological pain. All about if you mean to hurt someone. Physical agression: actually hurt in some way, needa see a doctor. Verbal or relational aggression: saying or doing something psychologically hurtful things. Goal of aggression: we make a distinction between hostile and instrumental aggression. Hostile aggression: aggressive behavior that stems from our feelings of anger and has the goal of inflicting pain. Instrumental pain: aggressive behavior that inflicts pain, and the pain is middle step toward another goal. We don"t see it as being that bad, more towards trying to achieve another goal. Evidence, some animals can be bred for aggression. If you keep pairing it together you can create type of behavior. Amygdala: stimulating the amygdale can lead to aggression. When it is stimulated, it can lead to withdrawal or fear depending on the context.
