APK 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Impression Management, Family Affairs, Moral Disengagement
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Aggression and violence in sport applicable to life. Two factors must be present in order for a behavior to be labeled aggression: Goal to inflict bodily harm on another person. Good thing is most aggressive acts are frowned upon and aren"t understandable. Physical or verbal behavior not an attitude or emotion. Involves harm or injury which may be either physical or psychological. Intentional, even accidental harm when you accidentally shoot someone it is not considered aggression. Behaviors that are not examples of aggression. Basketball hits your head via errant pass. Behavior in which there is no chance for the target to be injured. Ex: i"m out playing and i"m not trying to hurt someone but it happens. Aggression involves the intent to harm assertive behaviors does not. It is often difficult to discern between the two. Physical harm goal to physically harm another person. Verbal or emotional harm goal to emotionally or psychologically harm another person.
