PSY311H5 Chapter Notes -Neurotransmitter, Ethology, Parent Management Training
Document Summary
Into adulthood: from childhood aggression to road rage. My brain made me do it: the neurological basis of aggression. Research up close: genes, environmental triggers, and aggressive behavior. You could reduce aggressive feelings by letting off steam . Developmental changes in aggression: types of aggression change in frequency with development. Proactive aggression is most common in infancy and early childhood. In middle childhood, reactive aggression becomes more common than proactive aggression. Children also become more verbal and less physical in their aggression. In adolescence, serious violent offenses, such as assault, robbery, and rape, increase. Individual differences in aggression are quite stable from childhood to adulthood. A small number of children are physically aggressive at a young age (early starters) and remain highly aggressive; the majority of individuals show a steady decline in aggression after their early years. Individuals who are late starters begin to act aggressive during adolescence and are less likely to show long-term patterns of aggression in adulthood.
