Aggression and Its All Possible Causes

Aggression can be termed as, when the human seek to cause harm and pain to any another person. Aggression can be of two types, first, when a person is in anger and intent to cause a fight or pain to any another. And second, when a person wants to achieve something but instead of that, they involve in any kind of pain.

A modern type of aggression can be bullying. Some children are playing aggressively and roughly and do not want to share their toys with each other because their inner heart is kind of aggressively selfish.

Bullying doesn’t have to be physical or verbal. It can be the attempt to give harm, injury, or humiliation, and bullying can include physical or verbal attacks too.


Causes of Aggression


1. Biological Factors

Men are more likely than women to engage in physical aggression. While researchers have found that women are less likely to engage in physical aggression, they also suggest that women do use non-physical forms, such as verbal aggression, relational aggression, and social rejection.


2. Environmental Factors

How you were raised may play a role. People who grow up witnessing more forms of aggression are more likely to believe that such violence and hostility are socially acceptable. Children who watched a video clip where an adult model behaved aggressively toward a Bobo doll were more likely to imitate those actions when given the opportunity.


3. Physical Factors

Epilepsy, dementia, psychosis, alcohol abuse, drug use, and brain injuries or abnormalities can also influence aggression.


Types of Aggression


1. Impulsive Aggression

Also known as affective aggression, impulsive aggression is characterized by strong emotions, usually anger. This form of aggression is not planned and often takes place in the heat of the moment. When another car cuts you off in traffic and you begin yelling and berating the other driver, you're experiencing impulsive aggression.


2. Instrumental Aggression

Also known as predatory aggression, instrumental aggression is marked by behavior that is intended to achieve a larger goal. Instrumental aggression is often carefully planned and usually exists as a means to an end.

Hurting another person in a robbery or car-jacking is an example of this type of aggression. The aggressor's goal is to obtain money or a vehicle, and harming another individual is the means to achieve that aim.


Conclusion

To summarize, aggression is any behavior that intentionally causes harm. It is caused by a combination of biological, psychological, and sociological factors. Of the biological factors, neurology, chemistry, and genetics play intertwining roles.

The study of aggression can prove a great benefit to society at large and to individuals with uncontrollable aggression (schizophrenics, victims of brain damage/tumor, etc.) until and unless it is goes in the wrong path of the person who is planning and implanting those plans which may lead to the destruction of the societies.


Written By - Akshita Sharma

Edited By - Vanshu Verma