Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Jagbir Mann ¹, V. N. Yadav ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, National PG College, Bhiwani, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Aggression is the intentional harming of another characterized by verbal or physical attack. It may be driven by emotional arousal or it may be instrumental to secure a goal action intended to harm someone. Aggression is any behavior directed towards any object or person with the intent to cause harm or injury directly or indirectly - physically, verbally, psychologically or socially. Physically, it would refer to acts like kicking, hitting, etc.; verbally, it would refer to verbal attack, sarcastic remarks, shouting, etc; psychologically, it would include distrust, cynicism, etc.; and socially, it would involve giving public statements, tampering a person's image, defaming a person, etc. (Baron & Richardson, 1994; Trama & Saini, 2005b). The present attempts to study different forms of aggression i.e. anger, hostility, physical and verbal aggression in relation to resilience among adolescents.

Keywords

Anger, Hostility, Verbal And Physical Aggression, Resilience.

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Jagbir Mann ¹, V. N. Yadav ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Singhania University, Rajasthan, Jhunjhunu, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Government PG College, Bhiwani, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Aggression is the intentional harming of another characterized by verbal or physical attack. It may be driven by emotional arousal or it may be instrumental to secure a goal action intended to harm someone. Aggression is the leading cause of violence, rape, murder and terrorism in today's society particularly among youth. There are a number of factors that affect the development of aggression. These may include the prenatal and postnatal factors. The present paper reviews on different forms of aggression and impulsivity.

Keywords

Verbal And Physical Aggression, Impulsivity, Adolescents.

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