In its most extreme forms, aggression is human tragedy unsurpassed. Hopes that the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust would produce a worldwide revulsion against the taking of another human's life, resulting in the end of genocidal...

Aggression is any form of behavior by one person which is intended to cause pain, suffering, or damage to another person. Aggression includes many types of behaviors. Although most people usually only think of aggression in terms of physical attacks,...

The word aggression comes from the Latin roots ag (before) and gred (to walk or step). Hence to aggress is to step before or in front of someone, to initiate something, commonly an attack. Aggression—whether by a state or an...

Because members of a population have a common niche, there is a strong potential for conflict. Agonistic behavior is displayed when there is a contest that will determine which competitor gains access to a particular resource—for example, food...

(from Latin, ad: to, gradi: step) Aggression strictly refers to the act of making a first attack, or initiating a quarrel or fight, but it is used as an all-embracing term to cover a variety of states in animal behaviour relating to ATTACK and DEFENCE....

An increased reactivity (that generally ameliorated over time) observed in animals following bilateral ELECTROLYTIC LESIONS of the SEPTAL NUCLEI. Once thought to indicate critical involvement of the septal nuclei in EMOTION, septal rage is now a...

A form of behaviour apparently intended to cause harm to self or others, although aggressive behaviour may stop short of actually causing...

For other usage, see Aggression (war crime) In psychology and other social and behavioral sciences, aggression refers to behavior that is intended to cause harm or pain. Aggression can be either physical or verbal. Behavior that accidentally causes harm...