Aggression

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What is Aggression?
Behaviour aimed at harming others
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What are three biological explanations of Aggression?
Hormones, eg, testosterone. Chromosones, eg, extra Y chromosone. Limbic system which is the part of our brain which controlls aggression.
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What is the Psychodynamic explanation of Aggression?
Freud believed that we all have aggression building up inside of us, like a volcano, then it just explodes. He thought this was called Thanatos.
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What is the definition of displacement?
being aggressive towards others
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what is Sublimation?
Sublimation is channeling our aggression
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What are three biological explanations of Aggression?

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Hormones, eg, testosterone. Chromosones, eg, extra Y chromosone. Limbic system which is the part of our brain which controlls aggression.

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what is Sublimation?

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