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Outline of a denotative definition of aggression
Author(s) -
Rosenzweig Saul
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2337(1977)3:4<379::aid-ab2480030406>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - aggression , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , suicide prevention , psychology , medicine , social psychology , pathology
Aggression is defined as generic assertiveness which includes both constructive and destructive behaviors. An attempt is then made to classify the distinctive operational settings (phenotypic situations) which trigger aggression. The classes of such settings are: 1) privation ‐ the frustration of vital needs and the frustration due to inner conflict of needs; 2) conflict (social) ‐ situation‐specific competition and intragroup rivalry for dominance; and 3) victimization — predator‐prey relations and vandalism per se. Critical questions which emerge from the definition and classification are posed.