Psychology Chapter 11: Moral Development and Aggression – Flashcards
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Aggression
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intentional injury or harm to another person
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Emotional Self-Regulation
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the capability to adjust emotions to a desired state and level of intensity
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Instrumental Aggression
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aggression motivated by the desire to obtain a concrete goal, such as playing with a desirable toy that another child is playing with
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Relational Aggression
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nonphysical aggression that is intended to hurt another person's feelings
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Tension Building
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the first stage of marital aggression in which a batterer becomes upset and shows dissatisfaction initially through verbal abuse
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Acute Battering Incident
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the second stage of marital aggression in which physical abuse actually occurs
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Loving Contrition Stage
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the third stage of marital aggression, which occurs in some but not all cases, in which the batterer feels remorse and apologizes for his actions
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Cycle of Violence Hypothesis
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the theory that the abuse and neglect that children suffer predispose them as adults to abuse and neglect their own children
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Elder Abuse
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the physical or psychological mistreatment or neglect of elderly individuals
