Our goal for this entry is to present theoretical accounts of human aggression and their development over time. We begin with an overview of aggression-related terms and definitions.

Aggression is any behaviour that is attacking and offensive. Aggression can be physical like hitting, and verbal such as gossiping. Most of us experience some type of aggression every …

First, there is a systematic presentation of what is known about aggression, thereby revealing gaps in knowledge. Second, theoretical formulations are compared, and their assumptions and …

In this chapter we begin by defining the terms aggression and violence. We also discuss different forms and func-tions of aggression. The forms and functions of aggression change from …

Aggression and violence are frequently associated with patients who have alcohol and drug use disorders. There is moderate evidence that violent behavior attributed to serious mental illness …

Aggression research focuses on discovering what biological, environmental, psychological, and social factors influence aggressive behavior, and on how to use these discoveries to reduce …

Using the Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP), we investigated the influence of individual and contextual factors on physical and non-physical aggression in healthy men and women.