Violence, Expressive Behavior, And Understanding Of Psychological Concepts

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1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
- Define aggression and explain the difference between violence, anger and hostility
- Describe the theory regarding the three basic elements of emotions (pages 399-416 Psychology for South Australia Textbook)
1. Subjective Feelings
2. Expressive Behaviour
3. Physiological Responses

In psychology, the term aggression refers to the behaviour of an individual who has the intention to harm another person who does not wish to be harmed (Carter & Grivas 2005). It can be described by the type of aggression. Violence, is a subcategory of aggression and it refers to aggressive behaviour which causes physical harm, such as injury or death (Carter & Grivas 2005). An example of this is assault. …show more content…

Subjective feelings describe the emotion which is brought about through a person’s experience (Carter & Grivas 2005). For example, two people in love will not describe their feelings in the same way. Expressive behaviour refers to the exterior physical indication that an emotion is being experienced (Carter & Grivas 2005). An example of this is body language. Physiological responses refers to the internal response that an emotion can cause to one’s body (Carter & Grivas 2005). When a person experiences an emotion, physiological changes can occur within their body, for example, their heart may begin to race as a fight of flight response to prepare the body to act in a threatening …show more content…

Issues that have emerged include increasing use of social media, the internet, peer pressure, family breakdown and bullying. Teenagers are not participating in physical activity or sport in their leisure time as much as they used to (Makkai, Morris, Sallybanks & Willis 2003). Family structures have also changed with more separated or divorced parents and mixed families. Teenagers generally feel angry when the family unit breaks down. Teens generally do not openly discuss matters with their parents, but rely on their friends for advice or support. Multiculturalism has caused issues with teenagers who do not understand their culture and rather see them as a threat to their own

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