AGGRESSION Behaviour directed towards another individual carried out with the proximate (immediate) intent to cause harm.

TYPES OF AGGRESSION Hostile aggression

Hot, impulsive Intentional use of harmful behaviour the goal is to cause injury to the victim.

Instrumental aggression
Cold, premeditated

-Intentional use of harmful behaviour so that one can achieve some other goal.

TRANSFORMING AGRESSION INTO COMPASSION

Behavioural science Group 3rd

 Passive aggression
Harming others by withholding a behaviour (e.g., purposely failing to convey an important message).

Active aggression
Harming others by performing a behaviour (e.g., spreading vicious rumors).

NATURE AND NURTURE:

Cultural socialisation and learning can increase or
decrease innate aggressive impulses and aggressive behaviors Both learning and instinct are relevant

Inner causes
Drive theory & frustration-aggression hypothesis Relative deprivation theory Personality Excitation-transfer Unpleasant moods Anger Cognitive

ANGER LEADS TO Decreased energykeeping up the speed Feelings of inadequacy, possibly failure Reduced recognition for good work High propensity towards feelings of guilt Feelings of helplessness/powerlessness Pressure to succeed-overachieve Vulnerability to criticism

 Anger can be disruptive when it leads to confusion, impulsiveness, or aggression. It is often used to cover up other feelings that we maybelieve to be less socially or personally acceptable, such as embarrassment, hurt, or anxiety. The more we use anger in this way, the less self-knowledge is available to us. The welling up of anger can help us express our discomfort when a situation needs to change. This energy can provide a sense of control during a difficult or threatening event, helping us to take necessary action.

HANDLING ANGER
ANTIDOTE 1 - Patience.
Patience is the main antidote to anger. As common wisdom says: just count to 100... During this time, methods can be effective.

ANTIDOTE 2 - Realisation of the Noble Truth of Suffering.

Nothing is perfect, so don't expect it. If I believe that things should be perfect, it is almost unavoidable to feel disappointed and hurt.

ANTIDOTE 3 - Understanding Karma.

If someone makes us angry, it can have a sobering effect if we dare to think that the real reasons for this situation are our own past actions, and the person is just a circumstance for our own karma to ripen.

ANTIDOTE 4 - Changing or Accepting - If I can change the situation, I should do something about it instead of getting
all worked-up and angry. Not acting in such a situation will cause frustration in the end. - If I cannot change the situation, I will have to accept it. If I don't, it will only lead to frustration and a negative and unpleasant state of mind, which will make the situation only worse.

 ANTIDOTE 5 - Meditation.
Last, but certainly not least, meditation can be the ultimate cure to completely eliminating anger from your mind. In the beginning, one can do analytical meditations (like this meditation on anger), but also meditation on compassion, love and forgiving reduce anger as well. Ultimately, the realization of emptiness eradicates all delusions like anger. ANTIDOTE 6 - Look clearly at what happened. Once you can clearly describe what you are reacting to, free of your interpretation or evaluation of it, other people are less likely to be defensive when they hear it.

AGGRESSION TO COMPRESSION
Courage is an absolute requirement for change. If we lack courage, we will waver in our determination and be unable to persevere. The courage to do our practice each day, the courage to ask for help when we feel we cant go on, the courage to seek guidance when we feel stuck, are all aspects of this point.

NEED OF ALTRUISM
Altruism: A selfless concern for the welfare of others that is expressed through pro-social acts such as sharing, cooperating, and helping. Toddlers are capable of being compassionate towards their companions.
Individual differences in early compassion depend on temperamental variations and parents reactions to the child harming another child.
More compassionate toddlers have parents who discipline harm doing with affective explanations (focuses attention on harm or distress the child has caused) that foster sympathy.

DEVELOPMENTAL TRENDS IN ALTRUISM

Spontaneous self sacrifice, in terms of sharing and helping, are relatively infrequent amongst toddlers. Unless instructed by an adult or threatened by a peer, these behaviors are unlikely. This involuntary acts of compassion improve as toddlers enter the preschool age.

COPING WITH ANGER TO DEVELOP COMPASSION

7 ways to deal with Anger and aggressive mind :
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. When you are angry say nothing. Be indifferent to those who seek to make us angry. Use reason to stop anger. Look kindly upon Others. Value Peace more than anger. Always try to understand those who are cross. Focus on Something Completely Different.