Lecture 7:
1. What is aggression?
a. Nature vs nurture
2. Violence and Risk Assessment
a. Gender
b. Age-crime curve
c. Historical factors
3. Catharsis
a. Retaliation, Overkill, and Escalation
4. Relational Violence
a. Crayon study
5. Causes of Aggression
a. Social Learning
b. Extreme Causes
i. Alc
ii. Pain, Discomfort, and Hunger
iii. Heat and Global Warming
iv. Rejection, Exclusion, and Taunting
v. Frustration, Deprivation, and Aggression
6. What is Desensitization?
a. Weapons effect
b. Hostile attribution Bias
7. Reduction of Violence
a. Aggressive: Punishment
b. Non Aggressive:
i. Building Empathy
ii. Teaching Altruism and Mindfulness
1. What is aggression?
a. Nature vs nurture
2. Violence and Risk Assessment
a. Gender
b. Age-crime curve
c. Historical factors
3. Catharsis
a. Retaliation, Overkill, and Escalation
4. Relational Violence
a. Crayon study
5. Causes of Aggression
a. Social Learning
b. Extreme Causes
i. Alc
ii. Pain, Discomfort, and Hunger
iii. Heat and Global Warming
iv. Rejection, Exclusion, and Taunting
v. Frustration, Deprivation, and Aggression
6. What is Desensitization?
a. Weapons effect
b. Hostile attribution Bias
7. Reduction of Violence
a. Aggressive: Punishment
b. Non Aggressive:
i. Building Empathy
ii. Teaching Altruism and Mindfulness
