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AQA Psychology
Agression
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aggression | behaviour aimed at harming others |
| Hormones | chemicals released by our endocrine system that affect how our bodies function and how we behave |
| Chromosomes | the parts of each cell that carry the genetic information from our parents |
| Limbic system | the part of the brain that causes aggressive behaviour |
| Prefrontal cortex | the very front of the brain. It is involved in social and more behaviour and controls aggression |
| Brain disease | damage to the brain caused by illness or trauma |
| Thanatos | the part of our unconscious that causes our aggressive drive |
| Ego defence mechanisms | behaviour strategies used by the individual to protect itself |
| Vicarious learning | learning by observation |
| Monitoring | judging whether our own behaviour is appropriate or not |
| Punishment | a stimulus that weakens behaviour because it is unpleasant and we try to avoid it |
| PET scan | a technique to show how the brain is working by imaging it while the patient is carrying out a mental task |
| Repress | keep our emotions under very tight control and not express how we are feeling |
| 'Bobo' doll | an inflatable doll of about 1.5 metres tall that is weighted at the bottom. It is designed to jump back up when it is knocked over |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | a disorder characterised by short attention span, poor concentration and uncontrollable aggressive outbursts |
| Ritalin | a drug used to control ADHD |
| Psychosurgery | an operation on the brain to remove or destroy the part that is causing abnormal behaviour |
| Catharsis | the process of getting rid of your emotions by watching other people experiencing emotion |
| Curvilinear | a relationship that increases in strength to a point but then begins to decrease |