Aggression

Gun Study Shows Holding Weapon Has Weird Effect On Men's Appearance

Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Video, Freakonomics, Gunmen, Brain, Gun, Weapon, Anthropology, Evolution, Psychology, Weapons, Aggression, Air Force, Mind, Science News

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 04/12/2012 06:18 PM EDT on LiveScience With gun in hand, a man of any size appears big...

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Are You Aggressive or Assertive? Frantic or Focused?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Nuance, Caution, Assertiveness, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Be Assertive, Mindfulness, Aggression, Emotional Intelligence, Aggressiveness, Healthy Living News

Are you aggressive or assertive? They might seem like the same thing, but they're not.

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Mars and Venus in the... Parking Garage?

Sam Sommers | Posted 04.07.2012

It's one of the perils of theorizing about sex differences: Our own expectations and intuitions get in the way. We hear about a study that reveals a significant sex gap and we immediately jump to conclusions.

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Why Your Child Bites: It's Not Your Fault!

Lori Day | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Child Development, Biting, Children, Preschool, Toddlers, Parenting, Aggression, Toddler Biting, Toddler Aggression, Children Biting, Parents News

No parent enjoys seeing their child come home with a bruise, scratch or tooth marks. If this were happening between second graders, my reaction would be much different than when it happens between 3-year-olds.

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The Bully Label Has to Go

Janice Harper | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Mobbing, Bullies, Aggression, Bullying, Anti-Bullying, Workplace Bullying, Business News

"Bullying" has in recent years become an industry in itself, launching careers and businesses in consulting, coaching, testing, and training. It is indeed a brand.

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Losing Hope With Your Defiant Teen? Heed This Advice

Evan Allis | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Rebellious, Drug Use, Adolescent Behavior, Defiant Teens, Problem Child, Parenting Tips, Runaways, Aggression, Parenting post50, Fifty News

Many parents have a difficult time knowing what to do with their defiant teens. Sometimes it might seem like all of your efforts are worthless, and at...

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Analyzing Dexter: Psychologists and Criminologists Explain Why They Are Smitten

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Do you know about Dexter the lovable serial killer? The first time I watched an episode, I could not believe what I just experienced. I was rooting fo...

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Reducing Aggression in Children When 1/3 of Kids Are Bullied

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mind in the Making, Parenting, Aggression, Cyberbullying, School Violence, Children, Bullying, Anger, Perspective, Healthy Living News

What are the implications for parents? For me, it is promoting the life skill of perspective taking in everyday situations with our kids. Whether we are talking, watching television or a movie, or reading books.

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Preventing Aggression in Children

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Child Development, Stress, Parenting, Aggression, Child Behavior, Children's Health, Healthy Living News

I now realize now that it is the overall way I responded to aggression that has mattered in my children's lives. Given the stress that our children face in today's world, this is an essential life skill.

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What Good Psychodynamic Therapy Is All About

Dr. Wendy Jacobson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Human Development, Generativity, Depression, Therapy, Character Patterns, Woody Allen, Enlightened Self-Interest, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Aggression, Life Cycle, Anxiety, Psychodynamic, Mind, Sexuality, Healthy Living News

Troubled character patterns are the bread and butter of psychodynamic therapists. The castrating hysteric, the self-defeating masochist -- these are patterns that disable and limit people.

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Nurture Shock: How Praise, Protection And PBS Are Ruining Our Kids

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Children, Bullying, Featured Contributor, Praise, Kari Henley, Nurturing, Nutruteshock, Parenting, Aggression, Parenting Trends, Healthy Living News

Essentially, the take-away is that parents today are treating their kids as if they are mini-adults, when, in fact, they require vastly different tools and parameters to grow up.

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Are You An "Alpha" Male?

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Domination, Leadership, Relationships, Men, Wolves, Masculinity, Tom Matlack, Aggression, Submission, Manhood, Hierarchy, Wolf Packs, Family, Healthy Living News

The alpha is a guy who is loud and pushy and so aggressively ego-fueled that he always gets his way. I couldn't help but think, is there a way to be an alpha without being obnoxious?

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Spanking Detrimental To Children, Study Says

cnn.com | Elizabeth Landau CNN | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Raising Children, Parenting, Mental Health, Aggression, Relationships, Children, Children's Health, Discipline, Healthy Living News

A new study of more than 2,500 toddlers from low-income families found that spanking may have detrimental effects on behavior and mental development....

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Is Larry David Right? Can Dogs be "Racist"? This is a Job for Cesar Millan

Waylon Lewis | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: African-American, Cesar Millan, Dog Training, Racist, Dog Whisperer, Pet, Homeless, Black, Dog, Aggression, elephantjournal.com, Elephant Journal, Waylon Lewis, Bum, Larry David, Video, Healthy Living News

How do we teach our confused furry pals that security guards, homeless gentlemen or African-Americans aren't anything to be afraid of?

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Does Spaying or Neutering Your Pet Really Improve Behavior?

Sophia Yin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aggression, Neuter, Spay, Healthy Living News

While the owners could go through all kinds of detailed an elaborate training, they could instead opt for the easy way out.

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Dylan Ratigan? Really MSNBC, Don't We Have Enough Ranters Already?

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

It seems that all three corporate cable/satellite networks, MSNBC, CNN and Fox, believe Americans are better served through agitation than information.

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The Dilemma Of Playing Violent Video Games

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Children, Violence, Video-Games, Video Games, Aggression, Guns, Mental Health, Parenting, Healthy Living News

There has been a flurry of studies on the harmful effects of violent video games that have been quite alarming but the implications are confusing.

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Reading The Videos: Israel's Glamor v. Gaza's Despair

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gaza, Bomb, Safety, War, Israel, Palestine, Codepink, Phosphorous, Aggression, Tourists, World News

Israel, which propagates its struggle for survival and its imminent danger as rationale for killing and imprisoning Palestinians, is promoted as a vacation oasis.

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Our Cry For Meaning: Aggression, Addiction, Depression

Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Inner Life, Attitude, Balanced Life, Meaning, Stress, Aggression, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Viktor Frankl, Addiction, Depression, Crisis, Tom Cruise, Healthy Living News

Some 50 years ago, the world-renown psychiatrist and Nazi concentration camp survivor, Dr. Viktor Frankl, called attention to three major societal ill...

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