Personalities Who Won’t Take “No” for an Answer
Aggressive personalities hate taking “no” for an answer, and when they encounter one of life’s roadblocks, they invariably want to tear it down or somehow get around it.
‘Aggression’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life
The following articles are related to ‘Aggression’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life.
Living With a Passive-Aggressive Personality
How we fight can be characterized by what we actively do versus what we refuse to do, and this is the heart of passive-aggression, a personality style which can bring very different problems into relationships than covert-aggression.
A Combat Vet’s Take on PTSD
Spending an hour with a highly articulate combat veteran sharing his experience of trying to return to normal life after deployment in Afghanistan brought me to a much greater awareness of PTSD than many years of formal training.
Going Postal: The Common Denominator
The common denominator in cases of people “losing it” suggests that something may be amiss in in our understanding of the role and value of punishment when attempting to instill discipline in our children.
Anatomy of the Crackdown
What does it mean when someone suddenly “gets tough” and starts making demands? “Crackdown” behavior has predictable causes and predictable results.
Deeper Into the “Sportsman’s Instinct”
As a group, aggressive personalities are among the most potentially problematic individuals, especially in relationships.
Here We Go Again: Another Professional Athlete Arraigned
It shouldn’t come as a surprise when sports heroes carry their aggressive behavior out of the competition arena into daily life. Society does not demand of them to have a mature conscience or character — on the contrary, we enable aggressive personalities by valuing winning above all else.