Aggression
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A form of behavior which leads to self-assertion; it may arise from innate drives and/or a response to frustration; may be manifested by destructive and attacking behavior, by covert attitudes of hostility and obstructionism, or by healthy self-expressive drive to mastery. (Dorland 27th ed) |
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human & animal; "agression" in French is translated "stress" & indexed under a STRESS heading; "agressologie" = STRESS |
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