Determinants of Aggression (Instinct Theories)
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Thanatos (sex): Pressure Cooker (Freud)
-Humans are like pressure cookers-fire underneath -PASSAGE OF TIME increases the pressure -Person has to release the pressure by acting on instincts- EX: sex -Pressure released=Relaxed -It is a cycle to release pressure/aggression
Evolution and Mate Acquisition
-We are descents of cave man who are tough -Fit for the girl
Genetic Causes
We are aggressive b/c we have ancestors of the caveman who fit for girls and won
Evolution selects for aggressive & strong trait (Lorenz)
Fit->Survive Aggression present for survival
