proactive aggression
noun[U]
psychologyspecializeduk/prəʊˌæk.tɪv əˈɡreʃ.ən/us/proʊˌæk.tɪv əˈɡreʃ.ən/aggression(=angryandthreateningbehaviour)thathappensinordertoachieveaparticularaim, forexampletostealsomething,ratherthan as areactionto something that someoneelsedoes:
Proactiveaggressionisaggressionthat ispurposefulandgoaldirected.
Somechildrenmayexhibitunregulatedbehaviours, forexampleproactiveaggression.
Synonym
instrumental aggression
Compare
reactive aggression
- Thekeycognitiveaspectofproactiveaggressionis theexpectationthatrewardwillfollow.
- Theprogramproducedlowerratesofproactiveaggressionat the end ofintervention.
- Thedistinctionbetweenreactiveandproactiveaggressionhas onlyrecentlybeendirectlyobservedinchildren.
Counselling & psychotherapy
- analyst
- aversion therapy
- CBT
- cognitive behavioural therapy
- cognitive therapy
- group therapy
- helpline
- hypnotherapy
- instrumental aggression
- marriage counseling
- marriage guidance
- mind-body
- psychotherapist
- psychotherapy
- self-harm
- sex therapist
- sex therapy
- sexologist
- stress management
- tough love
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