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General Aggression Model

This article discusses the General Aggression Model (GAM), which provides a comprehensive and integrative social– cognitive framework for understanding aggression and violence.

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This presentation provides an overview of the General Aggression Model (GAM) and its components. It discusses the different factors that contribute to aggression and violence, including proximal and distal factors. The presentation also explores the relevance of psychological theories in the modern context and the impact of media exposure on behavior. References to relevant research articles are provided for further reading.

General Aggression Model

This article discusses the General Aggression Model (GAM), which provides a comprehensive and integrative social– cognitive framework for understanding aggression and violence.

   Added on 2022-12-27

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General Aggression Model
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Definitions
Aggression
Any behavior intended to harm
another person who
does not want to be harmed
violence
It is any aggressive act that
has as its goal extreme physical
harm, such as
injury or death
Thus, all violence are aggression but aggressions are not
violent
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Tenets of General aggression
model
• Violence among
intimate partners
•Inter- group violence
• climate related changes
on prospects of violence
•Suicide
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Types of factors
1. Proximal
2. Distal
Person
Situation
Environmental
modifier
Biological
modifier
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