Topic > Elements of Compassion - 1417

Include physical violence, verbal hostility, nonverbal intimidation, and passive aggression. Physical violence is the act of violence that is intended to harm someone. This usually ends in the use of a weapon, death, and even someone's hands. Verbal hostility is the behavior of bullying, humiliating, and/or sending threats. Nonverbal intimidation occurs when a person is threatened with violence. Finally, passive aggression is the unintentional way of expressing dissatisfaction. Many people believe that humans are also hostile and aggressive, but what they don't know is that it is possible to be aggressive without being hostile. It is also possible to be hostile without being aggressive. Aggressive prowess has been known among our fellow hunter/gatherers for 25,000 years. This was popular among Greek, Egyptian, and Roman societies. In 1986, a group of famous behavioral scientists met at a location in Seville, Spain. They deliberated on the origin of human aggression. From there they concluded that not only was the hydraulic model inaccurate, but also that there appeared to be no scientific evidence to judge that humans are naturally aggressive and warlike. Theoretical predictions have become huge in the world of psychology. Theories such as that of venting aggressive energy which should make us less aggressive have been