All Articles Tagged As: aggression

High self-esteem is not always what it's cracked up to be, especially when it comes to being insecure and defensive (4/30/2008)

High self-esteem is not the same thing as healthy self-esteem ...> Full Article

Antisocial conduct and decision making about aggressive behavior influence each other in teens (3/27/2008)

A new study challenges the idea that antisocial behavior is relatively unchangeable during the teenage years ...> Full Article

Video games activate reward regions of brain in men more than women (2/5/2008)

Allan Reiss, MD, and his colleagues have a pretty good idea why your husband or boyfriend can't put down the Halo 3. In a first-of-its-kind imaging study, the Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have shown that the part of the brain that generates rewarding feelings is more activated in men than women during video-game play. ...> Full Article

Sports machismo may be cue to male teen violence (1/26/2008)

The sports culture surrounding football and wrestling may be fueling aggressive and violent behavior not only among teen male players but also among their male friends and peers on and off the field, according to a Penn State study. ...> Full Article

Aggression as rewarding as sex, food and drugs (1/15/2008)

New research from Vanderbilt University shows for the first time that the brain processes aggression as a reward - much like sex, food and drugs - offering insights into our propensity to fight and our fascination with violent sports like boxing and football. ...> Full Article

Bullies target teenagers unable to express emotion (1/6/2008)

Youngsters with specific language impairment (SLI) are unable to verbally express their feelings and find it difficult to understand what others are saying due to a developmental problem with their language. However they show no physical signs of the disorder, have otherwise normal intellectual ability and do enjoy socialising, so often appear to other people as just 'unusual'. This can lead to them being ostracised or even attacked by their peers. ...> Full Article

Public Policy Fails to Address the Effects of Media Violence on Children (12/30/2007)

Highly publicized events such as school shootings arouse public interest in the effects of media violence exposure on children, yet there is still considerable public debate about whether to take this issue seriously. A recent article in Social Issues and Policy Review summarizes the research on the effects of media violence and convincingly demonstrates the profound influence that media violence is having in our society. ...> Full Article

Scientists Identify Brain Abnormalities Underlying Key Element of Borderline Personality Disorder (12/26/2007)

Using new approaches, an interdisciplinary team of scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City has gained a view of activity in key brain areas associated with a core difficulty in patients with borderline personality disorder-shedding new light on this serious psychiatric condition. ...> Full Article

Humor Develops From Aggression Caused By Male Hormones, Professor Says (12/25/2007)

Humor appears to develop from aggression caused by male hormones, according to a study published in the Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal. ...> Full Article

Money motivates - especially when your colleague gets less (12/15/2007)

Brain scanning experiment shows how much we take others' earnings as a measure of our success ...> Full Article

Research Finds Voters' Bodies Recoil at Negative Political Advertising; Brain Remembers Negative Messages (12/14/2007)

As the great race begins, professor discusses physiological impact of negative campaign advertising. ...> Full Article

This Is Your Brain on Violent Media (12/8/2007)

Behavior Control Center in Brain Less Responsive After Repeated Exposure to Violence May Lead to Aggressive Behavior ...> Full Article