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i. Use of drugs: There has been some links between those prone to violence and their alcohol use. Those who are prone to violence and use drugs are more likely to carry out violent acts. Drugs impair judgment, making people much less cautious than they usually are (MacDonald et al. 1996). It also disrupts the way information is processed (Bushman 1993, 1997; Bushman & Cooper 1990).
ii. Pain and discomfort: Even the simple sense of pain and discomfort such as act of placing one's hands in hot water can cause an aggressive response.
iii. Frustration: The frustration aggression theory states that aggression increases if a person feels that he or she is being blocked from achieving a goal (Aronson et al. 2005). This involves both real and expected frustration. One study found that the closeness to the goal makes a difference.
iv. Presence of violent objects such as a gun can trigger aggression. It is possible that a violence- related stimulus increases the likelihood of aggressive cognitions by activating the semantic network. In a study done by Leonard Berkowitz and Anthony Le Page (1967), college students were made angry and then left in the presence of a gun or badminton racket. They were then led to believe they were delivering electric shocks to another student, as in the Milgram experiment. Those who had been in the presence of the gun administered more shocks.
v. Military experience: Servicemen learn aggression violence and murder hence developing aggressive reactions.
vi. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): exposure to violent traumatic situations, may lead to aggression at times being haunted by flashbacks and nightmares, causing severe stress.
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