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Agression.

The purpose of the lesson is for you to learn more about aggression.
Aggression is behavior with the goal of causing harm to someone else (or something), who is trying to avoid that harm.
Forms of aggression are:
Physical aggression:
Verbal aggression:
Harassment:
Sexual harassment:
Discrimination:
Vandalism:

In what workplaces can you encounter aggressive behavior?

Have you ever experienced aggression yourself? If so, please tell us about it.


Forms of aggression are:
Physical aggression: hitting, kicking, shooting, stabbing, grabbing.
Verbal aggression: cursing, shouting, humiliating, harassing, bullying.
Harassment: scaring, threatening, chasing, blackmailing, pressuring.
Sexual harassment: making remarks, sneering, assaulting, raping.
Discrimination: negative comments about orientation, gender, skin color, origin, religion, age.
Vandalism: destruction, arson.



Causes of aggressive behavior may include:
Feeling threatened, fear, insecurity, scared, misunderstood, unclear, impatient, drugs, alcohol, mentally ill, character, disappointment (you expect something but don't get it), injustice.

In what workplaces can you encounter aggressive behavior?
Actually all places where you work with people. Sometimes among colleagues.

Have you yourself ever experienced aggression?

When did you fight?

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