1. The history and aims of aggression research -- The historical origins of aggression research -- Ethology -- The functional approach: behavioural ecology and sociobiology -- Comparative psychology - ...

New research from the University of Lincoln, UK, is challenging a common assumption about the evolutionary origins of human violence, suggesting that everyday aggression does not inevitably lead to ...

Conflict is ubiquitous in the animal kingdom. In some cases it results in direct violence, injuries, and death. But in many examples conflicts are resolved through posturing, displays, and trials of ...

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and became smaller and less aggressive.

In self-sabotage you "act out" internal conflicts by first moving toward a goal--then retreating from it. "I can do it" is offset by "I can't do it." "I want it" is overridden by "No, I don't want it.