Biological

Question 1

What is the key question?

Answer 1

What are the implications for society if aggression is caused by nature rather than nurture?

Question 2

What is aggression?

Answer 2

Action that is aimed at causing with physical or psychological pain to yourself or someone else.

Question 3

Animal research shows that the hypothalamus and other areas of the limbic system are electrically stimulated.(aggression=nature) What is the role of hypothalamus and the amygdala?

Answer 3

Amygdala
-controls emotional responses
-fight or flight
Hypothalamus 
-controls feelings of thirst, hunger, sexual desires and sleep
-if low can lead to aggression

Question 4

How can natural selection explain aggression?

Answer 4

Survival of the Fittest

• needed in the past for protecting their mates, off spring and food
• we became more civilised we don’t need aggression in the same way
• passed down as it was an ideal gene

Question 5

What did Raine’s study find?

Answer 5

• 41 NGRI’s had less activity in the frontal lobe which is associated with control am decision making
• NGRI’s had less activity in the left side of the amygdala which is associated with aggression

Question 6

What treatment could be used to control aggression?

Answer 6

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
-our thoughts effect our feeling which effects our behaviour
-self help techniques
Medication
-mood stabilisers
-anti epileptic drugs