title: Aggression and violence: examining the theories.
abstract: Theories of aggressive and violent behaviour fall into a confusing range of categories. In this review, the author attempts to make sense of the different concepts and describes the theory that underpins each of them.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Aggression Management, Ashworth Hospital, Liverpool.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000786:Anger; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D004208:Displacement, Psychological; D005010:Ethology; D006801:Humans; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012951:Socialization; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*