Question

Maddie really wants to paint at the easel. she walks up to jeffrey who is painting and takes his paint brush. what type of aggression is maddie engaging in?

Answer 1

Maddie is engaging in Instrumental Aggression. Instrumental Aggression is when someone is being very aggressive to achieve a goal. For example, Maddie is in a Basketball game, she and her team are down 4 points from winning - she is playing very aggressive to achieve her goal of the 4 points her team needs. That is an example of Instrumental Aggression.