instrumental aggression
noun [ U ] psychology specialized uk/ɪn.strəˌmen.təl əˈɡreʃ.ən/ us/ɪn.strəˌmen.t̬əl əˈɡreʃ.ən/
工具性攻击：受非攻击性目标所驱使（如盗窃）的故意伤害他人的行为。
aggression (= angry and threatening behaviour) that happens in order to achieve a particular aim, for example to steal something, rather than as a reaction to something that someone else does
Instrumental aggression is designed to help the individual maintain power or possession in a situation for their own gain. 工具性攻击旨在帮助个人在某种情况下维持自己的权力或占有。
Psychopathy is strongly associated with instrumental aggression. 变态心理与工具性攻击密切相关。
Synonym: proactive aggression
Compare: reactive aggression
- More examples
- Instrumental aggression is actively used to accomplish something, for example, to steal someone's handbag to obtain money.
- Some psychiatric disorders are associated with an increased risk for both reactive and instrumental aggression.
- There have been no cases where acquired frontal lobe damage has increased the risk of goal-directed instrumental aggression .