Inappropriate Aggressiveness

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Aggressive behaviors come into play for a variety of reasons so people who are concerned about defense-protection, or handling aggressive behaviors in social and/or business environments, will want to understand what inappropriate aggressive behavior is and how to handle it to avoid escalation. Inappropriate aggressive behaviors can lead folks to a level of frustration due to things like the lack of coping skills so that violence becomes possible, we as defense-protection professionals want to understand how to avoid, escape-evade or deescalate the emotional state to a calmer, less emotional and less aggressive state for all concerned parties. 

People may not fully comprehend and understand the various conditions that cause one to become aggressive so the following is provided so folks can understand and then research possible ways to defend and protect against suffering the slings and arrows of aggressive behaviors. 

Here is how they explain inappropriate aggressive behavior:

First and foremost to those people learning to defend-protect shall understand and recognize aggressions and aggressive behavior are indicators, tells or triggers, that should pull out appropriate actions and reactions so one can avoid and/or deal with encounters that are aggressive. It is noted that we all understand that aggressive behaviors often start out as psychological in nature as will be seen with the following but do end up becoming physical if not handled and dampened in time. Such behaviors also cause both psychological (emotional) and physical harm regardless of whether the physical manifestation of an attack occurs. It also can involve damage and harm to personal property but our main concern is harm to others. 

Inappropriate aggressive behaviors violate social constructs, boundaries and laws. It has adverse effects on social relationships so aggressive behavior between folks who are related and close to one another suffer the ramifications and consequences of aggression or inappropriate aggressive behaviors. 

People will understand, like most things of human nature, a certain amount and use of aggressive outburst are common and considered normal in the right circumstances so it becomes imperative the defender-protector understand in the various cultural social situations when that occurs. 

What can make it more difficult for folks is that one in an aggressive state of mind also suffers repercussions such as irritability and restless that also effect the aggressive behavior and can escalate that as well unless it is handled early on and lessened to a safe and acceptable level leaving room to change that emotional state into something more positive and conducive to a amicable end result. We shall not forget that we also know that how we handle dealing with an aggressive state will effect its direction of either escalation or deescalation. It all compounds the issue and the difficulty in dealing with the issues. 

There are instances that one acts in an aggressive manner on purpose such as the military in combat using an appropriate aggressive mind-state to, “win the war.” The following are different things that shape our behavior, link this state of ming do health issues, mental issues and how certain conditions cause aggression to manifest inappropriately. The question is how this can be used to avoid, deescalate and help those using inappropriate aggressiveness. 

Many things can shape your behavior. These can include your:

• physical health
• mental health
• family structure
• relationships with others
• work or school environment
• societal or socioeconomic factors
• individual traits
• life experiences

Aggressive behavior may also be linked to depression, anxiety, PTSD, or other mental health conditions.

Many mental health conditions can contribute to aggressive behavior. For example, these conditions include:

• autism spectrum disorder
• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• bipolar disorder
• schizophrenia
• conduct disorder
• intermittent explosive disorder
• post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Brain damage can also limit your ability to control aggression. You may experience brain damage as the result of:

• stroke
• head injury
• certain infections
• certain illnesses

Source: https://www.healthline.com/health/aggressive-behavior#treatment

“Different health conditions contribute to aggression in different ways. For example, if you have autism or bipolar disorder, you might act aggressively when you feel frustrated or unable to speak about your feelings. If you have conduct disorder, you will act aggressively on purpose.”

Of note here in the last quote is there is apparently two main differences in people experiencing aggressiveness, one is medically oriented and the other about a conduct disorder where one acts aggressively on purpose. 

In many cases the defender-protector will want to discern, if avoidance is not possible, which type of behavior is involved as they require different methodologies to deescalate the emotional state of mind. The more dangerous one that a defender-protector will encounter is the conduct disorder because that person is using the aggressive behavior for a purpose, i.e., being, for instance, either a process objective or the obtaining of a resource from their target. 

This is also a part of the defense-protection requirements as this speaks heavily toward avoidance with a bit more emphasis on the art of deescalation since understanding the motivations behind the aggressive behavior is important. 

The secondary ramifications of inappropriate aggressive behaviors in how the legal system will be effected in their processing on one who enacts as a defense the self-defense - defense. More and more the interpretations and perceptions of force levels used as can be associated to aggressive behavior can be subjective and somewhat arbitrary, i.e., how well the prosecutor sells his story of it vs. the defendants attorney selling your side of the story. Even when you are legally correct the sales job to the jury pool can shift the verdict regardless. Here is where we stop and recommend the defender-protector get legal guidance and advice from a legal professional who has a specialty in self-defense laws. 

Oh, to close, it doesn’t end here for the complexities of all the discussed systems are a shifting, chaotic and changing environment so be warned, get proper advice and use this effort ONLY as guidance in seeking out professional assistance!

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