The following questions are related to ‘Aggression’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I’m a 19-year-old male and I have a journal that I use to relieve my mind and write down my thoughts and feelings. But I’ve now realized that the journal is filled with murder stories, sexual fantasies related to torture, drawings of torture devices, and violent writings on how to commit a sexual murder. […]
Q: I’ve been having a very big problem for four years, and not long ago I realized that it had taken over my life and nearly destroyed it. My younger sister thinks that being a robot is a great thing. She doesn’t want to have a discussion, even when the fault is hers. She began […]
Q: My question relates to the impact that video games may have on an individual, as opposed to the impact they may have on people in general. From Googling the subject, it seems that studies show little or no causal link between the playing of violent games and aggressive behavior. But I am curious about […]
Q: I am a 14-year-old girl. My mom drinks alcohol, and she acts differently when she does. My dad says she’s an alcoholic and they are getting divorced. I get negative messages from each of them about the other one. I call my mom an alcoholic when she drinks. We’ve got into fights before. She […]
Q: My 5 1/2-year-old is CONSTANTLY angry. He hasn’t been having as many hour-long meltdowns as he was three years ago, but at least then he had ‘normal’ time in between. The meltdowns are completely draining and exhausting; he goes completely out of control, and needs to be restrained at times. Now, he is just […]
Q: I have a classification question. Girl forgets keys at work and mentions to boyfriend that she forgot her keys, but she can’t go get them because she has an assignment to finish. Boy offers on more than one occasion to go pick up the keys. The girl says “no, that’s okay, I can get […]
Q: In the beginning of our marriage and pre-marriage my wife and I had lots of fights, arguments and disagreements which have built up strong negative emotions in my wife. I was to blame for disrespecting her feelings and being rude and dismissive. I know that now and regret it, but my wife thinks my […]
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