Behavior which may be manifested by destructive and attacking action which is verbal or physical, by covert attitudes of hostility or by obstructionism.
    

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The goddess Diana presiding over military figures representing the choleric temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.

A man challenges another; exhibiting boldness, classed phrenologically under the 'propensity' of combativeness. Steel engraving by Contenau, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

Human aggression / by Anthony Storr.

Children in conflict / Morris Fraser.

Bibliography of aggressive behavior : a reader's guide to the research literature / J. Michael Crabtree & Kenneth E. Moyer.

Infants in barbarism / Harold Perkin.

A bold army officer competes with a modest civilian for the affections of a bashful young woman. Mezzotint by W.O. Geller, 1797, after S. Jones.

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Human aggression / by Anthony Storr.

Children in conflict / Morris Fraser.

Bibliography of aggressive behavior : a reader's guide to the research literature / J. Michael Crabtree & Kenneth E. Moyer.

Infants in barbarism / Harold Perkin.

A bold army officer competes with a modest civilian for the affections of a bashful young woman. Mezzotint by W.O. Geller, 1797, after S. Jones.