Forms of Aggression

depreciation

tendency to undervalue other people's achievements and to overvalue one's own

depreciation

evident in such aggressive behaviors as criticism and gossip

depreciation

intention is to belittle another so that the person, by comparison, will be placed in a favorable light

accusation

tendency to blame others for one's failures and to seek revenge

accusation

safeguarding one's own tenuous self-esteem

accusation

there is an element of this form of aggression in all unhealthy lifestyles

accusation

unhealthy people invariably act to cause the people around them to suffer more than they do

self-accusation

marked by self-torture and guilt

self-accusation

Some people use self-torture as means of hurting people who are close to them

self-torture

includes masochism, depression, and suicide

guilt

often aggressive, self-accusatory behavior

self-accusation

converse of depreciation, although both are aimed toward gaining personal superiority

self-accusation

people devalue themselves in order to inflict suffering on others while protecting their own magnified feelings of self-esteem