This situation is kind of usual in politics. The problem is why are they behave like this? The term “aggression” is used in social psychology. Social psychologists define aggression as any behavior that is intended to inflict harm, whether psychological or physical on another organism or object. A person must have intended to harm in order for the act to be classified as aggressive (Social Psychology, 2001). However, aggression should not be restricted with physical violence only, it may be intended to physical, psychological, or social which ranging from homicide or battery, to emotional abuse and cyber-bullying, to active neglect or harming a target’s reputation. It is important for a politician to protect their own and also their represented party’s reputations or image, therefore they will be more sensitive to others people behave towards them. In another way, once they were threatened by other politician action or talk, they will be more aggressive in order to “fight back”. Yet, this endless cycle will go on in the political field. In fact, this phenomenon will be more obvious when it comes to the general election, the politicians become more aggressive in order to succeed in the
This situation is kind of usual in politics. The problem is why are they behave like this? The term “aggression” is used in social psychology. Social psychologists define aggression as any behavior that is intended to inflict harm, whether psychological or physical on another organism or object. A person must have intended to harm in order for the act to be classified as aggressive (Social Psychology, 2001). However, aggression should not be restricted with physical violence only, it may be intended to physical, psychological, or social which ranging from homicide or battery, to emotional abuse and cyber-bullying, to active neglect or harming a target’s reputation. It is important for a politician to protect their own and also their represented party’s reputations or image, therefore they will be more sensitive to others people behave towards them. In another way, once they were threatened by other politician action or talk, they will be more aggressive in order to “fight back”. Yet, this endless cycle will go on in the political field. In fact, this phenomenon will be more obvious when it comes to the general election, the politicians become more aggressive in order to succeed in the