ASSAULTIVE BEHAVIOR OF HOSPITALIZED SCHIZOPHRENICS.
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Title
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ASSAULTIVE BEHAVIOR OF HOSPITALIZED SCHIZOPHRENICS.
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Identifier
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AAI8601646
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identifier
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8601646
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Creator
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GEORGE, LAURA.
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Contributor
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Harold Wilensky
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Date
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1985
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Health Sciences, Mental Health
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Abstract
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This study examined the relevance of the Frustration-Aggression hypothesis and Social Learning theory to demographic, historical and clinical variables in the backgrounds of high and low aggressive schizophrenic black male patients. Thirty-four patients, observed over a ten-day period, were divided into High Aggressive (HA) and Low Aggressive (LA) groups based on the number of aggressive acts they committed. Interviews were conducted with the patients' families yielding information on a number of variables including family background, antisocial acts, issues of discipline and aggression and domestic stability.;A highly consistent profile of the HA emerged. He was younger than his LA counterpart and showed a distinct proclivity towards isolation and aggression in his social relationships. He frequently argued with his mother, father or father surrogate and friends during his adolescence. These verbal altercations would culminate in assaultive behavior towards his stepfather, stepfather surrogate and friends more frequently than would the LA patient. The HA's drug and alcohol abuse was profligate; his arrest record was extensive and for several patients, included such crimes as homicide and rape.;Although the two theories are conceptually quite distinct, they are difficult to separate in terms of their empirical consequences. An aggressive action is multiply determined and reflects the effects of learning, imitation and previous reward systems as well as the effect of cumulative or immediate frustration.;In this study, the HA patients showed consistency of aggressive behavior throughout their life histories.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Psychology
