Aggressive behavior: Implications of dominance and subordination for the study of mental disorders

Arregi, Amaia; Azpı́roz, Arantza; Fano, Eduardo; Garmendia, Larraitz

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2006.01.005

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“…NE aggravates aggressive behavior [9]. Synthesis and release of NE is enhanced during aggressive behavior in animals and in healthy or mentally ill humans [3,4,14]. In our study, NE level in the aggressive prisoners surpassed that in jail inmates.…”

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confidence: 67%

Possible Relation of Plasma Testosterone Level to Aggressive Behavior of Male Prisoners

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Analysis of testosterone concentration in the blood and urine concentration of norepinephrine and epinephrine showed that testosterone level in aggressive prisoners was higher than in moderately aggressive prisoners, although both concentrations were near the low boundary of normal. The level of norepinephrine was also higher in aggressive prisoners than in moderately aggressive jailed inmates. These data and published reports attest to pronounced role of norepinephrine in the formation the aggressive behavior.

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confidence: 67%

Possible Relation of Plasma Testosterone Level to Aggressive Behavior of Male Prisoners

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“…Subordinate animals are characterized by chronically elevated plasma levels of glucocorticoids along with elevated brain serotonergic activity (Blanchard et al, 1993;Johnsson et al, 2005;Summers and Winberg, 2006). Furthermore, social subordination induces anxiety in mammals (Arregi et al, 2006) and rats have been shown to have elevated expression of CRF mRNA in the paraventricular nucleus (Albeck et al, 1997). Social subordination results in a similar increase in the expression of CRF mRNA in the preoptic area (POA) of rainbow trout (Doyon et al, 2003), suggesting that CRF may be important in mediating the behavioral effects of social subordination.…”

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confidence: 59%

CRF and urotensin I effects on aggression and anxiety-like behavior in rainbow trout

Bäckström

Pettersson

Johansson

et al. 2011

Journal of Experimental Biology

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SUMMARYCorticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is central in the stress response but also modulates several behaviors including anxietyrelated behaviors and aggression. In this study, juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were tested for competitive ability, determined during dyadic fights for dominance, after intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of CRF, urotensin I (UI), the non-specific CRF antagonist -helical RF 9-41 (ahCRF) or the CRF receptor subtype 1-specific antagonist antalarmin, when paired with a mass-matched con-specific injected with saline. In addition, isolated fish received the same substances. Plasma cortisol and brain monoamines were monitored in all fish. Most fish receiving CRF showed a conspicuous behavior consisting of flaring the opercula, opening the mouth and violent shaking of the head from side to side. When this occurred, the fish immediately forfeited the fight. Similar behavior was observed in most fish receiving UI but no effect on outcome of dyadic fights was noted. This behavior seems similar to non-ambulatory motor activity seen in rats and could be anxiety related. Furthermore, fish receiving CRF at a dose of 1000ng became subordinate, whereas all other treatments had no effects on the outcome of dyadic fights. In addition, isolated fish receiving ahCRF had lower brain stem concentrations of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, serotonin, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and dopamine. In conclusion, CRF seems to attenuate competitive ability, and both CRF and UI seem to induce anxiety-like behavior.

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“…Virtually, all social mammals establish dominance hierarchies maintained through agonistic behaviors [e.g. Arregi et al, 2006;Sapolsky, 2005;Sapolsky and Share, 2004]. Evidence from multiple disciplines demonstrates that subordination or social defeat-low status or loss of status-can cause a suite of stressrelated behavioral and physiological changes in primates, including humans [Abbott et al, 2003;Arregi et al, 2006;Gilbert et al, 2002;Huhman, 2006;Sapolsky, 2005].…”

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confidence: 99%

Support for religio‐political aggression among teenaged boys in Gaza: Part I: psychological findings

Victoroff

Quota

Adelman

et al. 2010

Aggressive Behavior

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Politically aggressive militant groups usually rely on support from a larger community, although evidence suggests that only some members of that larger community support that aggression. A major subtype of political aggression is that associated with religious differences--or Religio-Political Aggression (RPA). Little previous research has explored demographic or psychological factors that might distinguish supporters from non-supporters of RPA. In an exploratory study, we investigated whether factors previously associated with aggression might correlate with support for RPA in the case of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. During the second intifada, fifty-two 14-year-old Palestinian boys in Gaza completed self-report measures of life events, emotional status, and political attitudes. Teenaged boys who reported family members having been wounded or killed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) expressed greater support for RPA (t(50) = -2.30, P = .026). In addition, boys who felt their group was treated unjustly reported greater support for RPA compared with those who did not (t(50) = -2.273, P = .027). Implications of these preliminary data are discussed.

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Aggressive behavior: Implications of dominance and subordination for the study of mental disorders

Cited by 19 publications

References 216 publications

Possible Relation of Plasma Testosterone Level to Aggressive Behavior of Male Prisoners

Possible Relation of Plasma Testosterone Level to Aggressive Behavior of Male Prisoners

CRF and urotensin I effects on aggression and anxiety-like behavior in rainbow trout

Support for religio‐political aggression among teenaged boys in Gaza: Part I: psychological findings

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