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What Does Theory Say About the Role of the Media

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What does theory say about the role of the media in influencing aggression? What does research show regarding the impact on behaviour?


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Exposure and Response Prevention

A treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder that exposes a client to anxiety-arousing thoughts or situations and then prevents the client from performing his or her compulsive acts. Also called exposure and ritual prevention.

Obsessive-compulsive

Pertaining to a disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) aimed at reducing anxiety.

Vacuum

A space entirely devoid of matter, or a situation characterized by the absence of something that would normally be present.

Compulsive Behaviors

Actions performed repeatedly and excessively as a result of an irresistible urge, often related to obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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