Relational Aggression Is

question 71

Multiple Choice

Relational aggression is

• A) any aggression aimed at someone with whom you are in a relationship.
• B) any aggression displayed towards family members.
• C) causing damage to or destruction of interpersonal relationships through gossip, exclusion, or besmirching someone's reputation.
• D) causing physical harm to someone as opposed to more indirect forms of abuse.

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Definitions:

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, putting oneself in another's shoes emotionally.

Interpersonal Therapy

Interpersonal Therapy is a short-term psychotherapy that focuses on improving interpersonal relationships and communication patterns to help alleviate symptoms of mental illness.

Psychodynamic

A psychological theory or approach that emphasizes the systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Confrontational Therapy

A therapeutic approach where the therapist directly challenges the patient's beliefs and behaviors to foster change.