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==Etymology== The term aggression comes from the [[Latin]] word ''aggressio'', meaning attack. The Latin was itself a joining of ''ad''- and ''gradi''-, which meant "step at". The first known use dates back to 1611, in the sense of an unprovoked attack.<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggression Merriam-Webster: Aggression] Retrieved 10 January 2012</ref> A psychological sense of "hostile or destructive behavior" dates back to a 1912 English translation of [[Sigmund Freud]]'s writing.<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=aggression Online Etymology Dictionary: Aggression] Retrieved 10 January 2012</ref> [[Alfred Adler]] theorized about an "aggressive drive" in 1908. [[parenting|Child raising]] experts began to refer to aggression, rather than anger, from the 1930s.<ref>Stearns, D. C. (2003). [http://www.faqs.org/childhood/A-Ar/Anger-and-Aggression.html Anger and aggression.] Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society. Paula S. Fass (Ed.). Macmillan Reference Books</ref>
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