The influence of intense stress on the formation of aggressive reactions and ideas of revenge in the population of the post-war region

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study of the specifics of the formation of aggressive reactions and ideas of revenge in the context of experiencing high-intensity stress among people who have experienced traumatic stress in a long-term emergency. The empirical study involved 100 respondents, characterized by the presence of various traumatic experiences, mainly of military etiology. The empirical results of the study indicate the presence of statistically significant relationships between the signs of post-traumatic stress and various forms of aggressive behavior. The empirical results of the study indicate the presence of statistically significant relationships between the signs of post-traumatic stress and various forms of aggressive behavior. Thus, the experience of post-traumatic stress at a remote stage of an extreme situation is accompanied by an increase in suspicion, resentment, anger and irritation reactions, as well as a decrease in the ability of the individual to compromise. In addition, it is also found that persons who have a predominant rate of aggressive reactions, manifested in the form of suspicion and a tendency to attack the style of behavior and communication, characterized by a high level of fixation on the ideas of revenge.