Hostility is considered as a psychological factor in the development of physical and mental diseases. The author specifies the term “hostility“, differentiating it from such concepts as aggression, aggressiveness, anger and cynicism. The results of studies showing the role of hostility in development of physical and mental disorders, as well as in occurrence of antisocial and criminal behavior in humans, are discussed.
Sections: Challenges of the XXI Century; Society;
Keywords: hostility; aggression; anger; clinical psychology; criminal psychology; causes of mental diseases; causes of somatic diseases;
Enikolopov S.N. (2007). Hostility in Clinical and Criminal Psychology.National Psychological Journal,1(2), 33-39