GAM (General Aggression Model) focuses on three different stages in understanding human aggression, the person and output stimuli, their current internal states and outcomes of his decision-making process (DeWall, Anderson & Bushman 2011) this theory is superior to all other theories as it provides a much deeper understanding of aggression. Although this theory is tested most in a laboratory setting, it can also be used in the real world. It is the only theory of aggression that combines all known factors, such as personality development, biological factors, cognitive processes, social processes, short- and long-term memory, and decision-making processes (DeWall, Anderson & Bushman 2011 ). aims to demonstrate that it is the combination of all these factors that contribute to the act of aggression, for example individual differences such as personality traits or genetic factors, and factors that may involve the situation, such as an individual experiencing frustration, may in turn lead to aggressive thoughts and feelings, these can then lead to aggressive behavior (Sanderson, 2010). One way to potentially help reduce aggressive behavior, which is linked to the General Aggression Model, is to learn to control anger. This can be done by learning to control certain behaviors..
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