A Model for Controlling Aggressiveness, Based on Religious Teachings

The present paper seeks to provide a model for controlling aggressiveness, with emphasis on religious teachings. The traditions and Quranic verses about aggressiveness are extracted from Islamic resources and were separately analyzed and explained psychologically. The research findings indicate that, according to this model, an individual is related to four fields of cognition, behavior, emotion and spirituality. This model indicates that control of aggressiveness begins from a behavior in its relevant field and delays the display of an aggressive behavior. This is a ground for using cognitive modus operands in order to correct the thoughts, which leads to suppression of emotion. As a result, an individual attains self-control, which leads to the control of aggressive behavior in displeasing situation. Using spiritual modus operands in such fields as behavior and cognition connects an individual to spiritual field and prepares a ground for acceleration and strengthening the control of aggressiveness.