Difference between revisions of "Hostility"
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[[Latin]] hostīlis, < hostis [[enemy]] | [[Latin]] hostīlis, < hostis [[enemy]] | ||
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==Definitiions== | ==Definitiions== | ||
*1a : deep-seated usually [[mutual]] ill will | *1a : deep-seated usually [[mutual]] ill will | ||
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*2: [[conflict]], [[opposition]], or [[resistance]] in [[thought]] or [[principle]] | *2: [[conflict]], [[opposition]], or [[resistance]] in [[thought]] or [[principle]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Hostility''' (also called inimicality) is a form of [[angry]] internal [[rejection]] or [[denial]] in [[psychology]]. It is a part of [ | + | '''Hostility''' (also called inimicality) is a form of [[angry]] internal [[rejection]] or [[denial]] in [[psychology]]. It is a part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_construct_psychology personal construct psychology], developed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Kelly_(psychologist) George Kelly]. In everyday [[speech]] it is more commonly used as a synonym for [[anger]] and [[aggression]]. |
In [[psychological]] terms, Kelly defined hostility as the willful refusal to [[accept]] [[evidence]] that one's [[perceptions]] of the world are wrong. Instead of reconsidering, the hostile person attempts to [[force]] or [[coerce]] the world to fit their view, even if this is a forlorn [[hope]], and however harmful the cost. | In [[psychological]] terms, Kelly defined hostility as the willful refusal to [[accept]] [[evidence]] that one's [[perceptions]] of the world are wrong. Instead of reconsidering, the hostile person attempts to [[force]] or [[coerce]] the world to fit their view, even if this is a forlorn [[hope]], and however harmful the cost. | ||
| − | While testing [[theories]] against [[reality]] is a [[necessary]] [[part]] of life, and [[persistence]] in the face of [[failure]] is often a [[necessary]] part of [[invention]] or [[discovery]], in the case of hostility there is the distinction that the [[evidence]] is not assessed and a [[decision]] made to try again. Instead the [[evidence]] is suppressed or denied, and deleted from [[awareness]] - the unfavorable [[evidence]] which might suggest a prior [[belief]] is flawed is instead [[ignored]] and willfully avoided. [[Psychologically]], it can be said that [[reality]] is being held for [ | + | While testing [[theories]] against [[reality]] is a [[necessary]] [[part]] of life, and [[persistence]] in the face of [[failure]] is often a [[necessary]] part of [[invention]] or [[discovery]], in the case of hostility there is the distinction that the [[evidence]] is not assessed and a [[decision]] made to try again. Instead the [[evidence]] is suppressed or denied, and deleted from [[awareness]] - the unfavorable [[evidence]] which might suggest a prior [[belief]] is flawed is instead [[ignored]] and willfully avoided. [[Psychologically]], it can be said that [[reality]] is being held for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom ransom], and in this sense hostility is a form of psychological [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extortion extortion] - an attempt to force [[reality]] to produce the desired feedback, in order that preconceptions become validated. In this sense, hostility is a [[response]] that forms part of discounting of unwanted cognitive [[dissonance]]. |
[[Category: Psychology]] | [[Category: Psychology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:56, 12 December 2020
Origin
Latin hostīlis, < hostis enemy
Definitiions
- 1a : deep-seated usually mutual ill will
- 2: conflict, opposition, or resistance in thought or principle
Description
Hostility (also called inimicality) is a form of angry internal rejection or denial in psychology. It is a part of personal construct psychology, developed by George Kelly. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression.
In psychological terms, Kelly defined hostility as the willful refusal to accept evidence that one's perceptions of the world are wrong. Instead of reconsidering, the hostile person attempts to force or coerce the world to fit their view, even if this is a forlorn hope, and however harmful the cost.
While testing theories against reality is a necessary part of life, and persistence in the face of failure is often a necessary part of invention or discovery, in the case of hostility there is the distinction that the evidence is not assessed and a decision made to try again. Instead the evidence is suppressed or denied, and deleted from awareness - the unfavorable evidence which might suggest a prior belief is flawed is instead ignored and willfully avoided. Psychologically, it can be said that reality is being held for ransom, and in this sense hostility is a form of psychological extortion - an attempt to force reality to produce the desired feedback, in order that preconceptions become validated. In this sense, hostility is a response that forms part of discounting of unwanted cognitive dissonance.
