Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Cecilia Bembibre, in Oct. 2011
We understand by hostility that way of acting that can be circumstantial before an event or permanent regardless of situations involving different forms of aggressiveness, lack of patience, intolerance, discrimination and always some kind of violence (both physical and verbal). Hostility can arise at a particular moment in which the person is altered in her behavior due to circumstantial causes. However, we can also speak of hostile personalities that are much more problematic since they demonstrate a lack of tolerance, inability to accept the ways of think of others, as well as demonstrating the use of violence as the only means to resolve all conflicts.
When we speak of hostility as a characteristic element of the personality or the character of an individual, we must investigate many times deeper to find the reason for this permanent hostility towards others. In many cases, constant hostility has to do with exacerbated traits of unsafety as well as belief in the
self-sufficiency or in self-superiority. Either of these two extremes results in a hostile personality towards others, either out of fear, insecurity, contempt or intolerance. A person with hostile features is always a person with whom the coexistence because many times it can mean a danger to others.However, the biggest problem with hostility has to do with the fact that it is increasingly observed in people with a once calm or calm character. This is so due to the demanding, stressful and routine lifestyle that modernity supposes: many times the People channel their insecurities, frustrations, fears, or worries through hostility toward others. It is common then to place the responsibility of fortuitous acts in others when trying to find an explanation for why they happen. Although this type of hostility may not be permanent and affect the person in certain situations or circumstances, it is noticeable how increasingly urban settings contribute to social ties based on hostility, in the aggression or even in violence.
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