... be released in controlled manner; otherwise they soon build up to levels capable of producing acts of violence. When released, the aggression can take many forms. These include: physical or verbal abuse against another person, or turned inward provoking self-deprecation. According to Freud, "the best one can hope for are that aggressive impulses be channelled into socially acceptable forms". These forms would include sport and other recreational activities. However, this theory does not explain why some people are aggressive and others are not. Konrad Lorenz, like Freud believed that aggressive energy builds up in the individual, and eventually has to be discharged in some way. Lorenz states that aggression is the "fighting instinct" of man. This instinct developed during the course of evolution as it yielded many benefits. According to R. Baron and D. Byrne, "Such behaviour often helps to strengthen genetic make-up of a species by assuring that only ...

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