Question

Luciano believes that the best way to get over the anger he feels toward his high school teacher is to scream shameful profanities while hitting a punching bag. His belief best illustrates the _________

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is  the catharsis hypothesis.

Explanation:

The word catharsis is Greek for "purification" or "cleaning". The catharsis hypothesis states that strong, negative emotions such as anger or stress can be relieved by aggressive, although virtually harmless means, such as punching a bag or playing violent videogames.

However, it has been demonstrated that these reliefs don't actually reduce violent impulses.