Sentences with phrase «avoid aggressive interactions»

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Researchers at the University of Texas (U.T.) Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas noticed that mice used two primary methods to cope with defeat after being repeatedly pummeled by larger, more aggressive foes: Some of the weaker members withdrew, avoiding all types of social interaction for more than a month, whereas others rolled with the punches, so to speak, quickly bouncing back to their normal behavior.

Another method many schools employ is teaching conflict resolution — a method of resolving conflict rationally — in order to avoid aggressive and disruptive interactions among students.

It will try to avoid any interaction, perhaps hiding away or being aggressive if it's pursued to be stroked.

The best way to prevent this type of aggression is to remove or avoid the stimuli, for example, by pulling down a window shade, using deterrents to keep stray cats away from the window, or by preventing aggressive interactions among indoor cats.

I often watch dogs become increasingly alert, reactive, aggressive or playful as my dog and I approach even though my dog is running perfectly by my side, and we have to use trees as barriers or cross streets to avoid negative interactions.