The desire to live a more "aggressive" life through physically and emotionally threatening situations on the boundary between life and death is termed ____.

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The desire to live a more "aggressive" life through physically and emotionally threatening situations on the boundary between life and death is termed edgework. This term coined by sociologist Stephen Lyng, who argues that individuals who participate in edgework behaviors do so to experience a sense of excitement, danger, and uncertainty that is otherwise absent in their everyday lives.

The Desire to Live a More "Aggressive" Life Through Physically