Desdemona is having a bad day.As she runs to answer the phone,she bangs her knee on the coffee table.Cursing and limping,Desdemona grabs the phone and tosses it across the room.She never did figure out who called.This is an example of

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Desdemona's reaction of cursing and tossing the phone across the room is an example of hostile aggression, which is a type of aggression motivated by anger and the intent to harm others. The cause of this aggression is the pain she experienced from banging her knee on the coffee table.

Desdemona Is Having a Bad Day