This paper represents an attempt to broaden the definition of the concept of aggression to include behavior and activities, mental or otherwise, which are more than destructive or harmful to others. Using the original definition and etymology of the word aggression, an effort has been made to include all forceful behavior and activities that involve approaches to or going toward an object. Clinical examples have been cited to demonstrate this, and various ego functions and other phenomena of a developmental and more mature nature have been

described. It is true that analysts often ignore the more conflict-free activities of the patient and concentrate on those involved in conflict, which produce trouble and difficulty for the patient. To the extent that psychoanalytic psychology and understanding of human behavior can be more comprehensive, it is possible to study activities of a less conflictual nature.