Psychological Influences of Aggressive Behavior. Frustration: the blocking of goal-directed behavior. The frustration-aggression theory (1939) : Frustration creates a motive for aggression. Fear of punishment or disapproval may cause the aggressive behavior to be displaced against some other target, or oneself.he amygdala in humans is the brain structure which has been linked to aggressive behavior. Aggressive behavior is genetically influenced: By selective breeding, aggressive and passive strains of mice can be created (Lagerspetz, 1979). Blood chemistry can contribute to aggressive behavior.