Behavioral theory states that people act aggressively because, as children, they modeled their behavior after the violent acts of adults. When they get older, they become antisocial. As a child when they were awarded for doing things, they thought it was good and it became habitual and the behavior that is punished becomes extinguished. A sub branch of behavioral theory is social learning theory. They act violently when people pick on them, threaten them, or they are exposed to direct pain.
For example, one psychologist may use descriptive psychopathology to which will strive to provide answers for symptoms or mental illness. Either way, psychopathology is formally used to study mental illness or the distresses which may be affecting an individual. The issues of the abnormal psychology will assist in the study by the way we would use it in the attempt to capture interest, trigger concerns, and demands our attention. It also brings us to form and ask certain questions pertaining to any study. Psychopathology is not the same as psychopathy, which has to do with antisocial
The Psychodynamic application and treatment of antisocial personality disorder is linked with the assumption that the sufferers are born into dysfunctional families with physical abuse tendencies, cruel, and are emotionally turbulent (Akhtar, 1992). Consequentially, children that are born into this type of aforementioned family setting may experience helplessness feelings especially when their parents are unleashing barrages of anger and violence on them. As a result, such child may resort into using defense mechanism of identification with the
Topic: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMMD) Chanda J. Smith COUN: 5130- Behavior Disorders of Children and Adolescence Date: November 12, 2013 Abstract There is much controversy over the addition of Disruptive Mood Disregulation Disorder (DMDD) to the DSM with Bipolar Disorder (BD) being a subset of the diagnosis specifically as it relates to children. So many children are being diagnosed with BD; the fear is that it is excessive use, when there could be another diagnosis that is not even being considered. Described perfectly in an article by Demitri Papalos,
One U.S. study found that parents with documented substance abuse, most commonly alcohol, cocaine, and heroin, were much more likely to mistreat their children, and were also much more likely to reject court-ordered services and treatments (Besharov, 1990). Children with a history of neglect or physical abuse are at risk of developing psychiatric problems, or a disorganized attachment style. Disorganized attachment is associated with a number of developmental problems, including dissociative symptoms, as well as anxiety, depressive, and acting out
The symptoms usually present in childhood, and are fully manifested for most during the 20s and 30s. Complications of the disorder can include problems with school and work, reckless behavior including risky sexual behavior, abusing drugs and alcohol, having difficulties in relationships, incarceration, as well as an early death which is usually caused by violence. (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2013) Anti-social personality disorder is diagnosed by a series of tests including lab exams, a physical exam, as well as a psychological evaluation. In order for someone to be diagnosed with anti-social personality disorder he or she must meet the following criteria as stated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
MENTAL HEALTH AND SCHIZOPHRENIA Joanne Rouse PSY 326 Instructor: Tara Lally 9/27/2015 One of the main reasons for my research and studying those who may have serious mental health disorders, mainly schizophrenia, is that when children have behavior problems it just gets pushed aside and excuses made, instead of being looked into further for any kinds of mental problems. Nothing seems to be done until someone whether child or adult ends up hurting someone or like we have seen many times, bringing guns to school and going on a rampage. Some of the main questions to be asked would pertain to childhood and things which may have happened to cause an individual to have these disorders. The hypothesis would be; Most of our serial killers and violent or sexual offenders have some kind of psychotic mental disorder, mainly schizophrenia, having voices that control many things they do. The research could be both qualitative and quantitative because data is collected and measured by percentages of participants and their behaviors and responses to each different study, but it is mainly a qualitative research, because participants are being studied by their behaviors and passed behaviors and also they are questioned and their responses are counted and studied and compared to others.
A 6 year old child is extremely vulnerable at this age because too much cortisol can cause permanent damage to the hippocampus thus causing learning and memory disabilities. Berger, also, stressed that young children who are victims of maltreatment and highly stressful experiences may incur damaged limbic systems resulting in physical and mental disorders, poor emotional regulation that may affect health many years later (Quas et al., 2004, p. 797). One of the many signs of a maltreatment is a child is quick, impulsive reactions. The prefrontal cortex or frontal lobe part of the brain is known as the ”executive of the brain” because this is where everything that happens in all other parts of the cortex has to be channeled through for regulation. Even though, the prefrontal cortex’s hierarchy of duties of anticipation, planning, and impulse control reins over all other areas of the cortex, this is the last part of the brain to mature (Berger, 2011 p. 132; 215).
That part of the brain is known as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, and other parts of the brain. When conducting a study with these images, they compared an inmate who was diagnosed with being a psychopath to those that do not receive that diagnosis. When doing that they found that those that are considered psychopaths have weaker connections between the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and other parts of the brain, including amygdala. The amygdala itself is in connection of emotion, memory, and fear. Interactions between the vmPFC and the amygdala are believed to be the root aspects of
YP 016-03: Support young people who are involved in anti-social and/or criminal activities Section 1 The causes and circumstances that may contribute to the anti-social and/or criminal activity of young people including personal, physical, psychological and social factors Anti-social behaviour is often fuelled by wider social exclusion problems such as poverty, family stress, truancy and school exclusion, drug/alcohol dependency and community disorganisation. The causes and circumstances that contribute to children and young people engaging in criminal or anti-social behaviour are many and varied. The risks of involvement are identified at community, school, family and child levels. Family: Poor parental discipline and supervision, family conflict and history of problem behaviour, parental attitudes that condone anti-social and criminal behaviour, low income, poor housing, (poverty and depravation See P150-152). School: Low achievement beginning in primary school, aggressive behaviour (including bullying), lack of commitment (including truancy), school disorganization.