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
Antisocial behavior and aggression has been shown to link back to the rejection of those around you as a young child. It is believed that peer rejection at a young age is the cause of later stress while also affecting the development in that child. “It is hypothesized that, as a provocation stimulus, peer social rejection will lead children to respond with increased reactive and proactive aggressive behavior,” (Dodge & Coie, 2987). This quote narrows the article down to one main subject; that subject being the aggression caused in a child caused by rejection from peers or others around them. Not only does social rejection cause stress and aggression in a young child, it results in stress among the family due to the child’s behavioral changes.
Spanking and Aggression in Young Children Can spanking really lead to aggressive behavior in young children? In my opinion, it can and usually does. Have you ever gotten a spanking from a parent or adult, but then were told “hitting and slapping are not okay,” by that same adult? You probably felt confused or angry and asked them, “why is it ok for you to slap me, but it’s not okay for me to slap you?” This is one of a few reasons why I do not believe spanking is an effective form of punishment and can lead to aggressive behavior in children. It can cause confusion, which can then lead to stress, which can then result in aggressive behavior from the child.
When I read this for the first time, the first thought that came to mind was children that are exposed to domestic violence. Naturally, children that live in these conditions are prone to negative aspects that undoubtedly have a direct impact on their development. An article by the Child welfare organization clearly outlines the effects of domestic violence on children. Its interesting to note that these children were directly abused themselves but rather witness. It states that there are behavioral/ emotional, cognitive/ attitudinal as well as long term problems.
Most children imitate what they see a person do or say so if someone is doing something bad they will most likely copy that as well. Observational learning, social learning theory focuses on behavior modeling, in which the child observes and then imitates the behavior of adults or other children around him or her (Wiesner, Capaldi, Patterson,2003, p.318). Social learning is one cause of juvenile delinquent behavior because; juveniles who are easily persuaded are most likely to imitate everything they can see. A good example is the violence that is portrayed on television it can have a huge negative impact on the behavior of some children. The next reason why juveniles commit delinquent acts is child abuse.
Individual Theories: Biochemical factors relating to juvenile delinquency refers to the biochemical makeup of the adolescent. It is noted that an individual’s body chemistry can govern the way the individual behaves and how an individual’s personality is perceived. This includes levels of aggression and depression. For example, an individual who is exposed to lead or ingests subsequent lead will eventually display antisocial behaviors. However, hormone related, antisocial behavior theoretically peaks in the teenage years of life because that is when hormonal activity is at its supreme level.
So, why would kids purposefully cut themselves? The most common reason is control of emotions, according to Lader. “For kids experiencing intense emotions, it can be used to deaden the intensity. For those feeling a sense of numbness, it serves the opposite effect, helping them feel something,” Lader says. Experts say for some adolescents, self-injury indicates other mental health concerns, such as depression.
Hormones are thought to play a significant role in manipulating behavior and the mental process because they are involved in various mental disorders as a resulting in interacting with the nervous system. In conclusion, much theory and research have been placed on identifying the major schools of psychology and the underlining assumptions linked to biological factors of behavior. In the beginning stages of psychological research, psychology first began as an establishment of science separate from biology and philosophy. Within those complex findings began the debate in relation to the schools of thought and behavior in the human
Name: David Fletcher Class: Introduction to Psychology Day: Mon/Wed 12:30 – 3:20 Instructor: Ammeter, Tammy L Assignment: Emotion and Motivation Research Article Due Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Emotion and Motivation Are the Competent Morally Good? Perspective Taking and Moral Motivation of Children Involve in Bullying Key Terms: Bully: someone uses coercion or inflicts abuse to affect others habitually creating an imbalance of power. Victim: a person who is deceived, cheated or injured by force Bully-Victim: one who displays both characteristics of the bully and the victim Pro-social behavior: behaviors carried out with the intentions to help others Perspective taking: understanding
One can see the possibility that the home life can have a direct effect on the well-being of the child. Battles have waged for years between philosophers and psychologists about whether Nature or Nurture most fully shapes the emotional structure of the child. One thing is for certain, people are products of their upbringing. A young person under certain circumstances, when influenced by an inconsistently disciplined childhood can become included among the most dangerous criminals in our society. The desire to inflict as much pain