When the word aggression is defined in psychology, the meaning can vary amongst behavior with the outcome of self-injury, harm to others or objects in the environment. There is a multitude of ways in which aggression is expressed. Physical aggression is conveyed with intent to cause physical harm to another by striking, kicking, or using actions of that nature. Verbal, mental, and emotional aggression is a type of psychological aggression that affects the target by using words and intimidation to belittle the individual. People can exhibit aggression with different end goal achievements in mind. Examples of aggressive behavior are the release of own hostility, control, competition purposes, reaction to fear or to threaten toward another individual
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Recently, due to the steady inclination of aggression more and more youth are being placed to mental health services in youth, the focus of this paper is to determine some factors that cause aggression in children and early intervention plans that could help deter that behavior if used effectively (Pasiak & Menna, 2015). Aggression is known to persist throughout one’s lifetime and can lead to other damaging factors that can impact ones’ life negatively if not addressed with early intervention. When asked the question “What are the main factors that you are noticing in childhood aggression in a personal interview with a local Child Therapist, Susan McConnell MSW,NLCSW, (2016) she replied:
In a typical neuronal functioning child Aggression is an emotion. It is typically associated with the emotion of anger. But the facility is that anger drives aggression. The root of anger is …show more content…
Emotions can either be internalized or externalized when dealing with scenarios. Externalizing can be when something happens, for example, theft, verbal bullying, or physical aggression. Internalizing can include drug or alcohol abuse usage to help deal with their problems. Also, internalizing emotions that you cannot effectively communicate can also lead to anxiety in children. At a young age, it is known that children will have temper tantrums, outbursts of yelling, hitting, and crying. This is a natural thing for this age group and children should not be considered aggressive because of their “normal” actions. Children learn from their parents, and the children are more likely to be aggressive if they have aggressive parents. This is an idea that stems from Bandura’s (1973)Social Learning Theory. Bandura conducted a study with children using a Bobo doll with the adult demonstrating the act of aggression vs. non-aggression against the Bobo doll in front of the children. Bandura’s findings were that children’s aggressive behavior was a direct reflection of their own parent’s behavior and/or to demonstrate this behavior toward outside influences (Evans, 1989). Thus, according to Bandura children learn through imitation and reinforcement with aggressive behavior (Alink, Mesman, Zeijl, Stolk, Juffer, Koot, & jzendoorn, (2006). Parents that have close relationships with their children have been known to link the developments
Recently, due to the steady inclination of aggression more and more youth are being placed to mental health services in youth, the focus of this paper is to determine some factors that cause aggression in children and early intervention plans that could help deter that behavior if used effectively (Pasiak & Menna, 2015). Aggression is known to persist throughout one’s lifetime and can lead to other damaging factors that can impact ones’ life negatively if not addressed with early intervention. When asked the question “What are the main factors that you are noticing in childhood aggression in a personal interview with a local Child Therapist, Susan McConnell MSW,NLCSW, (2016) she replied:
In a typical neuronal functioning child Aggression is an emotion. It is typically associated with the emotion of anger. But the facility is that anger drives aggression. The root of anger is …show more content…
Emotions can either be internalized or externalized when dealing with scenarios. Externalizing can be when something happens, for example, theft, verbal bullying, or physical aggression. Internalizing can include drug or alcohol abuse usage to help deal with their problems. Also, internalizing emotions that you cannot effectively communicate can also lead to anxiety in children. At a young age, it is known that children will have temper tantrums, outbursts of yelling, hitting, and crying. This is a natural thing for this age group and children should not be considered aggressive because of their “normal” actions. Children learn from their parents, and the children are more likely to be aggressive if they have aggressive parents. This is an idea that stems from Bandura’s (1973)Social Learning Theory. Bandura conducted a study with children using a Bobo doll with the adult demonstrating the act of aggression vs. non-aggression against the Bobo doll in front of the children. Bandura’s findings were that children’s aggressive behavior was a direct reflection of their own parent’s behavior and/or to demonstrate this behavior toward outside influences (Evans, 1989). Thus, according to Bandura children learn through imitation and reinforcement with aggressive behavior (Alink, Mesman, Zeijl, Stolk, Juffer, Koot, & jzendoorn, (2006). Parents that have close relationships with their children have been known to link the developments