Childhood Aggression: A Psychological Analysis

There are many different factors, and possibilities that can contribute to childhood aggression. A few factors that could possibly attribute to childhood aggression are parenting styles, the environment, and even frustration within a child. Psychologists such as Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Erick Erickson, and many others have helped pave the way for our understanding of children, and childhood aggression. There have been countless studies done by researchers, scientists, and of course psychologist such as the ones mentioned above that have done extensive work to reduce the amount of children with behavioral issues. These studies have helped many by educating them on how to understand, and work with children that have underlying issues that …show more content…
This is another thing I see in children that I work with, which is why I believe it is a huge factor. When talking about disorders I am referring to any type of disorder; Learning disorder, developmental disorder, speaking disorder, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder), Autism, etc. A young child learning how to play with others is frustrating, and when faced with a challenging disorder it can become even more frustrating, and hard for them to understand what is going on, or why other children/ adults are upset with them. What I mean by this is, for example, if a child has something taken away from him/ her like a toy, in a “normal” child’s case, they would simply say something along the lines of, “I was playing with that”, or “can you wait your turn, it is my turn”. However, in the case of a child with some form of disability it could cause them to just hit the other child, or scream because they may not know how to communicate, and it becomes frustrating. The reason for this is that a child with disabilities can be learning slower, doesn’t understand what is going on, can’t help themselves, or is frustrated, and sometimes all of the above. Children who go undiagnosed (or even those who are diagnosed) are misunderstood, and get frustrated much easier, because tasks are seemingly much more challenging. There are dozens of disorders that lead to aggression for many …show more content…
It could come from a child who was an unfortunate victim of abuse, it could be due to a disability that a child doesn’t yet know how to handle, or they can’t afford treatment to fix the issues, or it could even come from how the parents are teaching their children at home. Regardless of where the aggression is steaming from, it is a frequent issue that needs to be addressed, and paid attention to. It is essential that we do not judge those, or assume they are just defiant because they are children. There is often times an underlying issue that needs to be dealt