Taylor (2014) discussed how aggression in African Americans could be due to their chronic exposure to violence. Whether it be through domestic violence, police brutality related to racism, or community violence and chronic exposure to traumatic events, each of these types of events can lead to psychological issues. These individuals may carry around residual animosity because of the pain and anger they feel related to witnessing violent crimes against people like themselves. Also, the aggression seen in African Americans could be their way of reacting to the many traumatic events they may experience on a daily basis. Complex PTSD is associated with trauma that occurs often and increases in intensity over time. (Taylor, 2014) It leads to psychological
