Relational aggression

Kingman Brewster Jr. once said, “There is no lasting hope in violence, only temporary relief from hopelessness.” Violence is witnessed in many forms, from large-scale genocides or terrorist attacks to assaults on single individuals. It continues to be a driving force shaping human history in countries globally. However, the forms that violence takes in specific locations are not identical. Victims of violence vary but a major percentage of them have a commonality. People of minority groups are…

Mark Twain once said, “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” Anger affects everyone differently, and some of us are more adept to deal with it. Others it turns into monster making them do irrational, off character actions with severe consequences. The dictionary definition of anger is to make or to become upset, but I think anger is a sense of rage that can interfere with rational thinking. Anger has the ability to…

Violence is not an issue that affects only the people who experience it first hand, it can affect a whole community, country and or the world. Moving forward on the topic of violence; the topic will make one think how violence has affected our lives, how it's caused, and what we can do to stop the violence. Violence can affect people in various ways, one very important way is mental health. Those who have experienced violence may suffer mental disorders as a result, such as PTSD (Post…

Promoter of Violence? In an online BlogSpot an unknown author claims that the sport of paintball is, in his viewing, “A militaristic rich kid’s sport that fosters a social acceptance of war in children” (Unknown. Para.1) I can argue this in many different viewings, and it is hard not to get over zealous about someone slandering a passion of mine as this unknown author did. However, in my analysis of this cultural debate, which honestly does not seem to be much of a debate and the majority of…

Aggressive Behaviour: Nature, Nurture, or both In the text, Comparative Psychology, aggressive behaviour is defined as a potentially harmful interaction between members of a species. Researchers have been examining the relative influence of nature and nurture to investigate the origin of aggressive behaviour. Literature reviews have assessed the genetic endowment on shaping aggressive behaviour (nature) or environmental influences on shaping aggressive behaviour (nurture). The motive of this…

Social Constructionism Theory of violence views human interaction through which people share their experiences and shared meanings that justify violent acts or define violence, so that it is acceptable behavior. Abusers tend to follow their own “rules” about abusive behaviors. They often choose to abuse their partners only in private, to ensure that they do not leave evidence of the abuse, so they chose their tactics carefully. Violence can be strongly associated with gender. At an early age,…

Southern New Hampshire University Sarah Brannon PSYSCH 211 Article Review November 9, 2017 Citation of Literature Linebarger, D. L. (2015). Contextualizing video game play: The moderating effects of cumulative risk and parenting styles on the relations among video game exposure and problem behaviors. Psychology Of Popular Media Culture, 4(4), 375-396. doi:10.1037/ppm0000069 Authors Claims In this article the author thought that childhood behavior problems were not linked to the exposure of…

your not leaving me, that’s relation bullying. Everybody knows cyber is online. Cyber bullying deals with threats on the computer. Prejudicial bullying deals with bullying under age. Last but not least is sexual, which deals with physical sexual aggression.…

Today I will be talking about why bullies should NOT be held legally responsible for their actions. What is bullying? Bullying is repetitive mistreatment of a person due to their religion, gender, race, and many other factors.Now before you think that this idea is ridiculous, I want to tell you Today I will be talking about why bullies should NOT be held legally responsible for their actions. What is bullying? Bullying is repetitive mistreatment of a person due to their religion, gender, race,…

Firstly, authors impact readers by making them understand their own errors. Authors who write about violent games and books have had their readers become more violent, a study says. This proves that writing from persuasive authors can, in fact, change one’s way of acting. Children who are reading about violence or killing have been showing more violence in themselves. With all the murders and attacks that are in books, children act like characters from those books. They will have seen a ton…