Workplace aggression

After reading the case study about a young boy named Marvin who consistently displays defiant and aggressive behaviors towards peers and adults, I have observed that the only thing predictable about his behaviors is that there occur on a daily basis. After reading the running records that were completed through observations that occurred three times daily for two days, I have come to the conclusion that his negative behaviors occurred during almost all times of the day, therefore making it hard…

Research suggests that individuals who play violent video games have an increase in aggression, and over the past twenty years there have been numerous studies reinforcing this belief. However, those studies fail to pinpoint the reasons why. This paper explores causal factors of aggression other than the violent video games. Therefore, variables other than the video games contribute to higher levels of aggression. Recent research suggests theses influencing variables are rumination, competition,…

Tug of war is usually a fun game for children. However, when dealing with being in the middle of two cultures, it is not as fun. It was as if the two identities that made me were playing tug of war to discover which identity would come out victorious. As a child, growing up in a country that your parents immigrated to often leads to a battle between two different cultures, especially with first generation children. With my parents coming to America after the Liberian Civil War in 1993, I grew up…

In the United States once a kid becomes a teen they are allowed to watch PG-13 movies without having parental guidance. Muslim mothers have a different rule for their kids watching PG-13 movies or even any Muslims watching TV. Muslims believe that TV is a dangerous device and it has harmful effects. This issue is discussed in the satirical article “Apple TV For Muslim Mothers To Include ‘Fast Forward Through Entire PG-13 Movie’ Button” by Hamza Khan and a more straight forward news article “The…

Why are adults always yelling to their kids about playing games? Most people think that games are negative for little kids, but it can be proven wrong. Videogames are important because it can encourage kids to do activities even when playing on a console. Most people think that games are negative for little kids, but it can be proven wrong. Games can teach the value of teamwork and participating in sports activities. They also can help players achieve things in the game or in real life.…

The result of our emotions being tied together with video games can make the user experience short-term aggression as a result (Gauthier). When emotions of sadness and anger are mixed, it can lead to radical results, especially with video games, acting as a catalyst for instance the perpetrators of the Columbine High School shooting had a history of violent…

difference between real violence and fictional violence, whether on the television or in a video game. No matter how violent the video game, video games do not cause violent behavior in adolescents. Despite common belief, video games do not cause aggression; in…

The great majority of school shootings are perpetrated by victims of bullying. School shootings are deadly and alarming, but bullying is intimidating and greedy. These subjects intertwine together because bullying can lead to school shootings. School shootings and bullying both happen in a school environment. Bullying is an aggressive behavior usually among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. A school shooting is an occurrence in which a student uses a gun at…

A journal article titled “Causal Effects of Violent Sports Video Games on Aggression: Is It Competitiveness or Violent Content?” Anderson and Carnagey, the authors of the article, explore the consequences of the competitive, violent sports on the behaviors of the players. Another journal article titled Media violence and the self:…

Preface: Alcatraz prison, one of the most heard of and spoken about prisons. It has been on the news, in newspapers, in movies, and even as a setting for video games. Having seen and heard so much about it, I thought to research and try to understand, why it’s so infamous and what makes it so special. Introduction: So where is the Alcatraz prison exactly? It is located in San Francisco, California, USA. On the island of Alcatraz or also known as The Rock. The island did not originally serve…