The Different Effects Violence Community and Within Families has on Children

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In this article, researchers explores the different effects violence throughout the community and within families has on children. According to the article children are the most vulnerable to violence whether it is witnessing or experiencing it first hand. Violent actions can disrupt cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional functions. This article tells of the rate at which children are exposed to violence, effects of exposure to violence: both long term and short term, and developmental process.

This review article included a variety of research strategies and with different researchers. One of the research studies included short term effects of exposure to violence. According to the article, “Children who are exposed to violence of any kind may exhibit behavior disorders such as aggression and delinquency; emotional and mood disorders such as depression and anxiety; posttraumatic stress; symptoms such as exaggerated startle, nightmares, and flashbacks; health related problems and somatic symptoms such as sleep disturbances; and academic and cognitive problems” (Margolin and ...

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