Can Aggression be Linked to Nature and Nurture?
Why do so many children and adults have aggressive behavior? Could this be linked to nature or Nurture? Aggression could start at a young age and continue on until adulthood, and a significant issue can also prompt it. Sometimes the pressure of peers and the role model of parents can be a trigger to some negative behavior. Most individuals describe aggression as rage, fighting or committing a violent crime. But in reality not all types of aggression is negative, it can be used in the case of a dog guarding a home or a parent protecting their child. Some aggression becomes problematic when it intensifies to abnormal or violent. Many different circumstances in a person’s life can contribute to aggression. It has been linked to life changes like adding a new
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An adult or child being abused or bullied can also lead to aggression. Poor parenting and family history is another big contributor of aggression but not all outbursts are premeditated. Aggression can also be a symptom of a learning disability or mental health issue ("Aggression and the Brain," 2014). It is important to understand the cause of aggression in youth and adults to so that we can be better informed when trying to find a solution or trying to help. Even though, aggression is linked to different experiences, a person’s child hood up bringing and poor parenting could be one of the biggest promoters. A recent study was performed to look at the role of aggression with parent-child relationships (Sengsavang & Krettenauer, 2015). It was seen that overall children that experienced greater levels of aggressive actions had considerably more negative parent-child interaction. Children that had a more positive relationship with their parents and less negativity incurred higher scores on moral self. Children
Aggression may be associated with other symptoms that are determined by the underlying disorder or illness. Ailments that influence behavior often also have psychological, cognitive, and physical symptoms. Some additional signs and symptoms may include:
...ctly related to violence, may have attributed to frustration, which in turn could lead to anger and aggressive behavior. Also, lack of socialization leads to deviant behavior and juvenile delinquency.
One of the most researched topics in the history of psychology is aggression. One goal of social scientists has been to define aggression. Some believe that aggression is biologically preprogrammed, others look toward situational factors and this study suggests that aggression is learned. This study was conducted by Albert Bandura and his associates in 1961 at Stanford University. The researchers proposed that the children be exposed to adult models with either aggressive or nonaggressive ways, they would then be tested without the models present to determine if they would imitate that aggression they observed in the adult.
Lefkowitz, Monroe M. 1977. Growing Up to be Violent: A Longitudinal Study of the Development of Aggression. New York: Pergamon.
One reason is there are several stereotypes: sexual/physical abuse, hereditary factors and exposure to violence at home. Second reason that leads to violent behavior is physical neglect by parents. Third reason is juveniles was incarcerated for acts of violence such as: fighting peers or their parents, hitting teachers or instructors, bringing weapon to school to scare his peers and etc. All these come from mistreatment to their children when they was younger. When that happen all children start going crazy and not listening to their parent or anyone that been in their shoes before they was born to even see this happen.
The Social Learning Theory explains that children and adults can learn aggression and violence from observing parents, siblings or friends. As well as being rewarded for aggressive and violent behavior. (Siegel, 2015) This is just one theory that
Bullies, who can be children and adults, can be physically violent towards others because they have seen domestic violence in the comfort of their own homes. According to Behavior Advisor, “Some believe that bullies learn their intimidation tactics from their parents/guardians, and are displaying behaviors that serve a function in their home environments” (“Bullying: Characteristics and Interventions”). Children watch a lot of adult activity and they have the drama embedded in their brain; thinking it is tolerable to be dominant towards others. In the same way, when children grow up, they still have a violent mindset when they become
Since the beginning of social psychology, psychologist has been trying to analyze how people’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior are impacted by aggression. When an aggressive person gets frustrated or upset, social psychologist tracks down what exactly drives them to commit crimes, atrocities, or even abuse. According to Kassin, Fein, and Markus, aggression is “behavior intended to harm another individual” (2016). Individuals who attain this trait don’t always have to physically abuse someone, aggressive attacks could be verbal, emotional, or mental as well. Although many might argue that people who are viewed as aggressive tend to harm another person because that is their only cure, however, there are alternative motives that drive aggression,
There are many factors that lead people to use violence. They use violence when they are stressed, angry, feeling hatred, drink too much alcohol, use drug. Children are more likely to grow up as violent men if they are influenced by their parents, brothers, sisters and friends, all of whom use violence.
It is my opinion that this increased level of aggression does not disappear simply because the cause of the aggression has been removed. Rather this aggression remains in the sub-conscience mind waiting for the perfect opportunity to manifest itself in an action. The pent-up aggression could be released in the act of bullying, playing sports, getting into a fight with others, or it may result in the death of another child.
Feshback, Seymour and Jolanta Zagrodzka. (1997). Aggression: Biological, Developmental, and Social Perspectives. New York: Plenum Press.
A kid does not just start out violent; many factors contribute to the shaping of a violent teen. Where you grow up and who you live with play a major part. If you live in the rough side of you...
Individuals, who participate in hostile aggression, are simply seeking to harm or to injure the target of their attack (Pearson Education, 2013). Aggression is done on purpose to hurt someone physically or psychologically. The children who use hostile aggression experience satisfaction from seeing others hurt and to make themselves feel more powerful or when they think someone is purposely trying to sabotage what they are doing. This is also known as bullying. Often, children who exhibited hostile aggressive actions are unpredictable, unprovoked and
...e behaviors are intentional conduct, which can cause damage either physical or psychological. Other behaviors such as hitting, teasing them, offend tantrums or use inappropriate to call others the words. The aggressive behavior is situational dependent behavior and organism factors. Accepted hereditary factors, but paramount importance given to environmental factors. Treating aggressive behavior involves not simply reduce or eliminate it, but it is also necessary to strengthen alternative behaviors to aggression. However, talk about how to deal with aggression, it is essential to also talk about how to increase behaviors alternative to prevent aggressive behavior the best strategy is to have the environment so that the child does not learn to behave aggressively, and conversely, if disposed it so that you find affordable learning alternative behaviors to aggression.
In all of these possibilities--instinct, heredity, hormones, or brain dysfunction--the aggression occurs without apparent provocation from the environment (although there is almost always a "target"). According to some of these theories, the need or urge to be aggressive is boiling within each of us and seeks opportunities to express itself. There is also clear evidence that alcohol consumption and hotter temperatures release aggression, but no one thinks there is something in alcohol or heat that generates meanness. The socialization process, i.e. becoming a mature person, involves taming these destructive, savage, self-serving urges that probably helped us humans survive one million years ago but threatens our survival today.