Investigating What Causes Violence in Humans

Investigating What Causes Violence in Humans

Violence is evident in our daily lives and in literature. In the past

it meant extreme, brutal or sadistic behavior. Today, it is used to

describe any act thought to be aggressive or hostile or destructive to

another person. Violence is a human condition and we tend to

understand ourselves through violence. The various types of violence

include physical violence, psychological violence and sexual violence.

In my opinion, nobody is free of a darker side, but there are reasons

why human act the way they do, their violence nature is accountable to

some factors.

Human beings have a physical nature, which demands for the

satisfaction of their physical needs if they are to survive and

propagate as a species while on earth, and they have a spiritual

nature that demands that their spiritual needs be satisfied if they

are to be at peace with themselves. Moreover, human beings also have a

human nature, by which they strive to both survive and to achieve

peace and fulfillment in their lives. In seeking these objectives

human beings often fall short, and in the process brings much harm and

suffering upon both themselves and others. They become destructive in

their efforts, when their only intention to bring peace and harmony to

themselves and to the world.

Human behaviors tend to be motivated by the principle of reward and

punishment. Thus, a person is likely to strive for things that bring

pleasure, and to avoid those that cause pain. A person's behavior is

directed towards the goal of avoiding pain as he or she endeavors to

achieve pleasure, joy, and contentment from life. Hence, human bein...

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...ral. When a person persists in the taking of drugs

to the extent that the person becomes dependent on them, that is,

addicted, it is extremely difficult to "just say no" to using the

substance, since several factors are involved tending to perpetuate

its continued use. Once addicted, regardless of the reason, a person

has little control over his or her behavior. Punishment, therefore,

does not work as a deterrent to a person who has a serious chemical

dependency problem. There are a multitude of social factors involved

as to why individuals take drugs, and drug abuse has become a major

social problem and a prime factor in the commission of other criminal

acts.

In conclusion, human beings act violently because of their spiritual

nature, physical nature and human nature, as have been discussed in

the above answers.