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Case Report on Aggressive Childhood Behaviour
International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 2014
Introduction: Conduct disorder is a type of aggressive disorder in children prevalent in 10% of school children. Aggression is forceful or attacking behaviour, either constructively self-assertive or self-protective or destructively hostile to others or to oneself. Aggressive behaviour in young children may be developmentally normal and must be differentiated from abnormal when it is chronic in nature or occurs in greater frequency or intensity than expected. Case Presentation: We present a case of10 year old school boy who inflicted a penetrating injury over the occiput of another school boy with scissors. This child under study was suffering from conduct disorder due to parental neglect and family dispute. Discussion: Conduct disorder it a type of aggressive disorder in children prevalent in 10% of school children. Aggression is forceful or attacking behaviour, either constructively self-assertive or self-protective or destructively hostile to others or to oneself. Aggressive beha...
Aggressive and Violent Behavior
Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, 2015
This is a pre-print version of the Chapter Prepared for the Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, 7th Edition, Volume 3: Social, emotional and personality development, Edited by Michael E. Lamb
Fortnightly review: Aggressive behaviour in childhood
BMJ, 1998
Increasing numbers of children who behave in a defiant and aggressive way are being excluded from school. Outside school the victims of these children's aggression have included young children and elderly people. At the extreme, two children recently convicted of murder in England were only 10 years old. Often these children are portrayed as inexplicably "evil" or "possessed." In fact a great deal is known about the factors leading to such behaviour, and how to prevent it. 1 Method Many thousands of articles have been written about human aggression, in disciplines as varied as molecular genetics, endocrinology, ethology, social anthropology, education, criminology, and town planning. It would be impossible to review them all. This article is based on personal reading, mainly in psychology, psychiatry, and medicine.
Subtypes of Aggression and Their Relevance to Child Psychiatry
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 1997
Objective: To review the evidence for qualitatively distinct subtypes of human aggression as they relate to childhood psychopathology. Method: Critical review of the pertinent literature. Results: In humans, as well as in animals, the term aggression encompasses a variety of behaviors that are heterogeneous for clinical phenomenology and neurobiological features. No simple extrapolation of animal subtypes to humans is possible, mainly because of the impact of complex cultural variables on behavior. On the whole, research into subtypes of human aggression has been rather limited. A significant part of it has been conducted in children. Clinical observation, experimental paradigms in the laboratory, and cluster/factor-analytic statistics have all been used in an attempt to subdivide aggression. A consistent dichotomy can be identified between an impulsive-reactive-hostile-affective subtype and a controlled-proactive-instrumental-predatory subtype. Although good internal consistency and partial descriptive validity have been shown, these constructs still need full external validation, especially regarding their predicting power of comorbidity, treatment response, and longterm prognosis. Conclusions: Our understanding and treatment of children and adolescents with aggressive behavior can benefit from research on subtypes of aggression. The differentiation between the impulsive-affective and controlledpredatory subtype as qualitatively different forms of aggressive behavior has emerged as the most promising construct.
Key issues in the development of aggression and violence from childhood to early adulthood
Annual review of psychology, 1997
Different manifestations of aggression from childhood to early adulthood are reviewed to establish how early manifestations are related to later manifestations. Similarities and differences in manifestations of aggression between the two genders are noted. Developmental sequences and pathways from minor aggression to violence are highlighted. Long-term escalation is contrasted with short-term escalation at older ages. Although studies have emphasized high stability of aggression over time, data show that a substantial proportion of aggressive youth desist over time. Temperamental, emotional, and cognitive aspects of aggression are reviewed, either as precursors or co-occurring conditions to aggression. Selected processes in the realms of the family, peers, and neighborhoods are highlighted that are known to be associated with juvenile aggression. Cumulative, long-term causes are contrasted with short-term causes, and causes associated with desistance in aggression are reviewed. Annu. Rev. Psychol. 1997.48:371-410. Downloaded from arjournals.annualreviews.org by VIVA on 04/16/06. For personal use only.
Aggression Development in Early Childhood
Aggression develops in early childhood and is maintained by a multitude of interrelated factors, including characteristics of the child and its parents, the relationship between the parent and child, and socio-demographic aspects. Research has indicated that aggressive behavior shows considerable stability throughout the life span. Frequent and severe aggressive behavior impairs further social development and place children at risk for chronic mental health issues, alcohol and drug abuse, as well as further violent and even criminal behavior. Therefore, it is imperative that preventative intervention measures target the developmental transition points with special attention given to the parent and child relationship.
IJASS JOURNAL, 2024
Aggression is a critical issue in life, and the problems arising from it are significant reasons for referring children and adolescents for psychological help. This term describes various behaviors such as rudeness, argumentativeness, physical fights, destruction of personal property, conflict, and cruelty. It is believed that violence and physical aggression in children are precursors to other antisocial behaviors in the spectrum of aggressive behaviors. Anger is an intense and gratifying emotional response that prepares the individual to face potential dangers and can create problems in interpersonal relationships and overall life quality.
A Study to Assess the Predictors of Aggression Among School Going Children
International journal of current research and review, 2021
Background: Aggression could be a product of our interactions with individuals in our environment which, its severity greatly differs across countries and cultures. In the recent era of childhood, aggression is the big health dilemma across the world. Aggression is a behaviour to hurt the living creatures that try to avoid the damage. Objective: To assess the predictors of aggression among school-going children. To associate with the predictors of aggression among school-going children with the demographic variables. Methods: A descriptive research design with non-probability convenience sampling was used. The population was 250 school going children of 5th, 6th, and 7tt in the Wardha district of Maharashtra, India. Result: In this study, the findings show that majority of sample 93(37.2%) were from age of 12years and 82(32.8%) of subject age of 11years and 75(30%) subject from age of 13years. according to their residence show that average no. of sample i.e. 183 (73.2%) were residing in an urban area. according to their Father's Education show that 71 (28.4%) of the subject were from Primary Education. according to their Occupation of father show that 106 (42.4%) of the subject were Farmer, overall income is between Rs 3000-5000/month i.e. 48% birth Order of the subjects show that 124 (49.6%) of the subject were from 1st, 109 (100%) of the subject were from Nuclear family and according to their Source of Emotional support show that 163 (65.2%) of the subject were from Mother. Conclusion: It was concluded from our study that the predictors are over protectiveness, mass media, alcoholic father, temperament, mobile addiction. We found that there was no association between selected demographic variables like age, education, residence, religion, mother's education, father's education, occupation of mother, occupation of father, the income of the family, birth order, type of family, and source of emotional support with predictors of aggression.