aggression and violence prevention

aggression

physical/verbal behaviour indending to cause harm

violence

physical/verbal behaviour attempting to cause severe harm

instrumental aggression

has a goal in mind besides purely harming (eg robbing someone)

hostile aggression

no goal in mind besides harming someone

precarious manhood theory

cultural hypothesis for why men are more aggressive. being seen as a man is a status to be earned/defended

prefrontal cortex theory of agression

pfc is related to biological impulse control

MAOA theory of aggression

less of the neurotransmitter is associated with aggression in people who have experienced childhood abuse

frustration aggression

when things block us from attaining our goals and the drive for the goal is strong enough we can become aggressive. more about perceived than real barriers

attributions and frustration aggression

when frustration is attributed to something reasonable we are less likely to become aggressive

displacement theory

when we cannot safely express frustration to the person frustrating us it can be displaced onto other people

conclusion of bandura’s bobo dolls study

children shown a video of an adult beating up a doll are way more likely to do that too

anticipated consequences (social learning)

when you see someone getting away with aggression you are more likely to copy them

adrenaline’s influences on aggression

increased mirroring of the people you are with

primary level of violence prevention

aims to clock and prevent aggression before it even starts

secondary level of violence prevention

working with people who havent acted violently but are showing warning signs

tertiary level of violence prevention

tries to keep people who have committed violence from re offending. more treatment than prevention

social emotional learning

school based program that helps children develop emotional and social skills

gender-transformative programs

aim to challenge gender role norms/inequity by modelling healthy masculinity etc. includes bystander intervention