Sentences with phrase «violent behaviour in»

Antipsychotic medications do not differ substantially in ability to reduce violent behaviour in people with schizophrenia

Intermittent explosive disorder is characterised by repeated episodes of aggressive, violent behaviour in which you react completely out of proportion to the situation.

If you are worried about unhealthy, abusive or violent behaviour in any of your relationships, you can contact the national counselling service 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or through online chat.

SLD can lead to various problems, including substance abuse, it can also lead to violent behaviour in children.

The arguments about whether videogames can cause violent behaviour in minors has been raging on for many years, with sensationalist pundits and ropey researchers quick to cash in on many parents» fears.

Abuse is becoming a regular and alarming occurrence with more than half of teaching assistants coming across violent behaviour in the classroom, the playground or at the school gates.

Given that poor communication skills are strongly correlated with violent behaviour in men, it seems likely that a father with poor language skills will be more likely to act violently towards both his partner and his children; or for family interactions to be less productive and pleasant.

Among its brief was the request to examine «the portrayal of violent behaviour in the mass media and entertainment industries, and to review existing codes of practice for the reporting of violent crime in the mass media.»

So, of course it can be used to influence violent behaviour in people.

Not exact matches

How many people do you know who engage in ceaselessly violent and brutal behaviour.

TIGGY SAID: «How many people do you know who engage in ceaselessly violent and brutal behaviour.

Driscoll's hyper - masculine philosophy, which is in line with the oft - cited theory that all men have a primal urge towards violent behaviour, is laced with values selectively taken from the 19th - century Victorian Muscular Christianity movement.

The MP explained that he was on the side of the «innocent» people being caught up in the violence and encouraged a response that would show the UK's intolerance of such behaviour: «The only way of stopping someone who continues to be violent, destructive, murderous and surgical in the way that they carry out their actions against innocent people is to stop them being able to have the capabilities to be able to do it and I think that's what we're targeting and I would hope that the Prime Minister and the President of the United States will be targeting the weapons of war and by doing so taking away the ability to wage war.»

Child abuse, neglect, and excessively harsh treatment of children are associated with both internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems and later violent behaviour, 3,4,12 but again, the impact of child maltreatment on severe antisocial behaviour appears to be greatest in the presence of genetic vulnerability.13 Family dependence on welfare, large families with closely spaced births, and single parenthood are all associated with compromised social and emotional development in children.5, 6

Of course we can point out the utter failure of state - based solutions as evidenced by increasing brokenness in society and rising violent crime and anti-social behaviour... Better to encourage marriage to build family, and the independent voluntary sector to play a role etc..

«While Labour has been in charge, the number of youngsters sent to special schools for violent and disruptive behaviour has more than doubled.

This can result in violent and antisocial behaviour on returning home.

Even if technological advances allow researchers to better explain how genes and environment influence violent behaviour, courts may not take notice, says Terrie Moffitt, a geneticist at King's College London and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, whose previous work influenced the Italian court's decision.

Researchers surveyed 3,025 men about whether they had ever engaged in violent behaviour, including if they had ever been in a physical fight, assaulted or deliberately hit anyone, if they had used a weapon, and whether the violence was perpetrated when they were drunk or on drugs.

Yet an extraordinary «natural experiment» in a Kansas mental hospital early this century found that patients who were castrated (in the dubious hope of controlling their violent behaviour) lived far longer — on average to 69 years of age whereas intact males managed a mere 56.

My inclination for science increased during high - school, thanks to spectacular experiments in the chemistry laboratory — so many different thoughts on nature and behaviour of matter: the replacement of a metal by another in the reaction of iron and copper sulfate, the formation of a visible solid by the combination of two liquid solutions with the formation of a precipitate and the violent reaction of alkali metals with water were some of the things that impressed me in those days.

It is difficult to explain why any school would allow girls to be subjected to sexual harassment and violent behaviour that has been outlawed in the adult workplace.

A head of department at a state secondary school in Leicestershire, said: «I have been physically assaulted twice (both times violent behaviour was aimed at another student but in their rage hit me) and sexually assaulted twice (groping).

The public sector union believes that worsening behaviour in school is a direct result of cuts to staff and resources, which has left teaching assistants to face a barrage of violent behaviour, threats and abuse.

The analysis concludes that changes in the school environment can reduce the appearance of violent behaviour.

Pit bulls are the dog of choice right now for those idiots that want a mean dog, which has historically changed breeds (rottweilers, german shepards, etc.) which demonstrates that it is NOT the genetic make - up of an entire breed that creates violent, aggressive behaviours as much as it is the environment the dog is breeded and trained in.

games don't influence behaviour in that a sane person won't go on a murderous rampage after playing a violent game.

After researching violent media in the US, Ferguson and his team found that laboratory - based studies into the effects of violent games have provided «exposure to brief clips of media, rather than full narrative experiences» and that «the resultant aggressive behaviours are also outside a real - world context in which the aggression appears to be sanctioned by the researchers themselves.»

The report states: «The research demonstrates a consistent relation between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behaviour, aggressive cognitions and aggressive affect, and decreases in prosocial behaviour, empathy and sensitivity to aggression.»

The APA's study comes in the wake of research led by psychologist Christopher Ferguson in November 2014, who found no link between gaming a violent behaviour and instead questioned the methodology of previous studies.

«The studies showing that high temperature increases violence crime in the US and other wealthy societies seems to suggest that physiological responses are important, too, with very short - run exposure to heat contributing to more aggressive and violent behaviour,» said Marshall Burke, also of Berkeley.

Unfortunately they are affected as the amygdala's response is to imprint behaviours on the brain such that anytime in the future that person undergoes any stress that releases adrenalin the response is the same: fight or flight, more often than not resulting in aggressive, violent (be it in word or action), abusive, loopy or otherwise inappropriate behaviour — this manifests in the personality as a type of narcissism, most commonly expressed as blaming others for one's own (negative) feelings, or of feeling superior.

The activities will include programmes, classes, counselling or guidance sessions that may assist a person in establishing, maintaining or improving contact and activities that may, by addressing violent behaviour, enable / facilitate contact.

Draconian penalties for apostasy, for example, should be related to a context in which such behaviour was linked with violent rebellion against the early religion.

While acknowledging Kirk's good prison behaviour, he «nevertheless notes the violent circumstances of the crime for which you were sentenced to life imprisonment» (ie kicking a man to death), and that «it is considered that there would be legitimate public concern that the punitive and deterrent elements of your sentence of imprisonment were being circumvented if you were allowed to father a child by artificial insemination while in prison».

Workers may experience a variety of violent acts, such as abusive phone calls, text messages or email at work; stalking or harassment at or near the workplace; abusers may contact co-workers, and engage in other aggressive behaviour.

When children see violence early in their life they may come to accept that violent behaviour is normal.

As a child behaviour therapist who worked with autistic preschoolers as well as brain injured teenagers with sometimes violent behaviours, I was extensively trained in how to observe behaviour, and then dole out the appropriate consequences — whether positive or negative.

Child abuse, neglect, and excessively harsh treatment of children are associated with both internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems and later violent behaviour, 3,4,12 but again, the impact of child maltreatment on severe antisocial behaviour appears to be greatest in the presence of genetic vulnerability.13 Family dependence on welfare, large families with closely spaced births, and single parenthood are all associated with compromised social and emotional development in children.5, 6

In preschool and during middle childhood, neglected children are more likely to be socially withdrawn and experience negative interactions with their peers.9, 12 Additionally, neglected children may have significant internalizing problems such as withdrawal, somatic complaints, anxiety and depression when compared to physically - abused and sexually - abused children.7 Similar to adults with a history of physical abuse, adults with a history of neglect are at increased risk for violent criminal behaviour.13

It also creates the opportunity to generate new elements of authority and legitimacy within our communities, as some of us participate in lateral violent behaviours such as gossiping about whether a person or family in our community is Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander «enough».

Of course, we're unlikely to see these exact behaviours in a modern society but the instinct to become more violent in the pursuit of females when they're rare still exists men.

Family factors, such as the degree of family harmony, whether adolescents have been abandoned by a parent (s), and whether parents engage in destructive or dangerous behaviours, can lead to economic and psychological insecurity, social withdrawal, violent impulses, and other adverse psychological problems and behaviours.

Primary outcome: change in violent behaviour from baseline to 6 months (MacArthur Community Violence Interview — a combined measure of minor (eg, assault without injury) and serious (eg, assault with a weapon) violent behaviours).

Witnessing abuse in a family or being abused can have serious physical, psychological and emotional consequences, possibly leading to repeated patterns of violent behaviour.

The group will support participants in understanding violent and abusive behaviour and learn about safe and respectful relationships.

Preventing aggressive and violent behaviour: Using prevention programs to study the role of peer dynamics in maladjustment problems

In addition, child maltreatment has been shown to have lifelong adverse health, social, and economic consequences for survivors, including behavioural problems; increased risk of delinquency, criminality and violent behaviour; increased risk of chronic diseases; lasting impacts or disability from physical injury; reduced health - related quality of life; and lower levels of economic well - being.

Finally, in a recent issue of «The Psychologist» which is devoted to the topic of aggressive and violent behaviour, Sanders and Morawska have concluded that it is the quality of parenting which is the strongest, potentially modifiable risk factor contributing to early - onset conduct problems.

Some children may perhaps see violence framed in a positive way, and as result, feel as if they too can use violent and aggressive behaviour towards other children and even adults.