Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Psychology - Forensic
Psychology, Penal System, ( Atlantic International University ),
language: English, abstract: In the course of this paper we will deal
with adolescent aggression. At the outset, the manner in which teenagers
deal with their anger will be discussed. The progression from feelings
of anger to displays of anger and aggression will be covered. We
highlight the causes of adolescent anger, included here are triggers of
aggression and the signs for parents to be aware of. Risk factors for
aggressive behaviour among teenagers are outlined and the parallel
between male and female displays of aggression are discussed. The
manifestation of aggression has differences for boys and girls and
concepts such as physical and verbal aggression are covered. The
presence of both direct and passive aggression with relevance to sex
differences is important to the content of this paper. The potential for
the development of oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder
are also covered. Guidelines for parents with children who manifest
aggressive behaviour will conclude the paper. Aggression is a serious
problem Aggressive behaviour of teenagers takes a number of forms; these
include but are not limited to physical aggression, verbal aggression
and indirect aggression. Physical aggression includes actions such as
hitting, pushing, kicking, punching and hair-pulling but often escalates
into stabbings, shootings and rape. Verbal aggression in contrast,
includes intimidating type actions, threatening peers, displays of
teasing, name-calling and taunting. The intention to harm another person
constitutes aggression, but aggressive behaviour is often not as
direct - indirect aggression is equally as harmful and includes actions
such as the creation of rumours, gossiping about a peer and the
deliberate exclusion of a peer from a group setting or the encouraging
of exclusive behaviour among teens. The display of aggression is
