What Causes Aggressive Behaviour?
physical healthmental healthfamily structurerelationships with otherswork or school environmentsocietal or socioeconomic factorsindividual traitslife experiences
As an adult, you might act aggressively in response to negative experiences. For example, you might get aggressive when you feel frustrated. Your aggressive behavior may also be linked to depression, anxiety, PTSD, or other mental health conditions.
Health Causes of Aggressive Behaviour?
Many mental health conditions can contribute to aggressive behavior. For example, these conditions include:
autism spectrum disorderattention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)bipolar disorderschizophreniaconduct disorderintermittent explosive disorderpost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Brain damage can also limit your ability to control aggression. You may experience brain damage as the result of:
strokehead injurycertain infectionscertain illnesses
Different health conditions contribute to aggression in different ways. For example, if you have autism or bipolar disorder, you might act aggressively when you feel frustrated or unable to speak about your feelings. If you have conduct disorder, you will act aggressively on purpose.
Causes of Aggressive Behaviour in Children
Aggression in children can be caused by several factors. These can include:
poor relationship skillsunderlying health conditionsstress or frustration
Your child might imitate aggressive or violent behavior that they see in their daily life. They may receive attention for it from family members, teachers, or peers. You can accidentally encourage it by ignoring or rewarding their aggressive behavior.
Sometimes, children lash out due to fear or suspicion. This is more common if your child has schizophrenia, paranoia, or other forms of psychoses. If they have bipolar disorder, they might act aggressively during the manic phase of their condition. If they have depression, they might act aggressively when they feel irritated.
Your child might also act aggressively when they have trouble coping with their emotions. They might find it especially hard to deal with frustration. This is common in children who have autism spectrum disorder or cognitive impairments. If they become frustrated, they may be unable to fix or describe the situation causing their frustration. This can lead them to act out.
Children with ADHD or other disruptive disorders may show a lack of attention or understanding. They may also appear impulsive. In some cases, these behaviors may be considered aggressive. This is especially true in situations when their behaviors are socially unacceptable.
Causes of Aggressive Behaviour in Teenagers
Aggressive behavior in teenagers is common. For example, many teens act rudely or get into arguments sometimes. However, your teen might have a problem with aggressive behavior if they regularly:
yell during argumentsget into fightsbully others
In some cases, they may act aggressively in response to:
stresspeer pressuresubstance abuseunhealthy relationships with family members or others
Puberty can also be a stressful time for many teens. If they don't understand or know how to cope with changes during puberty, your teen may act aggressively. If they have a mental health condition, it can also contribute to aggressive behavior.
Charges
If you commit a violent act, the crime you're charged with will depend on:
the injuries suffered by the victimwhat you meant to happen (your intention)what you should have realised would happen as a result of your actions.
Common charges relating to violent behaviour include:
assault, including sexual assault, unlawful assault and common assaultaffray (a violent disturbance of the peace)causing injury or serious injuryhomicide, including manslaughter and murderaggravated burglaryrobbery (theft with violence or the threat of violence)threats to killthreats to inflict serous injury.
Which court hears the charges depends on how serious the is. The Supreme Court hears cases where someone has died as a result of a violent act.
Penalties
Penalties for committing acts of violence include fines, imprisonment, diversion programs , penalties that you in the community, such as community corrections orders or intensive correction orders, and paying compensation to your victim/s.
(Found on Tumblr + https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/find-legal-answers/criminal-offences/violent-behaviour + http://www.healthline.com/health/aggressive-behavior#Causes2 )
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