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1. A persistent pattern of impulsive and overactive behavior 2. Distractibility or concentration difficulties 3. Aggression |
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| Hyperactivity’s relationship to adult violence |
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-If it goes untreated, they are a lot more at risk. -some subsets appear to be significantly more related to aggression than others. - more biological than social or familial - Hyperactive children have trouble making friends, have more trouble in school and these may have permanent lasting problems for people. |
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| Effects of attachment on aggression |
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1. violence interferes with attachment 2. poor attachment predicts antisocial behavior 3. antisocial behavior explain aggression having a strong attachment can protect children from the influence of other domestic violence |
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| Middle Childhood as a measure of aggression |
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Kids learn the norms of society in early toddlerhood and if they are exposed to violence they are more likely to be aggressive. Decrease in instrumental violence/ increase in hostile violence Boy groups big and not emotionally intimate vs girls |
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| Age at which violence commences as a predictor of violence |
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| Factors that influence gang membership – pg 143-148 |
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many are specialized in a certain type of crime. Increase in drug trade lower self esteem Lack of a family structure Financial gains are attractive, but normally do not happen.
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