Violence
Violence is an extreme form of aggression, such as assault, rape or murder.
Violence has many causes, including frustration, exposure to violent media, violence in the home or neighborhood and a tendency to see other people's actions as hostile even when they're not. Certain situations also increase the risk of aggression, such as drinking, insults and other provocations and environmental factors like heat and overcrowding.
Adapted from the Encyclopedia of Psychology
What you can do
- Warning signs of youth violence
Learn how to recognize danger signs and keep anger from escalating out of control.
- Raising children to resist violence: What you can do
Children learn aggressive behavior early in life. Several strategies can help parents and others teach kids to manage their emotions without using violence.
Getting help
- Find a Psychologist
- Problem-Solving Program Teaches Kids How To Use Their Heads Instead of Their Fists
The path to world peace may begin in preschool, when children learn how to think their way through interpersonal challenges.
News
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New analysis reasserts video games' link to violence
March 1, 2010, USA TODAY
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Inside the minds of family annihilators
February 11, 2010, Newsweek
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Child abuse drops sharply in U.S.
February 2, 2010, MSNBC
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Study: 1 in 4 female teens involved in violence
January 14, 2010, MSNBC
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Examining different approaches to violence prevention
January 6, 2010, Newsweek
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Students Who Feel Connected to Peers, Teachers are More Inclined to Warn of Dangerous Fellow Student
February 11, 2009
Monitor on Psychology Articles
- Ending an epidemic
March 2010
- A journal for violence research
March 2010
- A life of service cut short
January 2010
- New insights on homelessness and violence
December 2009
- Understanding terrorism
November 2009
- Little-known victims
October 2009
Books
- Risk Assessment for Domestically Violent Men
August 2009
- Preventing Violence
December 2005
- Preventing Sexual Violence
January 2005