In recent times, a commonly noticed pattern in our society are cases of common men turning against their own families or the most unexpected next-door neighbour or even a family member you have known for years turning out to be an abuser. No matter what the day is, your local news will have at least a couple of violence-related crime stories to report. Why is it that when a man is a little more than slightly inconvenienced, their instinct is to react violently? This week, SMBT looks into the reason behind one’s aggressive and violent behavior.
The Early Years
Taking into consideration the case study of any serial killer ever to exist, we can safely conclude that the environment and people involved in the upbringing of a child are vital to the person they grow up to become.
Children are highly impressionable and learn quickly from their surroundings in their formative years. If they are brought up in an abusive household, it is obvious that they would pick up similar patterns of behavior. Even if we observe violence at a basic level, children who are exposed to TV shows or video games portraying aggressive and/or destructive behavior or a parental figures who frequently solve issues via aggression, their young minds are conditioned to think that it is a normal way of dealing with situations or a common coping mechanism.
Mental Disorders
Mental disorders are severely damaging to their victims as well as their victim’s surroundings. As we mentioned in our previous blog, poor mental health can lead to extreme measures such as suicide. Suicide could be considered a violent act inflicted on oneself. Individuals project this behavior onto others too. Victims of severe schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, psychosis, bipolar disorder and more have the possibility to develop psychopathic or sociopathic tendencies. These tendencies, if allowed to strengthen can deem to be extremely harmful for the society they exist in.
Mental illnesses, stemming from severe imbalance in brain chemicals, if left untreated can truly turn man into monster. Research shows that severe aggression is linked to alarmingly low levels of serotonin chemical in the brain. It is also said that prolonged unchecked aggression can change serotonin levels and the brains’ functioning, increasing violent tendencies.
Self-image
It is common for individuals to project their insecurities onto others. They like to make people feel inferior to mute their insecurities and feel better about themselves. Exerting violence is a way of asserting dominance for many. This is the pattern seen in bullies. They treat people like they have a lower worth or value to combat an internal struggle for attention and confidence. The need to assert dominance is also seen in sexual predators.
People who battle with self-worth and confidence issues are probably victim to one or both of the themes discussed previously. It could be parental negligence, mental disorders or a combination of the two that lead to their inferior self-image.
The human mind is powerful and complex. This is a boon and a curse as this power can be used to train the mind for the better or for worse. One may notice that the aforementioned causes of aggression and violence are often times interlinked with one another. There are numerous internal and external factors that drive human beings to become the people they do. What’s important is that one is self aware where they come from and recognizes unhealthy patterns of behavior and seeks help for themselves or a loved one to make sure their in their healthiest state of mind.
For more informative blogs, keep tabs on www.smbt.edu.in
The Early Years
Taking into consideration the case study of any serial killer ever to exist, we can safely conclude that the environment and people involved in the upbringing of a child are vital to the person they grow up to become.
Children are highly impressionable and learn quickly from their surroundings in their formative years. If they are brought up in an abusive household, it is obvious that they would pick up similar patterns of behavior. Even if we observe violence at a basic level, children who are exposed to TV shows or video games portraying aggressive and/or destructive behavior or a parental figures who frequently solve issues via aggression, their young minds are conditioned to think that it is a normal way of dealing with situations or a common coping mechanism.
Mental Disorders
Mental disorders are severely damaging to their victims as well as their victim’s surroundings. As we mentioned in our previous blog, poor mental health can lead to extreme measures such as suicide. Suicide could be considered a violent act inflicted on oneself. Individuals project this behavior onto others too. Victims of severe schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, psychosis, bipolar disorder and more have the possibility to develop psychopathic or sociopathic tendencies. These tendencies, if allowed to strengthen can deem to be extremely harmful for the society they exist in.
Mental illnesses, stemming from severe imbalance in brain chemicals, if left untreated can truly turn man into monster. Research shows that severe aggression is linked to alarmingly low levels of serotonin chemical in the brain. It is also said that prolonged unchecked aggression can change serotonin levels and the brains’ functioning, increasing violent tendencies.
Self-image
It is common for individuals to project their insecurities onto others. They like to make people feel inferior to mute their insecurities and feel better about themselves. Exerting violence is a way of asserting dominance for many. This is the pattern seen in bullies. They treat people like they have a lower worth or value to combat an internal struggle for attention and confidence. The need to assert dominance is also seen in sexual predators.
People who battle with self-worth and confidence issues are probably victim to one or both of the themes discussed previously. It could be parental negligence, mental disorders or a combination of the two that lead to their inferior self-image.
The human mind is powerful and complex. This is a boon and a curse as this power can be used to train the mind for the better or for worse. One may notice that the aforementioned causes of aggression and violence are often times interlinked with one another. There are numerous internal and external factors that drive human beings to become the people they do. What’s important is that one is self aware where they come from and recognizes unhealthy patterns of behavior and seeks help for themselves or a loved one to make sure their in their healthiest state of mind.
For more informative blogs, keep tabs on www.smbt.edu.in
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