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    game usage within the youth and the increase in the violence and aggression in these youth, it is a wonder among many concerned parents if these two are correlated with one another. The concern is, “Do violent video games contribute to youth violence?”. While not widely discussed, there is a sufficient amount of evidence that proves that the use of violent video games do contribute to the increase of youth violence and aggression. Many of these gamers prefer playing violent video games due to the

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    Abstract Children are an active processor of their environment and marital conflict can predict their emotional and behavioral adjustment. It is important to develop intervention programs and strategies that will help children cope and reduce the likelihood of negative outcomes from witnessing interparental conflict. The current study aims to determine if there is a link between marital conflict and children’s peer relationships. The proposed study will be a 12-year longitudinal study. Data will

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    Aggression To forcefully overcome an opponent, controlling, taking revenge or punishing them. Autonomy To break free from constraints, resisting coercion and dominating authority. Order To arrange, organize, and be precise. (Heffner, n.d.) I picked three of my psychological needs they are out of order, for me it is Autonomy; Order; Aggression. I like and prefer my solitude, other than my wife, I prefer no one being around; I must have all my “ducks in a row”, everything has a place and that is where

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    adults. Bandura believed that the manifesting of aggression in humans came about through instances where young children saw adults act aggressively. Upon observing this aggressive behavior, the children too would then encounter other frustrating instances and, in turn, they would act out aggressively. To Bandura, this modeling behavior was key to understanding aggression. His studies with children and the Bobo doll toy looked at these factors of aggression and modeling. Bandura set out to see if this

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    their homes (Rani Mola). This means that video games are extremely popular in today's generation, however on what scale does video games influence and control our lives? According to the research done, studies show that video games could lead to aggression, the act of being unproductive, and the state of being unsocial. With very little positive traits such as being a source of entertainment, video games are harmful to those that get hooked on them. Video games were meant to be a source of joy

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    Co-author Jennifer Linder said, “There is ample evidence that physical aggression on TV is associated with increases in aggressive behavior, but there was little until this study that has shown a link between televised aggression and resulting aggression among children. Professor Douglas Gentile, who led the study, said content ratings on TV programmes should provide detailed information on the aggression shown. Disney films studies with regards to prosocial content are copious and have

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    physical fights, be hostile, and show aggression towards their peers.”(Carter 32) Video games are known as ‘time-wasters’ to parents, and worse, these games can corrupt the brain. Furthermore, when playing violent video games kids can attach the game into their personal life. Some games can teach kids wrong values. Playing violent video games can cause aggression, bullying, and depression in kids. Aggression is caused by playing violent video games. When aggression is built up in a kid is caused by the

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    two specific behaviours. P2 In this part of the assignment the author will explain the contribution of complementary psychological theories to the understanding of two specific behaviours The two specific behaviours the author has chosen are aggression and addiction. The biological theory on addiction is this theory believes that there are genetic build ups in a person

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    outlet of aggression for those who feel more angry. However, what happens when this outlet does not fulfil the satisfaction of letting out aggression anymore? What if someone went out into the real world and did the actions in their violent games? As you can see, this could totally happen and this is why games that simulate violence could cause aggression in some people (DO VIDEO GAMES CAUSE VIOLENCE?). This evidence shows that even if people play violent games to let their aggression out, it may

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    In short, this case study goes into detail of steps to manage violent tendencies. In the text, we learned there are several ways to respond to abuse which are verbal and nonverbal. Therefore, in this case study I will define some key components of the case study that relates to the case study. In the text, we learned that violence is becoming increasingly prevalent in American social life (Cahan & Abigail, 2014, p. 109). In this case study, the first key concept is interpersonal violence which

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