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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Survey: 1 in 3 women affected by partner's violent behavior
December 15, 2011, CNN
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Dating violence common among teens in the ER
December 9, 2011, Fox News
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Study finds how child abuse changes the brain
December 5, 2011, Reuters
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Are violent video games altering your child's brain?
November 28, 2011, Fox News
Monitor on Psychology Articles
- A new approach to community violence
April 2011
- Study reveals startling abuse of teachers by students, even parents
October 2010
- Partnering to eliminate violence
May 2010
- Ending an epidemic
March 2010
- A journal for violence research
March 2010
Books
- Human Aggression and Violence
August 2010
- Risk Assessment for Domestically Violent Men
August 2009
- Preventing Violence
December 2005
- Preventing Sexual Violence
January 2005
APA Offices and Programs
- Violence Prevention
This area of Public Interest is responsible for disseminating research-based knowledge and information on violence and injury prevention.
- Violence Directed Against K-12 Teachers Task Force
This task force draws upon research that has documented associations between school engagement and time on task and aggression behaviors in the classrooms and operates under the assumption that classroom practices and school-wide policies that foster academic achievement will minimize the incidence of violence against teachers.
