Psychology of Violence - Psychology 129
Instructor: Dr. Jacqui Lewis
Dr. Lewis is mostly off campus at: 23 Corporate Plaza, Ste 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 714-962-2073 e-mail: [email protected]
note: please do not send attachments with e-mail to me
Child Abuse
Everyday we hear about violence around the world, but we might let it slip by us. We
hear about child abuse, domestic violence, or media violence but we dont pay attention to the
outcomes it could have on young children growing up in our socie
PTSD - David Morris
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. David Morris was the speaker. He served many years in
military and he was describing his experiences after he got back from Iraq war. He described
how different he felt after coming back, feeling of isol
Case study
Winnie-the-pooh or as his friends call him Pooh is a young boy -bear-. He has a very nice,
friendly, funny, and lovely personality. He can be a joy to be around and he can make everyone
laugh when he is in a good mood. However, he has some pers
Political violence
Terrorism and terrorist attacks are one form of political violence. The goal of these
groups are to spread fear and distress in societies by killing thousands of innocent people to let
politicians or governments around the world know th
Domestic violence
The effect that violent behaviors have on children and teenagers are profound. Studies
shows that most children and teenagers who witnessed some form of violent behavior in their
household may suffer from cognitive and emotional developm
Violence
We see or hear or read about violence everyday in our lives. Its less likely in todays
world to watch or listen to news and not see or hear anything about violence either in politics,
in schools, or in society. Sometimes we pay attention to them
Study Guide for Psych of Violence Midterm 1 Spring 2015
All material covered in class up until the midterm will be on the midterm, as well as the reading
assignments. If its not listed on this study guide, it is not likely to be on the midterm, with the e
Psychology of Violence - Psychology 129
Instructor: Dr. Jacqui Lewis
Dr. Lewis is mostly off campus at: 23 Corporate Plaza, Ste 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 714-962-2073 e-mail: [email protected]
note: please do not send attachments with e-mail to me
The Cognitive Basis of Violence
Aaron T. Beck - Prisoners of Hate, 1999
Cognitive psychology believes that all
action rests in the thought process and that
in order to change behaviors we must
change thoughts. Most negative or
dysfunctional behavior fin
Situational Influences on
Aggression
Situational Influences on Aggression
Assuming that frustration can lead to
aggression, there does not necessarily need to
be a prior negative arousal - certain cues in
the environment can trigger aggression even
in th
Childhood Violence
(read-Jonathan Kellerman - Savage Spawn, 1999)
Studying violent children may be an
extremely effective way to learn what
causes violence and how we might control
it.
When children behave in a violent manner
we tend to be horrified - a
Psychology of Violence Project Spring 2015
(PLUS a bonus point option!)
This quarter we will be working on a paper that asks you to research and discuss some aspect of violence. You have a
choice of TWO options you can choose EITHER ONE. The Assignment is
Psychology 124V
04/02/2015
The second leading cause of death for people of black ground:
homicide
Killed by others is not the first threat, but health diseases are the
first killer.
How to measure aggression?
Bobo doll experienment
Watching violent will
Psychology of Violence
Bullying
&
Violent Behavior and the Media
Bullying
Intersects with our discussion of
sociopath/psychopath!
Bullies in childhood have a variety of
issues
Many have inflated but unstable self-esteem
Many lack compassion and have
p
SEXUAL PREDATORS
Sex Crimes
The majority of crimes involve male to
female
Other gender assaults are often
unreported
On any given day, according to the US
Dept of Justice, over 200,000 sex
offenders are in custody or on probation
(60%)
Many of those arres
Baumeister
Ray Baumeister is a social psychologist
and researcher / author
Book: Evil Inside Human Violence and
Cruelty
Violence and Evil
Question: Is all violence born out of evil, is
there good and bad violence? Are
violent people bad people?
Are all ev
Predatory Violent Criminal Offenders
Book: Evil Minds
Meadows and Kuehnel
It's the Violence, Stupid
The United States is eight times as violent as
the next most violent industrialized union
The ever present threat of stranger violence is
a quality of life
Individual Differences in Aggression
Children behave aggressively as a normal
stage of development. They do not
generally engage in violent behavior,
however.
Some children seem to deviate from normal
development and display greater levels of
and more p
Resources
The Hotline
Women Thrive
http:/www.glbtqdvp.org/
Futures without Violence
Domestic Violence
(ncvc.org)
One in every four women will experience
domestic violence in her lifetime (Tjaden,
Patricia et al., 2000), and females who are 20-24
years of
Dont forget flash card 5X7
Lecture material or videos
Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide and War 4 questions
Article DOJ homicide trends
Stand out super obvious data on race, age, and homicide
CDC statistics on leading causes of death separat
