Research shows that the more ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES an individual suffered in their early life, the greater their risk of becoming the victim of crime and/or the perpetrator of crime in early life.
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, as defined by … Read the rest
Are You Easily Provoked Into Angry And Aggressive Behaviour?
After my mother threw me out of her house when I was thirteen years old and I was reluctantly taken in by my father and step-mother (which I have written … Read the rest
Domestic Violence And Children :
We have seen in other articles that I have published on this site that children who grow up in households in which domestic violence is prevalent (e.g. growing up in a household in which the … Read the rest
A study carried out at University College London (UCL) has found that when a child is continually exposed to domestic violence, such as the father regularly beating the mother, their brains are negatively affected in a similar way to … Read the rest
Research has demonstrated that many serial killers have much in common when it comes to their childhood experiences. Below, I provide a list of the common characteristics they may sometimes share. It goes without saying, however, that people with … Read the rest
Domestic violence can affect children in two ways: DIRECTLY and INDIRECTLY. Let’s look at each of these two categories:
DIRECTLY :
– the violence is DELIBERATELY aimed at the child with the INTENTION of causing him/her harm
INDIRECTLY … Read the rest
Being bullied when we were young can have long-lasting adverse effects, particularly if we were sensitive and socially anxious as children.
The form that bullying takes can be both overt (blatant and obvious) or much more subtle, The subtle … Read the rest
TONY SOPRANO: And to think I’m the cause of it.
DR. MALFI: How are you the cause of it?
TONY SOPRANO: It’s in his blood, this miserable fucking existence. My rotten fucking putrid genes have infected my kid’s … Read the rest
