The Detrimental Effects Of Rejection Of A Child

Parental abandonment of a child can have long term psychological issues they will suffer from including obsessive thinking, critical thoughts about the abandonment, and self-blame. Child abandonment is when a parent, guardian, or any person taking care of the child or deserts the child without any regard to the child’s physical health, safety, or welfare. From the ages from an infant to 18 years old, that’s when child abandonment takes place. It is the rule of nature for every child to be brought up by two parents. The effect of child abandonment can be felt throughout the child growth as the child displays different characteristics from those who have had the privilege of being brought up by two parents. Parents are the source of joy to most children and a source of pride too. Parental abandonment has been proven to have adverse negative effects on the life of a child as this research paper will highlight.

In 2003 Mark Leary and colleagues analyzed 15 cases of school shooters, and results revealed that all but two suffered from social rejection (Aggressive Behavior, 2003). Researchers have found that not only does social rejection have profound psychological effects, but it can also instigate physiological reactions as well. Naomi Eisenberger, PhD, at the University of California, Los Angeles, Kipling Williams, PhD, at Purdue University, and colleagues found that social rejection activates many of the same brain regions involved in physical pain (Science, 2003). Pain, which when applied to the right person at the wrong time, can be more explosive than any gun. As the discerning sage Yoda once said, “Here is the path to the dark side: fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate…leads to suffering.”

For example, in Orange Country Florida, where black students only make up 27% of the public school’s population, black students represent over 50% of the students getting suspended (Lynch, 2016). This can be the effect of discrimination in the school system as young black males are already viewed as “trouble makers.” This alone can also create violence in black males because they recognize the unfair treatment which leads to resentment and anger. This soon manifests into even bigger problems within the self. "Exposure to aggressive experiences, in school and outside school, can profoundly affect mental health, including adjustment at school,” (Basch, 2011). Also found in this article, a recent study showed more than 42,000 11-17-year old’s that were affected by school violence were associated with having experienced internalizing behaviors such as depression, anxiety, sadness and more. Depression, anxiety, sadness are all ways for a child to cause aggression behavior because that's the only way they know to express themselves. This all stems back to the environment in which these young African American males are subjected to (Farrell et al, 2010) as well as their place in society and how they are viewed. If all they see and experience is negativity in their communities, homes and schools, it is what

Even nowadays, psychologists and researchers are studying this correlation. In fact, many recent case studies indicate that school shootings were a result of rejection. Although this seems highly unusual and extreme, in an examination of fifteen school shootings between 1995 and 2001, the attackers in almost every case faced some kind of social rejection, with the exception of only two out of the fifteen. In one particularly frightening school shooting in 1997 in West Paducah, Kentucky, the shooter was clearly teased, rejected and bullied. After his arrest, he declared that “he had grown tired of being teased and was quoted as saying, ‘people respect me now.’” (Leary et al.). Furthermore, constant rejection causes the victim to feel threatened, which gives them an urge to retaliate with violence and aggression to regain power or feelings of control (Gerber and

One of the main, big key factors is bullying. Bullying has been known to cause teenagers and young children to go down the wrong pathways, leading to aggression, mental health related problems, ie. Anxiety and Depression. This can carry on into their late 20’s (Bruce Bover), social withdrawal and other changes in habits. Teens who are bullied who end up becoming faced with aggression is due to the gradual build in sensitivity over time. The heavy burden that is weighted on teens who are bullied, commonly end up facing mental health problems which lead to stress, Anxiety and Depression. Depression showing links to aggression as it can cause irritability and sensitivity to violence (Bullying worse for…) in some teens. This can lead to breakouts in fights. Teens who have also been faced with bullying tend to fall into a social withdrawal. Social withdrawals are apart of Anxiety which again, can be caused by bullying. Social withdrawal includes pulling back from partaking in socializing and engaging in any kind of enjoyable activity, this is caused by an upheave or loss of the genetic expression of the dopamine pathway (Choi, Charles Q). When corrupted/tampered, the persona is no longer able to feel any joyus feeling or any form of emotion associated with joy, pleasure and happiness. This can lead to substance abuse, because teens cannot find pleasure in what was once considered joyus

Children with aggression in the united states has played a big part in the world today.It has caused a great number of kids to grow up with bad habits and wrong doings. Growing up young with aggression can turn into a pattern that have been created over a long time period (Lehman1).Its first start off with simple aggressive act, then it leads to bigger problems.Also the aggression in a child can rub off his or her peers. Which also can lead to a larger group of kids growing up with the wrong set of mind. The youth is the future and knowing that most children are growing up with aggression is a very scary sight of the others. With more children growing up with aggression will cause a higher death rate and the jail count going up. Children shows different types of aggression in many ways mentally,physically,and socially.

385). Furthermore, my subject was displaying physical aggression because he was harming other children by means of physical injury like, pushing and hitting, in order to get what he wanted (Berk, 2012). Although my subject was not meaning to intentionally hurt other children, his aggressive acts made him not well liked by the other children; thus, he failed at that time to form friendships.

You’ve got the pressure of being liked by many peers, and perceived popularity. If you picture an image of the “popular” kids, you quickly realize that they have power but are not all liked so well by many kids and teachers. Teens with high perceived popularity have good social and leadership skills and are attractive and always dressed the best, but they also may be aggressive and can do a lot of damage by bullying, and being mean to other kids. Relational aggression – subtle and indirect aggression that involves gossiping about and ignoring or excluding others. (Page457)

Overtime violence interrupted youth’s ability to focus, trust, communicate, believe and consider a future for themselves. Children who are exposed to high levels of risk factors are more violent than youths who are not exposed to such factors.

In Billy’s childhood, he was a victim of bullying by other children due to being in the teacher’s favors as well having slight learning problems. Billy punched a child for calling him a “retard”, an example of reactive aggression due to Billy’s response being defensive to a perceived threat (i.e. being called “retard”). Reactive aggression is more likely to cause rejection by peers than proactive aggression (Dodge & Coie, 1987), shown throughout his middle childhood (fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth grade) as he was considered an outcast and was constantly rejected by peers. With this ostracization, and a lack of parental supervision, it was not surprising that Billy’s re-grouping efforts were to a rebellious group of teens, selectively affiliating

Where aggression is aimed and the cause behind it, are important questions to answer. A study was done on the associations of aggression toward easy or difficult targets and popularity’s role in it (Peets & Hodges, 2014). 239 participants all in the sixth grade from 11 separate classrooms were asked to fill out questionnaires during school and given a small gift for participating. The questionnaires used nominating for the topics of popularity and social preference, and it asked them to rate each of the other students’ amount of aggression toward peers. They were then asked to nominate students for nonspecific target aggression. The study showed that aggression toward highly liked and disliked targets were only modestly related, but adolescents who targeted highly liked peers were seen as more popular and those who were aggressive toward disliked peers were less liked. This study suggests that the more popular the person is that an adolescent shows aggression toward the more well-liked the person showing aggression is.

Externalizing behaviors are negative behaviors in which a person might act upon, such as aggression, impulsivity, property or personal destruction, and verbal insults (Meany-Walen, Kottman, Bullis, and Dillman Taylor, 2015). This type of behavior may typically lead to more significant underlying problem(s) in the future. According to Meany-Walen et al., (2015) children that display externalizing behaviors such as aggression, and who do not receive the proper intervention have a higher risk of experiencing problems throughout their lives. Additionally, Olson, Bates, Sandy, & Lanthier (2000) state that children experiencing such behaviors are at greater risk for academic failure, rejection by peers, conflicts with family and with educators, delinquency, low educational and occupational attainment, and adult criminality. Preschool children who particularly display high levels of aggression along with social, and emotional issues are also at a higher risk for continuing this form of conduct as well (Davenport & Bourgeois, 2008). It is important to consider the familial contribution to the child’s externalizing behaviors, such as aggression. Papalia, Feldman, & Martorell (2014) consider the family atmosphere as a key influence on the development of children, and the frequency of the externalizing behaviors occurring in children who derive from families with higher levels of conflict. Without intervention

Because previous research has shown a connection between those who are bullied or socially rejected and people who commit acts of gun violence (),the research

Statistics indicate many aggressors at some point or another have witnessed acts of violence. During childhood, these observed behaviors can have a major impact and influence on adolescent and adult attitudes, perception of self and others. "Children become more susceptible and prone to negative and dangerous behaviors which can

For example, RA is associated with negative peer associations, physical aggression, lack of behaviors that aim to help others, and delinquency (Crick et al., 2006; Ostrov, Woods, Jansen, Casas, & Crick, 2004). Relational aggression has also been shown to be associated with multiple social regulation problems, including peer rejection, peer victimization, and adjustment problems (Crick et al., 2006). Also, victims of relational aggression experience wide-ranging negative psychosocial effects such as isolation, depressive symptoms, low self‐esteem, and peer rejection (Bresin & Robinson, 2013; Crick & Bigbee, 1998; Cullerton‐Sen & Crick, 2005; Prinstein, Boergers, & Vernberg,