Lesson 11: Community Mental Health Problems: Violence Attention The "apple" may not fall far from the tree. "A History of Violence" Official Trailer - Click the link below to view this full film directly on YouTube (YouTube Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3z1lgVaZJg) (length 1 hr 55 min) Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:
Teaching Reading Read three articles:
While it may come as no surprise that children observing aggressive adult behavior might imitate, or increase acting-out behavior post-observation, the real surprise was how little prosocial models, or, for that matter, no model AT ALL, resulted in acting-out nonetheless. Could it be the Bandura et.al., hit on something more fundamental than imitation, something instead about human nature? Milgram's research may equally appear transparent and understandable, insofar as adults were simply doing what they were told to do, punish a mistake every time a learner with whom they were paried, makes a mistake on a word list. But, the real question may instead have been when and at what point would the "teacher" administering the shocks, refuse to continue? Recent publication of a book by Gina Perry (2013), entitled the "Behind the Shock Machine," documents some real and lasting psychological trauma experienced by the so-called teachers in Milgram's experiment. Children being escorted away from Sandy Hook Elementary school KVCC has had meetings, required, on school violence and emergency, to bring faculty up-to-speed for what to do if threat materializes on campus. I have noticed that at other school where I teach, in particular, off-campus sites for college courses occrring in public schools, that great pain has been taken to mark classrooms, both inside buildings, as well as from outside. First responders need to know where they are going. Seconds can make all the difference in the world. Additionaly for well over 40 years I have been watching the pattern of school shootings, attacks on parents, peers, principals, and so on. 1. Physical violence Can look like slapping, hitting, choking, stabbing, burning. 2. Sexual violence Can look like rape, harassment, being forced to watch pornography. Can be perpetrated by someone known to the victim or a stranger. 3. Emotional violence Emotional violence occurs when someone says or does something to make a person feel stupid or worthless. Can look like controlling behaviour, isolating someone from friends, family and culture. 4. Psychological violence Psychological violence occurs when someone uses threats and causes fear in a person to gain control. Can look like making threats to commit suicide or self-harm or threats to destroy possessions. 4. Spiritual violence Not allowing the person to follow her or his preferred spiritual or religious tradition; Forcing a spiritual or religious path or practice on another person; Belittling or making fun of a person’s spiritual or religious tradition, beliefs or practices; and using one’s spiritual or religious position, rituals or practices to manipulate, dominate or control a person. 5. Cultural violence Cultural violence occurs when a person is harmed as a result of practices that are part of her or his culture, religion or tradition. Feelings of superiority/inferiority based on class, race, sex, religion, and nationality are inculcated in us as children and shape our assumptions about us and the world. They convince us this is the way things are and they have to be. 6. Verbal Abuse The excessive use of language to undermine someone's dignity and security through insults or humiliation, in a sudden or repeated manner. Withholding important information; Unreasonably ordering around; Talking unkindly about death to a person; and, telling a person she or he is worthless or nothing but trouble. 7. Financial Abuse Can look like controlling finances, making decisions about how money is spent, taking money or possessions without permission; Giving an allowance and then requiring justification for all money spent. 8. Neglect Neglect occurs when someone has the responsibility to provide care or assistance for you but does not. Physical neglect presents as a disregarding necessities of daily living, including failing to provide adequate or necessary: nutrition/fluids, shelter, clean clothes and linens, social companionship, failing to turn a bed-ridden person frequently to prevent stiffness and bed-sores. Medical neglect may include ignoring special dietary requirements, not providing needed medications, not calling a physician, not reporting or taking action on a medical condition, injury or problem and not being aware of the possible negative effects of medications. Interventions Click HERE to read a really good perspective on Primary, Seconday, and Tertiary Prevention. This is generic, so you can apply it to just about any circumstance. Assessment Lesson 11 Quiz
Lesson 11 Discussion Share your impressions of the History of Violence movie you watched. What scenes stood out to you?
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