Types of violence in society
Introduction
The World Health Organization defines violence as: “The intentional use of strength or physical power, in fact or as a threat, against oneself, another person or a group or community, which causes or has a lot of chances of causing injuries, death, psychological damage, developmental disorders or deprivations ”(World Health Organization). Violence against children and adolescents includes physical and mental abuse and abuse, negligent abandonment, exploitation and abuse. It can affect the physical and mental health of children, harm their ability to learn and socialize, in the most serious cases, violence against children leads to death (UNICEF).
Developing
The terms violence and aggressiveness are usually used as synonyms, for which a brief explanation of the difference between the two terms is written. Aggressiveness is an innate behavior that automatically displays before certain stimuli and that also ceases in the presence of very specific inhibitors, it is a more than all biological behavior (Sanmartín). Violence is aggressiveness, yes, but mainly altered aggressiveness, by the action of sociocultural factors that take away the automatic character and make it intentional and harmful behavior (Sanmartín).
The categorization of violence according to its manifestation can be: physical, psychological, sexual, by negligence and virtual.
Physical violence is any act of force against the body of the individual that causes damage, pain or physical suffering and any other form of abuse or aggression that affects its physical integrity, whatever the means used and its consequences. According to the Ministry of Education, physical violence can be manifested through blows, punches, kicks, pinches, slaps, sprains, push -ups, fractures, drowning attempts, aggressions with blunt objects or white weapon, repeated physical punishments (although they are notseverely severe),
The subjection, provocation of mutilations or deformations, burns, forced ingestion of drugs or alcoholic beverages, among other aggressions. Sometimes you can trivialize or consider that they can occur during a discussion, push and shakes also enter the category of physical violence. Physical incapacitation can be produced due to the consequences of aggressions, and even according to the level of damages caused, it can lead to death.
Psychological violence is the damage to the personality, to the emotional state and the capacity of socialization of the person either intentionally or not, causing the deterioration of self – esteem, communication capacity, social skills and the ability to feeland express (Valadez) in such a way psychological violence triggers the personality of the individual as such, creating anguish, anxiety, insecurity, guilt, discomfort, prompted by various situations such as humiliations, threats, insults, unbalanced the individual and inoccasions leaving greater sequelae than a physical aggression.
It is the one where "harmful health is exercised due to acts of disturbance, threat, manipulation, blackmail, humiliation, isolate-miento, surveillance, harassment or control of beliefs, decisions or actions". Psychological violence includes verbal abuse: insults, screams, nicknames, teasing, pejorative or discriminatory comments, rudeness, sarcasms, labels and emotional abuse: manipulation, humiliation, threats, dissemination of rumors, blaming, offending.
conclusion
At first glance it would be said that they are more subtle aggressions of violence than in many cases, it is difficult to detect if other forms of violence have been exercised, since it does not always have physical and visible evidence. However, today it is known that it is equally important.
According to the research carried out by Cava, Buelga, Musitu, & Murgui, in which it was found that students suffering from psychological violence were more affected than those students who had suffered from physical violence, since the disturbance and emotional damage causedIn the victim they even brought ideas of death and suicide attempts. In addition, it was found that it is the girls who usually make use of psychological violence to solve problems and that the boys used it to a lesser extent because they resorted more frequently to physical violence.
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