Short Paper
Address the role of aggression in childhood and evaluate whether a child who displays aggressive tendencies automatically transitions into an aggressive adolescent and adult.
Discuss environmental factors such as school environment and whether these cause a child to develop into the roles of victim or bully. Bear in mind the differences in child/adolescent aggression and adult aggression and how they are classified differently within the DSM-5.
What factors could influence the level of aggression? Be sure to incorporate the Module Eight readings into your argument.
For additional details, please refer to the Module Eight Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric document in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course.
Specifically, your paper should address the following:
- An assessment of the role of aggression in childhood development.
- An evaluation of environmental factors on aggression within each age range.
- A description of child, adolescent, and adult aggression within the DSM-5 classification.
- A determination of which factors influence aggression across each age range.
Your paper must be submitted as a 3-5 page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.