Violence as Social Incompetence
Violence is a form of social incompetence, in that it usually fails to achieve its goals, sometimes inflicts more damage on the victim than was intended, and often brings about serious negative consequences for the aggressor. The child abuse case involving football player Adrian Peterson is used to illustrate these points. read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stephen Greenspan, Ph.D. Tags: Parenting Personality child abuse foolishness violence Source Type: news