| Biospychology. Understanding the Impacts of Domestic Violence and Childhood Risky Family Environment on Children Mental Health Contributor(s): Afolabi, Olusegun Emmanuel (Author) |
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ISBN: 3656679959 ISBN-13: 9783656679950 Publisher: Grin Verlag OUR PRICE: $38.86 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Research & Methodology - Psychology | Neuropsychology |
| Physical Information: 0.09" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.13 lbs) 36 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject Psychology - Biological Psychology, grade: A, Atlantic International University (Behavioural and Social Sciences), course: D.Clin. Psy, language: English, abstract: Though a large body of research has investigated the impacts of domestic violence on adult's victims only few studies has been devoted to the exposure of children's to probable inter-spousal trauma and risky family environment that disrupt their neurological and biochemical pathways in development. The aim of this paper is to analyses the current empirical research that discourse the biological and psychological inference of domestic violence on children's mental health. In realizing this objective, the paper used the ecological framework to explain the interaction effects of bio- psychological processes on children emotional regulation and social competence skills. Finally, study shows that a risky and harsh early family environment exacerbates disturbances in children 'physiological and neuroendocrine responses to stress, as well as having a long-term adverse implication on their mental health. Key Word: domestic violence, risky family environment, mental health, |