Dana (now 12 years old) has struggled for years with anger management. Several t
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Dana (now 12 years old) has struggled for years with anger management. Several times this year he has been sent home for bullying behavior. According to teachers and school counselors, he’s constantly behaving in a hostile way, assuming the worst intentions from peers and often reacting violently to what are neutral or accidental behaviors from others (e.g. bumping into him in the hallway by accident.)
One sentence (minimum): What would an attachment theory expert say is the root of the problem?
One sentence (minimum): What would a temperament theory expert say is the root of the problem?
Explanation / Answer
According to the attachment theory experts, the root cause of Dana’s hostile behavior is lack of attachment with people in the school like; teachers and peers which is leading to the development of a sense of insecurity leading to the violent behavior.
According to the temperament theory experts, the root cause of Dana’s hostile behavior is her inherent temperament that she has inherited from her parents i.e. her Biology i.e. genes.
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