Future Outcomes For Violent Teens

Violent actions in teens can include a wide range of behaviors, including explosive temper tantrums, physical aggression, fighting, threats or attempts to hurt others, homicidal thoughts, intentional destruction of property and vandalism. If teenagers don’t get help and continue on their path of destruction, their future outcome could be worse, such as cruelty toward animals, fire setting or use of a weapon which could permanently ruin their lives, their family’s lives as well as their victims. Studies suggest that a combination of factors leads to an increased risk of aggression in adolescents × Adolescents
Adolescents /ad.o.les.cent/ n.Noun The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term adolescent as a young person living in the transitional period between the years of puberty and adulthood until they reach the age of full maturity. Adolescents or teenagers, are living in a turbulent and trying time in a person's lifetime. If ill prepared, teens may flounder or display negative behaviors at home. Adolescents are prone to negative behaviors such as, drug and alcohol abuse and other chemical dependencies, sexual misconduct or acting out, failing grades at school and disrespect towards authority. It is for this reason that parents of adolescents need to be particularly mindful when they reach their teenage years. If a teenager is struggling during thus time of adolescence it, is crucial for parents to seek the right care for their son or daughter.    During this time, people are typically more susceptible to negative behaviors and dangerous habits.
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Aspects of Increased Risks of Violence

Media exposure of intense movies, tv, videogames
Being the victim of abuse × Abuse
Abuse /a·buse/ Abuse is defined as the improper usage or treatment of an entity, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices: crimes or other types of aggression. Abuse is a negative and real threat that many people face. Child abuse is a problem that is continually occurring. The main types of child abuse are physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglecting. When these types of abuse occur in a home, they often go unnoticed. The stress and fear of the abuse will usually cause the victim to remain quite about the problem. It is a difficult problem to find out and assess, but there are solutions. It is important that people are aware of signs of abuse. They may include unexplained injuries, changes in behavior, fear of going home, changes in eating and sleeping and lack of personal care or hygiene.

Exposure to violence in the home and community
Use of alcohol × Alcohol
al·co·hol n.noun a colorless volatile flammable liquid that is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks, and is also used as an industrial solvent and as fuel. When ingested, alcohol can be a deadly intoxicant. Teens and adults alike are more prone to make fateful and negative choices while drinking alcohol. A deadly intoxicant, alcohol has destroyed and ripped apart the lives of millions and yet, remains to be the drug of choice of troubled teens nationwide. Teenage minds are not yet able to fully appreciate the dangers that coincide with drinking. When drunk, teenagers commit and act out heinous activities which they would normally never commit or act out. Teenage pregnancy, driving under the influence, fighting and other consequences are more likely to occur while teens drink. Parents of teenage boys or girls who drink occasionally or struggle with the addiction of alcohol, need to seek immediate treatment for their son or daughter.
or drugs or both
Family heredity factors genetics
Available weapons in the home
Previous aggressive issues
Head injury resulting in brain damage
Combination of poverty, unemployment, deprivation
Parental breakup or divorce

Young people who have several of these issues along with exhibiting emotional problems, need to be carefully assessed. Parents should watch for any warning signs to become apparent in these kids.

Common Symptoms of Behavior to Watch For

Losing their temper
Uncontrollable anger
They get frustrated easily
Severe impulsiveness
Intense irritability

If you are concerned about your child, an immediate intervention is necessary. Early treatment by a professional can often help and turn around the future outcome for these kids. The goals of the treatment facility should focus on teaching your teen to learn how to control their anger, address family conflicts and school problems, learn how to be responsible for their actions, accept consequences × Consequences
n. noun con·se·quences The Merriam- Webster dictionary provides the following definitions for consequences: 1.the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving. 2.an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome. Consequences is a prevalent issue in the life of a troubled teen. Troubled adolescents who suffer from negative consequences, do so because of their poor decision making. Whatever choice a teenage boy or girl decides to make, a consequence of that decision will soon follow. If a teen chooses to make productive choices in life, he/she will reap the benefits of positive consequences. However, if a teen makes poor choices such as, abuse drugs and alcohol, skipping class, hanging out with the wrong crowd or disobeying parents and authority, that teen will reap negative consequences. Negative consequences such as, legal troubles, being grounded from parents, or getting kicked out of school due to inactivity or rebelliousness, are all viable and likely negative consequences a teen will experience if he or she is making poor choices.
and express frustrations in appropriate ways.

Research suggests that anger and aggression can be controlled and prevented if the many risk factors are addressed. But, the best prevention should be directed at the decrease of exposure to violence in the media and in the home.