This chapter had a strong message informing us on violence. The first major thing that stuck out to me in the chapter was about excessive noise and the potential for hearing loss/injury. It surprised me to find that teens and young adults are at a heightened risk due to listening to music at high volumes. The most prominent issue is MP3 players at maximum volume, coming in at 108 decibels, 23 decibels higher than the threshold for potential injury (Donatelle, 2019, p. 326). It is shocking that so many of us have witnessed someone listening to music at full volume before, and that person is at such a high risk for injury and/or hearing loss.Listening to music at full volume is closer to the noise level and danger of a jackhammer than that of a diesel truck.
The second thing that stuck out to me in this chapter was the difference between primary aggression and reactive aggression. “Primary aggression is goal-directed, hostile self-assertion that is destructive in nature. Reactive aggression is more often part of an emotional reaction brought about by frustration” (Donatelle, 2019, p. 309). It is strange because I never thought about the possible categorization of violence and/or aggression, but it does make sense in the context. Primary aggression is most connected to interpersonal violence, where the violence is intended and often known between assailant and victim. Reactive aggression is most accurately interpreted by an emotional outburst and/or violent action due to frustration or emotion.
The final thing that stood out to me in the chapter was the figure regarding child abuse and neglect victims by age. It was shocking to me to see that the numbers dropped drastically after the age of one and even became a steady decline as the age increased (Donatelle, 2019, p. 313 figure 13.4). Of course, in an ideal world there wouldn’t be any child abuse or neglect, but it was still something that surprised me to find out. I don’t know what I honestly thought the case would be, but it served as a definite knew source of knowledge for me.
I don’t necessarily know what to write about in terms of my health aspect, as I already updated my progression in blog 12. However, I do think that connecting this chapter to all of our health aspects is possible and important. No matter what our health aspects are, it is important to know that dangers of these different types of violences and the effects it can have on our health and the effort to achieve our goals. If anyone was going through these horrible things, they would have a hard time completing any progress towards their goal and would struggle to live a healthy lifestyle. It is important that we as a society keep a close eye on what is happening in the world regarding these issues and do our best to combat all the negatives that it may bring, that way everyone can work towards an improvement and a goal and live as healthy as possible.
BSU Health 102 - Kyle Rendon 