School Shootings and Therapeutic Interventions for Traumatized Victims

2022 ◽  
pp. 140-163
Author(s):  
Abel Ebiega Enokela
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
School Violence ◽  
Family System ◽  
School Shootings ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
School Shooting ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Mass Violence ◽  
Family System Theory ◽  
The World

This study attempts an encapsulation of school shooting as a strand of mass violence with the purpose of presenting a perceived effective approach that could be therapeutically adopted for handling traumatized victims of school shooting incidents, particularly traumatized students. School violence involving firearms and high fatalities have been trending in many parts of the world. Pathetically, most of the students who are victims of school shootings receive inadequate or no therapeutic interventions that could help them to recover from the emotional trauma that usually accompany school violence. Students with trauma symptoms experience dysfunctional adaptation, leading to impairment of daily functionality, distortions in peer interactivity, and disruptive self-expressivity. This study leans on family system theory and elucidates how the application of this theory could help the traumatized to regain themselves psychosocially in order to maintain adaptation to function properly in the school or community.

scholarly journals The Significance of Family-of-Origin Dynamics for Adults’ Health and Psychological Wellbeing: The Perspective of Bowen Family System Theory

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktorija Cepukiene
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Family System ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Bowen Theory ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Family System Theory ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Mediational Models ◽  
Emotional System

Bowen family system theory describes family interactional processes that are carried across the generations and determine an individual’s level of autonomy and emotional reactivity as well as the global functioning of the family. According to the theory, any personal, health-related, or relational issues can be explained as a result of diffused anxiety produced by destructive interactional patterns among family members. Although many studies are revealing the relationship between early family life experiences and functioning in adulthood, there is still a lack of studies exploring the complex mediational models based on Bowen theory that would reveal associations between different family-of-origin variables and adults’ health as well as psychological well-being. The chapter defines the main assumptions of Bowen theory as well as summarizes the main results of three studies demonstrating how family and personal factors defined by Bowen theory, such as family emotional system, triangulation, differentiation of self, relate to adults’ health and psychological well-being.

The Characteristics and Typologies of School Violence Perpetrators

2016 ◽  
pp. 85-101
Author(s):  
Patricia Goforth
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
School Violence ◽  
Rare Events ◽  
School Shootings ◽  
School Shooting ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Violent Video Games

Incidents of school related shootings have been intensely studied, particularly since the Columbine shooting on April 20, 1999, with the goal of creating a profile of school shooter. In light of the intense media frenzy created by school shootings and the shooters information as to cause and motivations of these events have not been accurately conveyed. What we know thus far is violent video games as a cause of school shootings is a myth. We also know that despite the fear of a school shooting, these are statistically rare events with perpetrators rarely surviving the attacks. Based on studies of the limited number of perpetrators, common psychological characteristics have been linked to those that have committed these acts.

Managing Threats and Potential Solutions to Mitigating Mass Violence

2021 ◽  
pp. 259-277
Author(s):  
Abel Ebiega Enokela
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Ecological System ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
Global Security ◽  
Mass Violence ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Lone Wolf ◽  
The World

Terrorism has become a global security threat that requires interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to address. The challenge posed by it is huge and can only be minimized through the collective efforts of stakeholders. Therefore, this study explores mass violence as a global phenomenon with its consequences on security of lives and properties. Terrorism as an act of mass violence hinged on ideological persuasions has become a great challenge in many parts of the world. In addition to surging cases of conventional terrorism, lone wolf terrorism seems to be seeking special research attention, considering its continued prevalence and multifaceted evolvement and peculiarities. Definitional complexity seems to continue to blur the understanding of lone wolf terrorism as authorities differ in their approaches to definitions. However, all definitional positions point to the lethality of lone wolf terrorism. The study systemically applies ecological system theory to provide measures for the mitigation of mass violence with an emphasis on lone wolf terrorism.

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