| Aggression |
Acquired
Congenital
Abuse of patient or in environment
Acquired, causes of:
Anxiety-induced frustration/aggression
r/o disorders of anxiety, see anxiety section)
Emotional intelligence, lack of. Need to develop skills how to prevent, and deal with, confrontations
Injury to frontal and temporal lobes (traumatic brain injury or other cause of brain injury by stroke,
infection, lack of sugar (glucose), anything putting pressure on temporal lobe causing irritability or
fear/reaction, and any condition causing frontal lobe dysfunction, causing poor impulse control)
Nutritional deficiency (B vitamins, magnesium
Seizure disorder (irritability more common in between seizures)
Speech disorder (inability to communicate and meet needs)
Sugar dysregulation
Television/movies/media-watching aggressive acts, violence, lack of human respect
Congenital
Abuse of patient or in environment
Acquired, causes of:
Anxiety-induced frustration/aggression
r/o disorders of anxiety, see anxiety section)
Emotional intelligence, lack of. Need to develop skills how to prevent, and deal with, confrontations
Injury to frontal and temporal lobes (traumatic brain injury or other cause of brain injury by stroke,
infection, lack of sugar (glucose), anything putting pressure on temporal lobe causing irritability or
fear/reaction, and any condition causing frontal lobe dysfunction, causing poor impulse control)
Nutritional deficiency (B vitamins, magnesium
Seizure disorder (irritability more common in between seizures)
Speech disorder (inability to communicate and meet needs)
Sugar dysregulation
Television/movies/media-watching aggressive acts, violence, lack of human respect
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