Psychophysiological Characteristics of Children With Aggressive Behavior

The article presents a review of research on the problem of aggressive forms of behavior in children. Scholarly knowledge of definitions "aggression" and "aggressiveness" has being deepened and discovered. An available data analysis on dependence of the aggressiveness level on the features of the central nervous system functioning, psychological and social attitude of the individual has been carried out. The concepts of positive and negative aggression were indicated. A psychophysiological approach to aggressiveness has been considered, based on the study of the activity of various parts of the brain and characteristics of its functional status in children with aggressive behavior. Electroencephalographic markers in children with aggressive forms of behavior are appearance of cortical asymmetry associated with a slow-wave activity increase. Changes in indices of event-related potentials allow to suggest that aggressive individuals have certain cognitive impairments, in particular, problems with memory. According to the level registration of the brain constant potential, aggressive behavior leads to a significant increase in energy costs of the right hemisphere. Children with aggressive behavior are characterized by a disruption in the processing of incoming information, a hyperactive behavioral activation system and underactive behavioral inhibition system. An integrated approach in assessing the aggressiveness of children is based on interaction peculiarities of biological, psychophysiological and psychosocial factors, taking into account possibility of comorbid conditions development

Aggression · Brain activity and meditation · Brain asymmetry · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Electroencephalography · Lateralization of brain function · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Human Health and Disease · Neuroscience · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychology of Development and Education

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