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Aggressive behavior of children with intellectual disabilities: based on perspective of executive functions |
Wang Wenjing, Hou Hui |
Department of Child Health, Hedong Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Hedong District, Linyi 276000, Shandong Province, China |
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Abstract Aggressive behavior refers a purposeful, intentional injury or an attempt to harm the psychological or physical condition of others and undermine other objectives. Children with intellectual disabilities are often associated with aggressive behavior. The latest research suggests that executive functions (EFs) relate closely with aggressive behavior. Compared with their healthy peers, intellectual disabilities children might be characterized by poor executive functions in terms of inhibitory control. Researches on brain mechanism find a close relationship between the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and aggressive behavior. Some intervention studies suggest that EFs training might have some advantages in reducing aggressive behavior; and therefore, to increase the validity of EFs training, inhibitory control training in particular, will be the focus of future research in order to provide efficient solutions to the aggressive behavior by combining other interventions.
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