The Truth about Violence Violence is all around us and continues to gain momentum and prevalence as each year passes. Violent acts and aggression are the two things that unite every country and nationality worldwide. What drives a person to take another’s life? Is violence a natural human emotion? “The Truth about Violence” is a thought provoking documentary that tries to look at the science behind the violence and answer these questions. The show leads a viewer on a discovery of enlightenment to understand what makes people violent and why that violence can turn deadly. Michael Portillo, a self-professed nonviolent person, leads the viewer on his personal discovery to find out why some humans are capable of heinous crimes and what could possibly
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Aggression and violence are everywhere today, in books, videogames, movies, art. It surrounds us and while some seem to be more fascinated in it others seem to be more appalled. I found it interesting that the prefrontal cortex played such a big role in aggressive control. The car accidents, and depression were very relatable due to personal experience. Fifteen years ago I was involved in an accident that otherwise would have left me paralyzed if I had not been asleep and in a completely relaxed position. A laid back passive personality by nature I experienced more volatile moments afterwards. Family continuously questioned why I seemed to act so different. Another example is six years ago my fiancé rolled a semi and walked away practically unscathed except for a horrendous headache. He changed afterwards, would become so angry at the world that he left our home for a few weeks during the summer to be alone. We saw him daily, but only for short periods because he did not want to hurt our feelings until he got through whatever it was. Back then I felt he was having a midlife crisis, but due to this show I wonder if he damaged his prefrontal cortex. The difference I see though is that ours seemed to go away or tame back down which could be due to social conditioning and children who are so
Aggression and violence are everywhere today, in books, videogames, movies, art. It surrounds us and while some seem to be more fascinated in it others seem to be more appalled. I found it interesting that the prefrontal cortex played such a big role in aggressive control. The car accidents, and depression were very relatable due to personal experience. Fifteen years ago I was involved in an accident that otherwise would have left me paralyzed if I had not been asleep and in a completely relaxed position. A laid back passive personality by nature I experienced more volatile moments afterwards. Family continuously questioned why I seemed to act so different. Another example is six years ago my fiancé rolled a semi and walked away practically unscathed except for a horrendous headache. He changed afterwards, would become so angry at the world that he left our home for a few weeks during the summer to be alone. We saw him daily, but only for short periods because he did not want to hurt our feelings until he got through whatever it was. Back then I felt he was having a midlife crisis, but due to this show I wonder if he damaged his prefrontal cortex. The difference I see though is that ours seemed to go away or tame back down which could be due to social conditioning and children who are so