Maltreatment: The Different Forms Of Child Abuse
Maltreatment, when defined, is the cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal. In the psychological sense, maltreatment is almost always defined as child abuse. There are different ways to execute child maltreatment, but the most common are physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. Abuse also has many variables, such as race, gender, health, and social class. Ultimately, adolescent maltreatment most often leads to mental, impulse-control, and conduct issues.
The first form of maltreatment is physical abuse, which is defined as any intentional act causing injury or trauma to another person or animal by way of bodily contact. Physical abuse damage ranges from small cuts and bruises to burns and lacerations. According to Kerig and …show more content…
There are different types of sexual abuse, and the enforcement techniques go from pornography to actual sexual acts. Sexual abuse often causes a child to fail academically. Teachers report low competence, task orientation, and distractibility. Sexually abused children often have to create cognitive attributions about their abuse to help themselves handle what is happening to them. They often develop a mindset that abuse is love and that maltreatment is normal human interaction. They also feel that if they reveal their abuse to anyone, they are bad or shameful. The feeling of losing control and powerlessness also causes some children to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (Kerig and Wenar …show more content…
678). They often participate in many sexual activities they consent to and make advances toward adults and sometimes children. They make these advances because they desperately want the feeling of control when it comes to their body and/or sexual life. According to Kerig and Wenar, victims also tend to create a model in their head where others are completely untrustworthy and view themselves as shameful for “participating” in these activities. They also feel that they can not defend themselves when sexual advances come in the future. They can not respond or identify risky situations and do not feel the right to defend themselves against the force. Due to this, Victims of sexual abuse tend to be revictimized in the future, in some cases multiple times
The first form of maltreatment is physical abuse, which is defined as any intentional act causing injury or trauma to another person or animal by way of bodily contact. Physical abuse damage ranges from small cuts and bruises to burns and lacerations. According to Kerig and …show more content…
There are different types of sexual abuse, and the enforcement techniques go from pornography to actual sexual acts. Sexual abuse often causes a child to fail academically. Teachers report low competence, task orientation, and distractibility. Sexually abused children often have to create cognitive attributions about their abuse to help themselves handle what is happening to them. They often develop a mindset that abuse is love and that maltreatment is normal human interaction. They also feel that if they reveal their abuse to anyone, they are bad or shameful. The feeling of losing control and powerlessness also causes some children to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (Kerig and Wenar …show more content…
678). They often participate in many sexual activities they consent to and make advances toward adults and sometimes children. They make these advances because they desperately want the feeling of control when it comes to their body and/or sexual life. According to Kerig and Wenar, victims also tend to create a model in their head where others are completely untrustworthy and view themselves as shameful for “participating” in these activities. They also feel that they can not defend themselves when sexual advances come in the future. They can not respond or identify risky situations and do not feel the right to defend themselves against the force. Due to this, Victims of sexual abuse tend to be revictimized in the future, in some cases multiple times