Types Of Abuse Megan Nvq
UNIT 205 1.1 Types Of Abuse
Abuse is defined as any action that intentionally harms or injures another person. There are several types of abuse, and all forms are illegal and have the potential to carry serious criminal offences.
Physical abuse is the intentional cause of harm to another being using either an object or your own bodily contact. It can include hitting, punching, pinching and slapping. For example; using your hand to slap an individual’s face with the intent to harm.
Sexual abuse is any sort of non-consensual sexual contact that pressures or coerces someone into doing something they don’t want to do. Sexual abuse can happen to both men and women of all ages. It can even happen in same sex parties. An example of this could be kissing and or touching inappropriately without any sort of consent.
Emotional/Physcological abuse is any sort of act including confinement, isolation, verbal assault, humiliation, intimidation or any other treatment which may diminish the individual’s sense of identity, dignity and self-worth by lowering their self-esteem and depriving them of their rights. Behaviours such as name calling, yelling, insulting, threatening, intimidation, mocking, ignoring someone or isolating them and excluding them from tasks or activities being held.
Financial abuse is the misuse of a person’s funds and assets or obtaining property and funds without his/her knowledge and full consent or not in their best interests. It can involve the theft or misuse of a person’s money. Financial abuse includes behaviours such as misusing a power of attorney, persuading, tricking, and threatening the individual out of their money, property or possessions. Including any attempts to do so without success. Another way of this abuse happening would be not fully understanding documents that an individual is being asked to sign for or unknowingly giving money to family/caregivers for daily tasks.
Institutional abuse is the mistreatment or neglect of an adult
Abuse is defined as any action that intentionally harms or injures another person. There are several types of abuse, and all forms are illegal and have the potential to carry serious criminal offences.
Physical abuse is the intentional cause of harm to another being using either an object or your own bodily contact. It can include hitting, punching, pinching and slapping. For example; using your hand to slap an individual’s face with the intent to harm.
Sexual abuse is any sort of non-consensual sexual contact that pressures or coerces someone into doing something they don’t want to do. Sexual abuse can happen to both men and women of all ages. It can even happen in same sex parties. An example of this could be kissing and or touching inappropriately without any sort of consent.
Emotional/Physcological abuse is any sort of act including confinement, isolation, verbal assault, humiliation, intimidation or any other treatment which may diminish the individual’s sense of identity, dignity and self-worth by lowering their self-esteem and depriving them of their rights. Behaviours such as name calling, yelling, insulting, threatening, intimidation, mocking, ignoring someone or isolating them and excluding them from tasks or activities being held.
Financial abuse is the misuse of a person’s funds and assets or obtaining property and funds without his/her knowledge and full consent or not in their best interests. It can involve the theft or misuse of a person’s money. Financial abuse includes behaviours such as misusing a power of attorney, persuading, tricking, and threatening the individual out of their money, property or possessions. Including any attempts to do so without success. Another way of this abuse happening would be not fully understanding documents that an individual is being asked to sign for or unknowingly giving money to family/caregivers for daily tasks.
Institutional abuse is the mistreatment or neglect of an adult