Child abuse is a large problem in the world today. Many people have started to see the abuse of children as a joke. Susanna defines the meaning of child abuse as‚ “non-accidental trauma or physical injury caused by punching‚ beating‚ kicking‚ biting‚ burning or otherwise harming a child”(208). Child abuse trauma is a process that happens over time. First‚ the child is abused. Seems quite explanatory‚ however‚ it is not always physical. Many children have been sexually and emotionally abused also
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children die every day as a result of child abuse. That means that every six hours‚ a child dies because of some form of maltreatment. Child abuse is a serious problem facing families in the United States. To prevent child abuse‚ United States citizens need to be well informed of all aspects of child abuse. To solve the very serious issue of child abuse‚ the definition needs to be clear so that United States citizens can help. The four main types of child abuse are psychological‚ neglect‚ physical
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primarily found in abuse victims. Learned helplessness was originally discovered when an “animal is repeatedly subjected to an aversive stimulus that it cannot escape” (Cherry‚ 2016). According to Cherry (2016) the animal will eventually stop trying to avoid the stimulus and behave like it is completely helpless even if they have a way of avoiding the pain. Learned helplessness has a strong tie to animals‚ however it can be applied to many situations that involve humans‚ such as abuse‚ or in domestic
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It is an unfortunate reality that many abuses against children that occur are unreported. However‚ when someone or an agency filed a report and complaint to the police that child abused exist in the community‚ the police tend to respond and investigate the said allegation quickly. And‚ since the crime of abuse is a violation of our penal code‚ it is the police criminal investigator(s) task to take the lead when investigating the child abuse case. That’s because it is only the police investigator(s)
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care of him. I made sure he had all of his shots and there was fresh food and water for him. Until he was house broken‚ I was responsible to clean up after him. By being responsible for another being‚ it keeps a person centered not always thinking about themselves and their needs. Although humans and animals cannot communicate verbally‚ I feel dogs can sense how you are feeling and they react accordingly. Bruno knows when I am upset and he always tries to cuddle
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Child abuse is defined as the mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian (dictionary.com). The different types of child abuse are emotional‚ neglect‚ physical‚ and sexual; abuse each having unique signs for the specific type of abuse. Child abuse can have many effects throughout an individual’s development including the possibility of the repeating abuse to their own children when they have a family. According to the textbook “Human Development‚” emotional abuse or maltreatment is the rejection
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behavioral signs of child abuse while assessing a child. Although it is mandated by the law‚ that nurses should report to Child Protective Services any suspicious findings about child abuse within an appropriate time limit. Nurses who works in the Emergency Department sees infants‚ and children admitted to the hospitals for treatment of injuries‚ ingestions‚ acute or chronic conditions‚ etc. They are in the front line for assessing the children who are the victims of child abuse. In the schools‚ the
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For the past five years‚ child abuse cases in Malaysia have been increasing. According to the statistics from the Social Welfare Department‚ there were 2780 child abuse cases in 2008 and this number have been increasing sharply recently. Normally child abuse case happen due to the factors of financial‚ relationship and mental health problem. Basically‚ child abuse will bring a lot of negative effects to the victims such as abused children living with fear‚ self-blaming and feeling weak. Hence‚ parents
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Angie Cruz Global Practice II: Child & Family Dr. Lindsey March 18‚ 2013 Approach Children are among the world’s most vulnerable population. They depend on the world around them for protection‚ stimulation‚ nurturing‚ and a safe environment to thrive in and one day become productive adults of that world. It is this same world that bears witness to millions of child abuse incidents every year. Depending on what part of that world the child calls home‚ determines what actions are taken
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2010 The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse What is child sexual abuse? The term child sexual abuse is somewhat ambiguous‚ covering a broad spectrum of acts and meanings‚ but according to Finkelhor “general‚ legal and research definitions require two elements: (1) sexual activity involving a child and (2) an ‘abusive condition’ such as coercion or a large age gap between the participants‚ indicating lack of consensuality” (Finkelhor‚1994‚ p. 32). Although child sexual abuse is tricky to define‚ there
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