Causes of Child Abuse Many people have difficulty understanding why any person would hurt a child. The public often assumes that people who abuse their children suffer from mental disorders‚ but fewer than 10 percent of abusers have mental illnesses. Most abusers love their children but tend to have less patience and less mature personalities than other parents. These traits make it difficult to cope with the demands of their children and increase the likelihood of physical or emotional abuse.
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Is child abuse taken as seriously as it should be? Alice was very young when she was sexually abused by a friend her family knew. It took Alice ten years to tell anyone what she had been through. She was scared because of what she went through‚ and did not know who she could trust to tell. Looking back‚ Alice feels as if she has lost her childhood. As she grew older‚ Alice noticed herself isolating herself from friends and family and began having night terrors. She had problems focusing in school
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Child abuse is a large problem in this world we live in. Every single country suffers from the problem. It is all around us. This problem can permanently scar a child’s life through adulthood. Child abuse is the emotional/physical harm and neglect of a child. Currently the United States and many western countries place child abuse as a high priority. Despite these efforts‚ child abuse is often not easily seen by just anyone‚ and is happening as you read this. More than 6 million children are reported
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Child Abuse Prevention I. What is child abuse? Child abuse is a very sensitive issue that needs to by carefully handled. Child abuse is defined as a no accidental injury or pattern of injures to a child for which there is no reasonable explanation. Child abuse consists of different types of harmful acts directed toward children. In physical abuse‚ children are slapped‚ hit‚ kicked or pushed‚ or have objects thrown at them causing wounds‚ broken bones‚ or other injuries. Severe abuse may
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Effects of Child Abuse Growing up is an essential time for children because they look to their parents for safety‚ love‚ security‚ support‚ understanding‚ and nurturance. In addition‚ children learn a lot about relationships‚ life‚ models of good behavior‚ and early attachments are formed. When child abuse occurs in the home‚ it has a major impact on the child that drastically changes the family dynamic and trust is violated within the child. The impact the abuse on the child may be present for
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Fatima Cabrera Discipline is not Child Abuse Child abuse is define as a physical‚ mental‚ or sexual mistreatment. Therefore‚ I do not believe discipline is child abuse. Discipline is simply a method of teaching children right from wrong. This method also teaches children to respect adults‚ and be responsible. The outcome of the discipline just depends on the approach a person takes. When I say the outcome depends approach a person takes‚ I am stating that there are different
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parents instinctive desire to protect is unrealized and children are thereby exposed to the risk of child abuse. Thus begins the cycle of abuse‚ which‚ once started‚ cannot be stopped. Determining and moderating the causes of child abuse have been central objectives in all research‚ theory and methods of intervention in this complex area (Gelles and Loseke 1993). A recurrent theme in the child abuse literature for some time has been the notion that it is maltreated children who become abusive parents
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Child Sexual Abuse Siping Chen Laney College Psych 7A April 10‚ 2014 Child Sexual Abuse Child sexual abuse does not have a universal definition. However‚ a central characteristic of any abuse is the dominant position of an adult that allows him or her to force or coerce a child into sexual activity (American Psychological Association). Yet all offences that involve sexually touching a child‚ as well as non-touching offenses and sexual exploitation‚ are just as harmful and
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Within Australia‚ there are many concerns for social work‚ a major and current one being the maltreatment of children. In March this year it was reported that ‘The number of child abuse and neglect victims rose 20 per cent last year‚ reversing a long-term decline’ (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2013). There are many problems which stem from the maltreatment of children which call concerns for social workers‚ as their work is needed to overcome this problem and enhance individual
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Child Abuse Every year‚ thousands of families bring home a new baby. The families spend time watching movies‚ going on exciting outings‚ doing crafts like finger painting with their children. Most of these kids brought into the world get to experience what it is to have a loving and caring family‚ but for a small amount‚ life is not so fun. They are forced to deal with things that most of us would never imagine. 227‚080 children are raped and sexually abused every single year
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