Child Abuse Child abuse is any form of maltreatment to a child or children and could either be physical‚ emotional‚ or sexual. It can also be described as an act or failure to act by a parent or caretaker which results to harm of the child. There are four major forms of child abuse‚ Physical‚ abuse which is the infliction of serious injuries or actions that may lead to infliction of injuries or death. Sexual abuse is a situation where an adult engages
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Elder abuse is when a caregiver seriously harms an elderly person physically or emotionally‚ or steals or misuses the money or property of an elderly person. Elder abuse can also be self-inflicted if an elderly person living alone doesn’t take care of his or her own basic needs. Anyone age 60 or older is protected by elder abuse laws. Separate laws apply to seniors living at home‚ and to seniors living in nursing homes. There are no income limits for elder protective services. _Elder abuse can be:_
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Child Abuse: The Types Child abuse is the physical‚ emotional or sexual abuse or neglect of children by parents‚ guardians‚ or others. While most child abuse happens in the child’s home‚ large numbers of cases of child abuse have been identified within some organizations involving children‚ such as churches‚ schools‚ child care businesses‚ and in particular native residential schools‚ or in government agencies. It also can occur almost anywhere. There are several types of child abuse. One type
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Child abuse is something that takes place in the world because a couple of jerks decided they wanted a kid. But they didn’t want to give the kid the kind of love that they kids needs‚ which is caring and understanding. Instead they decided to beat on their child‚ abuse them mentally‚ and in some cases even sexually. Scarring the child for life‚ because they decided that it was fun to abuse on an innocent child that all they wanted was love not to be hated or abused. Deaths occur because they can’t
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are so morally obligated to focus on child or spousal abuse that elderly abuse gets over looked. Every year an estimated 2.1 million older Americans are victims of this abuse. Elderly abuse is nothing to be taken lightly. It is one of the most unreported crimes in the country and the abuse usually occurs when someone is taking advantage of a fragile or disabled elderly person‚ using physical and mental tactics or neglecting them. Elderly abuse is not only morally and ethically wrong but it is wrong
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elderly abuse varies. A common middle ground in all definitions is that elderly abuse is any physical‚ psychological‚ or maternal abuse towards an elderly person. In summary‚ it is the violation of the elder’s rights to safety‚ security and adequate healthcare. (Wyandt). Due to the various definitions of elderly abuse across the board‚ the act has been categorized in different typologies. Physical abuse‚ Verbal/Psychological abuse and financial abuse are three main types of elderly abuse. Regardless
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of 601.4 children were victims of child abuse‚ 2.34 children out of one hundred thousand die from injuries relating to their abuse‚ a third of all girls and a sixth of all boys are sexually abused before age 17‚ every ten seconds a child is abused‚ killed or raped in the United States‚ today up to five children will die from abuse or neglect‚ today six children will commit suicide (Unites States Children Bureau‚ 2010). There are various types of child abuse that come with different affects‚ signs
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adulthood. (Gunn et al.‚ 2011). By looking at supporting literature‚ it is evident that sexual abuse in childhood is correlated to sexual addiction later in life‚ particularly in anxious attachment individuals. Sexual abuse‚ such as any type of abuse‚ can be objectively defined‚ but is subject to a variety of interpretations and definitions. For example‚ the American Psychological Association defines sexual abuse as “unwanted sexual activity‚ with perpetrators using force‚ making threats or taking advantage
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A child as young as two can be affected by verbal abuse. Mistreatment during infancy and early childhood negatively affect early brain development and can have a long term effect into their adolescence and adulthood. The experiences we live through infancy and early childhood provide a framework for the expression of children’s intelligence‚ emotions and personalities. When those experiences are primarily negative‚ children may build up emotional‚ behavioral and learning problems that carry on during
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Tyeisha Brevard PHI-105 Instructor Roundtree May 19th‚ 2013 Child Abuse Primary prevention of maltreatment is the level of prevention most sought out in stopping child abuse. This level of prevention focuses on creating an ideal environment in which child abuse is least likely to ever occur. The environment can range anywhere from personal to public. The personal environment‚ or macro system‚ would be considered the internal make-up of a family such as cultural values or financial status
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