4/19/2013 | | “Prominent studies of child abuse and maltreatment point to several unfortunate outcomes for victims as they grow up. Adolescents who were victims of sexual assault are three times more likely to suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder‚ be abused again be dependent on drugs and alcohol‚ or commit delinquent acts compared to adolescents who were not victimized‚ according to a nationally representative sample. Being abused or neglected as a child increases the likelihood of arrest
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expedite the situation because he/she will begin to feel that this is not normal. The victimizer is afraid to stop because as long as he/she know that it is a secret‚ they are safe; since‚ it is lawfully wrong and may cause mental disturbance with the child for life. Father-daughter incest is responsible for 70-90 percent of incestuous relationships‚ yet this may seem like the only type of incest although there are others: Mother-son incest‚ the son wanting to keep the mother happy after a separation
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CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE 21084661 UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON BSc (Hons) SOCIAL WORK HS60020E/0 Abstract Childhood sexual abuse is a serious concern that has been associated with long term effects amongst survivors. Using secondary data‚ this qualitative piece of research explores the long term effects of child sexual abuse in later adult
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involved and must be considered when attempting to understand and assist the individual or family. According to this theory‚ all systems are interrelated parts constituting an ordered whole and each subsystem influences other parts of the whole. The child abuse case assignment provides an example of how systems theory is applied to understand how interrelated factors contribute to unhealthy actions. In the Family Systems Theory‚ individuals must not be evaluated in isolation‚ but in the context of the
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English 8th grade Friday‚ March 1st‚ 2013 Child Sexual Abuse and its Effects Child maltreatment‚ which includes child sexual‚ physical‚ social abuse and child neglect‚ is a major social problem. According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) an estimated amount of 80 thousand children in the United States experience sexual abuse every year‚ but the number of unreported and undetected cases is believed to be far greater. This is because children are afraid to tell anyone
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Impact of a Deaf Child on Families A bird calls and the phone rings. Yet the girl makes no move to listen to one or to answer the other. A baby’s cry goes ignored and the tea kettle on the stove continues to whistle. Most‚ but not all cases of childhood deafness and hearing-impairment are diagnosed between the ages of 18 months and 3-years-old (Mapp 50). Sometimes called the invisible handicap‚ hearing loss explains why sign language is the third most used language in the United States (Jones 54)
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A young child rests in the safety of her bedroom‚ oblivious to the world around her. Suddenly‚ she wakes with a jolt and runs to find her parents. She’s had a nightmare. Instantly‚ the parents calm her down‚ and she is ready to dream once more. But what would she have done if she had no parents to go to? Would she have been able to calm herself down‚ or would she have stayed up all night‚ unreasonably afraid of the monster in her dream? More importantly‚ what would she have done if these nightmares
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I used to think I was crazy or too sensitive because I could not reconcile love with abuse. I allowed myself to accept that both existed. Their stories allowed me to forgive myself. Recognize how arbitrary the border was. Recognizing myself in her eyes made it possible to name the person who abused me. Name my abuse victim experience. And set me free. I hope my words will embrace other women. I hope they give them the strength and love they need to
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At first glance‚ My Papa’s Waltz plants an image of child abuse in the reader’s mind. Certainly to a reader of the 21st century generation‚ everything has a "dark meaning" behind it. But‚ with a closer look at what Roethke is really implying‚ it becomes clear to the audience that the story alludes to a much lighter meaning. To better understand this poem‚ it helps to know that this was written in 1942‚ when people’s activities‚ habits‚ and even the language were quite different than they are today
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Influence and Impact Cynthia Bell SOC312: Child Family & Society (BFE1206A) Instructor: Annamarie Cochrane March 10‚ 2012 Tools: Thesis I had always dreamed of having two children‚ first a son and second a little girl. Every new baby is exposed to an atmosphere full of infinite possibilities; moral or immoral learning along with the development of self-discipline continue all through life. Subsequently all children that are born are different from any other child. No one can predict
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