the topic “Child abuse: a social ill”. Child abuse: a social ill In modern era‚ child abuse is getting very serious because of some factors such as family problems‚ stress and others. Child abuse can be in the form of physical abuse‚ emotional abuse or sexual abuse. Child abuse is known as a social ill because it can cause serious injuries to the children. Child abuse affects many children of all ages. There are some effects of child abuse on children and ways to reduce child abuse in society
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Move Past Child Abuse Imagine being able to move on with your life without the fear or shame that often accompanies child abuse. After experiencing abuse as a child‚ you may suffer from flashbacks or nightmares for years and decades afterward. Although healing is a process‚ it is possible to end the suffering and move on with your life. Do you have problems trusting the people around you? Has dealing with child abuse made you feel betrayed‚ fearful or helpless? Do you have flashbacks or nightmares
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LITERATURE REVIEW Every child must be protected against all forms of exploitation‚ indecent or degrading treatment‚ including child labour‚ abduction and sale (UNICEF 2000). According to UNICEF‚ exploiting the labour of a child means employing a person below the age of 15 years and paying him/her less than the minimum standard wage. Olafsen‚ Corwin and Summit (1993) have argued that cycles of awareness followed by suppression have typified society’s response to child sexual abuse. Arguably‚ this has
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abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder at age 21” (Child Welfare Information Gateway). There are many long-term problems that stem from abuse as children‚ such as depression‚ anxiety‚ eating disorders‚ and attempts at suicide‚ but this Extended Essay will investigate only the three most prominent‚ long-term psychological effects of child abuse‚ focusing specifically on the types of abuse that may lead to the following disorders: dissociation‚ multiple-personality disorder
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Child abuse has become an epidemic in the United States‚ with over 3 million cases being reported each year. 28.3% of adults report being physically abused when they were a child‚ while 20.7% report sexual abuse and 10.6% report emotional abuse (ChildHelp). Neglect is another form of child abuse‚ in which the parents or caregivers do not provide the necessary care‚ love‚ or resources to promote the well being of the child (ChildHelp). Child abuse and neglect can lead to many long-term consequences
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The Effects of Child Abuse on Juvenile Delinquency Tyshenia Gavin Virginia State University Dr. Hodgson Abstract This literature review explores existing literature and scholarship that outlines the effects of early child abuse (2-8 years old) on future acts of delinquency. Literature suggests that a correlation exists between the effects of child abuse and delinquency. Common problematic behaviors are socialization changes and learning abilities from
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who are being hurt and there is a lot of ways this could happen. There are multiple forms of child abuse and all of them leave a deep lasting impression on children. Most people believe that all child abuse is physical but mostly it’s emotional (helpguide.org/). Often physical abuse can lead to emotional scarring to that child which could possibly follow them for a good portion of their lives. When a child is abused physically they can heal and do their best to forget about‚ but after they are emotionally
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Sexual Exploitation of Children As the use of Internet increases‚ questions are being brought up on how sex offenders‚ using the Internet‚ are committing crimes such as child sexual exploitation. “Child sexual exploitation can involve the following: Possession‚ manufacture and distribution of child pornography; online enticement of children for sexual acts; child prostitution; child sex tourism and; child sexual molestation” (Phillips‚ 2011‚ p.1). There are a number of ways of sexual offenders
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Psychological Abuse Presented by Psyche Cheung Celia Chan Jason Chan Kris Lee Monday‚ 21 January‚ 13 Abuse harmful‚ injurious‚ or offensive excessive and wrongful misuse of anything Definition • • Psychological Abuse caused by emotional abuse / mental abuse / physical abuse behavior that may result in psychological trauma eg anxiety / chronic depression / post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) happened in the situations of power imbalance abusive relationships / bullying / child abuse / abuse
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Parental Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Temple University Harrisburg Introduction Parental substance abuse and the welfare of children have become a growing epidemic in society today. Thousands of families are facing struggles with addiction which can lead to the interruption of cognitive development and mental growth of their young children. It has been found that “more than 8.3 million children younger than 18 years (11.9%) lived with at least one parent who was dependent on or abused
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