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    Elderly Abuse

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    Elderly Abuse and Neglect When discussing abuse and neglect we often think of children first.  That being said‚ children are not the only ones who will be abused and/or neglected.  In fact‚ this happens to some elderly as well.  While some elderly may be productive enough to care for themselves‚ others are not.  The end result is a complete (or close to complete) dependency on someone else for their needs.  In addition‚ just like with children‚ this dependency can lead to abuse and/or neglect.

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    Abuse And Neglect

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     2014                                                             Child Abuse and Neglect    Have you ever thought about the children who are being abuse around the world? Can  you imagine being a victim of child abuse? Many people have difficulties meeting the demands  of parenthood and they can become more abusive when they reach a breaking point or do not  know what to do. However‚ there is not a particular person that abuses children‚ the perpetrator  can be a parent‚ baby­sitter‚ friend or relative; also

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    Elder Abuse

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    ELDER ABUSE IN THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN KENYA A study carried out by HelpAge International – Africa Regional Development Centre and HelpAge Kenya with Support from: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) September 2001 i TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Challenge Of Elder Abuse In The Health Sector 1.2 Research Purpose 1.3 Research Methodology 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 Preparatory Work Data Collection Data Processing

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    Substance Abuse

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    Substance abuse‚ also known as drug abuse‚ is a patterned use of a substance (drug) in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods neither approved nor supervised by medical professionals. Substance abuse/drug abuse is not limited to mood-altering or psycho-active drugs. If an activity is performed using the objects against the rules and policies of the matter (as in steroids for performance enhancement in sports)‚ it is also called substance abuse. Therefore‚ mood-altering

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    Elder Abuse

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    Elder Abuse. (Bureau of Justice‚ 2013) There are 4‚139 cases of Elder abuse every minute which amounts to 9.5% percent of the Elderly population. In the State of Ohio‚ there were over 16‚000 reported cases of Elder Abuse in 2010.(Cleveland Seniors Association‚ 2010) That number is expected to be higher because most cases are not reported. According to the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse‚ 90% of the abusers are family members. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse‚ “Elder

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    Drug Abuse

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    Drug Abuse Commonly Abused Drugs Commonly abused drugs: (1) Alcohol; (2) hallucinogenic (vision producing) drugs‚ such as LSD and mescaline; (3) marijuana; (4) nicotine‚ which is found in tobacco; (5) opiates‚ including most narcotics; (6) sedatives‚ including barbiturates and other kinds of sleeping pills; (7) stimulants‚ such as cocaine and amphetamines and other “pep pills.” Inhalants‚ which are fumes inhaled from such substance as cleaning fluids‚ gasoline‚ and model airplane glue‚ are

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    Child Abuse

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    Child Abuse Maltreatment of children is not a new phenomenon. It dates back far into history‚ as far as the colonial times and even back to biblical times. During the recent years child maltreatment has had an increase in the publics eye. There are many factors to child maltreatment. There are four general categories of child maltreatment now recognized. They are physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ neglect and emotional maltreatment. Each category‚ in turn‚ covers a range of behavior. The maltreatment

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    Child Abuse

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    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PHYSICAL ABUSE FACTORS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE WARNING SIGNS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE EMOTIONAL ABUSE FACTORS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE WARNING SIGNS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE WARNING SIGNS OF SEXUAL ABUSE EFFECT OF SEXUAL ABUSE NEGLECT ABUSE EFFECT OF NEGLECT ABUSE LIFELONG EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE TO CHILDREN WAYS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE CONCLUSION Child Abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level‚across ethnic and culture‚within all religions‚and at all level of education

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    arrogant; fear makes us seek all kinds of refuge…” (The Collected Works of J. Krishnamurti‚ (1962-1963): A Psychological Revolution). Fear drives people to search for sanctuary‚ and causes a yearning for an interlude of peace. In Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence of Owl Creek Bridge”‚ fear of an imminent death warps time and reality‚ and provides a false sense of hope‚ which distracts from reality. Death’s unsettling fear surrounds Peyton Farquhar‚ the story’s protagonist‚ who stands atop a plank‚ noose

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    Child Abuse

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    Child Abuse Child abuse is one of the biggest problems facing America today. Children whose parents abuse them often turn to a life of crime‚ or suffer physical or mental scars. In severe cases the child may even die. In Saint Louis a boy was attacked by a pack of dogs‚ after he had finished playing basketball at the local court. If his mother had reported him missing he may have been found in time to rescue him‚ instead he bled to death under a tree(De Jong). Of course this is an extreme case of

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