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    EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPH “POVERTY” Child maltreatment has been identified in every socio-economic class. However‚ studies have shown that children are more likely to face abuse and neglect within low-income families than they will be living in high-income families. Although the effects of poverty towards child maltreatment are evident to some degree‚ there are consequences that occur because these families live impoverished lifestyles. In many cases‚ impoverished lifestyles and environments

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    Child Maltreatment and the Effects it has Middle Adulthood Valentina Nikulina and Cathy Spatz Widon authored Child Maltreatment and Executive Functioning in Middle Adulthood: A Prospective Examination. In this journal article Nikulina and Widom search for answers to determine if childhood maltreatment predicts components of executive functioning and nonverbal reasoning ability in middle adulthood and whether PTSD moderates this relationship. Over a million children are

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    Definitions of child maltreatment vary among the literature because the lack of homogeneity in what constitutes child maltreatment differs by country. Though one consistent part of every definition was that child maltreatment is the physical‚ psychological and sexual abuse‚ and neglect inflicted by adults towards children (Butchart‚ Harvey‚ Mian‚ Furniss & Kahane‚ 2006). To further grasp this issue you need identify and understand the definitions of each sub category that makes up child maltreatment: Physical

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    Running head: CHILD MALTREATMENT & JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 1 The Correlation Between Child Maltreatment & Juvenile Delinquency Liberty University April 6‚ 2014 CHILD MALTREATMENT & JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 2 Abstract Research suggests that there is a correlation between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. The findings indicate that children‚ who have experienced abuse or neglect during childhood‚ are at increased risk of committing crimes in adolescence

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    Child maltreatment‚ including physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ and psychological abuse‚ has deleterious effect on children in their childhood and even in adulthood. For example‚ youth with psychological maltreatment (PM) background elevates the rates of developing inattention‚ aggression‚ noncompliance‚ hyperactivity‚ and delinquency ((Caples & Barrera‚ 2006; Hart‚ Brassard‚ & Karlson‚ 1996; Manly‚ Kim‚ Rogosch‚ & Cicchetti‚ 2001). Nearly 3 million U.S. children experienced some form of maltreatment

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    Maltreatment is discussed at this particular stage of development because early childhood maltreatment has been shown to have long-term consequences. Early experiences shape how children experience and perceive the world. Maltreatment during this period impairs a child’s healthy development on all levels especially‚ social and emotional development. DYFS as stated on their website is "is focused on strengthening families and achieving: safety‚ well-being and permanency for all New Jersey’s children

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    Maltreatment‚ when defined‚ is the cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal. In the psychological sense‚ maltreatment is almost always defined as child abuse. There are different ways to execute child maltreatment‚ but the most common are physical‚ sexual‚ and psychological abuse. Abuse also has many variables‚ such as race‚ gender‚ health‚ and social class. Ultimately‚ adolescent maltreatment most often leads to mental‚ impulse-control‚ and conduct issues. The first form of maltreatment

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    is the macro gross anatomy? The macro gross anatomy is the study of organisms with the naked eye. What is the skeletal system? The skeletal system is a very important part of the human body this consists of 206 bones‚ which together with different structures make the joints of the system. Within the skeletal system the structures present are the cartilage‚ bone tissues‚ fibrous connective tissues which form the ligaments of the bones Scanlon and Sanders‚ pp.122‚ 2014). The skeletal system consists

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    and especially not relive it. People who suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder commonly experience major verbal abuse‚ otherwise referred as psychological maltreatment‚ by parents and/or relatives. Psychological maltreatment can prevent a child from developing proper emotional and social standards. Neglecting a child by ignoring‚ rejecting‚ terrorizing and isolating him or her may cripple them mentally by making them develop insecurities‚ destructive behavior‚ and anger problems

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    Maltreatment affects other aspects of the activity on the brain in regards to behavioral‚ social‚ and emotional functioning. For example: chronic stress or repeated trauma can result in a persistent fear state and this response in a child can result in the inability to differentiate between danger and safety. There are constantly in fear and this response is expressed in Elizabeth today. Her memory of being abused if she did something that her parents did not like is so much a part of her now that

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