Exploring psychological trauma and its affects Eng. 220‚ Spring 2011 Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event. In “Mending by Sallie Bingham”‚ the reader can find that the narrator has dealt with a trauma‚ and the pain that arises is a lot. Same situations occur with Pat Staten‚ and her father‚ as well as Jane Lazzare. In each of the short stories‚ the reader can find that the author or narrator has suffered with psychological trauma and
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Causes and Effects of Child Abuse Child Abuse and Domestic Violence‚ 2009 Listen Causes of Child Abuse Child abuse is primarily a problem within families. Even though abuse by nonfamily members does occur‚ most victims are abused by one or more of their parents. For this reason‚ much of the research into the causes of child abuse has focused on families and the characteristics and circumstances that can contribute to violence within them. The 1975 National Family Violence Survey and the 1985
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been taking place‚ such as child abuse. Although it is not often spoken of in the United States‚ child abuse continues to be one of the growing social problems of the country‚ keeping in mind the number of children who end up in protective services each year is increasing. Usually sexual abuse and physical abuse of adults is given more attention‚ compared to child abuse. It is proven that neglecting along with emotional mistreatment is also facets of child abuse. As we are getting more educated
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Child Abuse‚ Battered Women‚ Domestic Violence‚ and the 14th Amendment The never-ending cycle of abuse rotates through a person’s life in multiple ways. When a child is abused‚ they learn to accept it which can affect their entire life. These children grow up to become either the abused or the abuser which is witnessed as family violence if there are children in the household. In the case of Stark and Flitcraft‚ it is said "...men who batter their wives are likely to assault their children..."(Stark
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Spousal Abuse is a deadly serious problem. What are possibly even worse than spousal abuse are the effects of it on the children of the households it occurs in. Children who live in homes where spousal abuse occurs are often considered to be the “silent”‚ “forgotten”‚ or “unintended” victims of spousal abuse. Typically‚ the abuser in the abusive relationship does not know the potential emotional and mental damage they are doing to the children of the family. It is almost inevitable for male children
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The History of psychological assessment tools in America is a wide spread measure of testing that has historical roots. In this paper‚ I will examine the history of psychological assessment tools‚ the types of assessments being used today‚ and the validity of assessment tools. What is psychological assessment? Psychological assessment is a process that involves information from a series of sources‚ like personality tests‚ intelligence tests and personal interviews. Many psychologists do
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Four Theoretical Models of Child Abuse Report I have been asked to write a report describing the four theoretical models of child abuse to include: Medical‚ Psychological‚ Sociological and Feminist approaches which I will start off by describing each. Next I will compare and contrast the different theoretical models of abuse then conclude by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the four. MEDICAL MODEL The medical model was created by Kempe in 1968. He was an American paediatrician and suggested
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September 2011 Communication Level 2 There are 4 main types of child abuse which are Physical abuse‚ Sexual abuse‚ Emotional abuse and Neglect. It is important for adults to know what signs to look out for in order to recognise that something may be wrong. Below are some of the possible signs and symptoms to look out for. Physical Abuse * Wearing clothes that cover most of the body‚ even in hot weather * Self harming * Running away
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The Effects of Physical Child Abuse In this research paper‚ I will be talking about the effects of physical abuse on children and how it affects them as they grow older. Physical abuse can consist of very violent acts‚ such as attacks and forced erotic actions containing intercourse‚ or it can consist of fewer severe acts like slapping‚ throwing‚ and shoving. During emotional abuse‚ the abuser continuously degrades and shames the victim. The actions of emotional abuse include threats‚ control of physical
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Child abuse has many definitions in our world today‚ but only one definition in the dictionary. Child abuse is the infliction of injury on a person under the age of eighteen by a parent or legally responsible care taker. Although the legal definitions of child abuse and neglect vary from state to state‚ to put the definition simply‚ it is when a parent purposely harms a child. This type of maltreatment has become a leading cause of death for young children outstripping deaths caused by car accidents
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