Running Head: CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT The Causes of Child Abuse and Neglect and the Long Term Effects on Human Development from Infancy to Adulthood Sheila Y. Boone Liberty University December 10‚ 2008 Abstract Child abuse and neglect is a prevalent issue in the United States. Every year approximately one million infants‚ children and adolescents are victims of child abuse and neglect. Research has linked childhood experiences of abuse and neglect with some serious life-long developmental
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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
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In this case study a 15 month old girl with a diagnosis of failure to thrive is admitted to the pediatric unit and you’re her nurse. This patient was admitted 6 weeks ago with the same diagnosis. The mother appears to care for the child even though she is young and immature. The patient is very interactive with staff‚ smiling and laughing and she eats well during her stay. However‚ the patient draws away from the boyfriend when he visits. The nurse then receives a call for the patient’s biological
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torture‚ kidnappings‚ and abuse. Within the world‚ abuse is often inflicted on children. Child abuse is a social issue that inflicts lasting trauma and can lead to a plethora of issues. These issues
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Child Sexual Abuse: A Review of the Literature Abstract Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. Approximately there are 3 million reports of CSA in the United States every year involving nearly 6 million children. CSA take place across ethnic and cultural lines‚ in all socioeconomic levels‚ all levels of education and within all religions. Numerous adverse effects correlate with CSA some examples include‚ anxiety‚ avoidance depression‚ low self-esteem‚ post-traumatic
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TARGET CHILD ABUSE When people think of child abuse they usually believe that abusers neglect and victimize all of their children equally. This is not always the case. Targeting one child for abuse is actually more common than people would believe. Many parents single out one individual child for their negative attention and abusive treatment. Typically these parents will also pick one child to be their favorite‚ showering that child with attention‚ praise‚ gifts and tolerance. The emotional
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Examples of how child abuse can occur Physical Physical abuse can include the following: • Physical discipline • Striking‚ punching or striking with a foot • Shoving‚ shaking or tossing • Squeeze skin‚ nip with teeth ‚ strangle or pulling hair • Use of unrestrained force when holding/touching • Purposely spiking • Smothering • Made up/encouraged illness • Mutilation of female genital Neglect The following are features of child neglect: • Lack of appropriate care and direction • Dietary deficiency
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Child abuse A statue stands in a shaded place An angel girl with an upturned face A name is written on a polished rock A broken heart that the world forgot” This is a quote by Martina Mcbride and it illustrated that when a person’s life is covered in a blanket of darkness‚ then they will not think themselves as important and they will start to grow hatred for themselves‚ this sometimes results in suicide in later years. Child abuse is when a feeling of anger engulfs a person so much so their
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after only weighing in at twenty- pounds and her doctor is pleading no contest for her death. The little girl’s name was Makalya’s who had cerebral palsy and was suffering abuse by her mother hands. Margaret Edward‚ who was the little girl’s doctor‚ is pleading no contest to three misdemeanors counts of failing to report child abuse and neglect on someone is functionally impaired. Makalya’s could not fight back against her mother‚ but her doctor could have and Makalya’s could be alive right now. The
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Spanking a child‚ Abuse? Wednesday Comp II May 12‚ 2010 A Majority of people in America feel that spanking is an acceptable tool for disciplining children. I believe that spanking your child should not be the way to discipline a child. You do not need to spank or physically punish your child to get an understanding out. There are other ways to punish your child than laying a hand or object on them. Such as taking something away from them‚ or making them sit in the corner. I consider spanking
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