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    Models of Abuse

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    Models of abuse There are 4 models of abuse: Medical model Medical model indicates that Child abuse is caused by a disease‚ often a mental illness‚ with signs & symptoms that can be prevented and cured. This came from the phrase coined by kempe and kempe the battered child syndrome. They concluded that many mothers the main career who gives this bond is made who had abuse their children had themselves sufferer from poor attachment experiences in child hood they have not learnt from these expierneces

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    Substance abuse‚ also known as drug abuse‚ refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance (drug) that is not considered dependent. Substance abuse/drug abuse is not limited to mood-altering or psycho-active drugs. Activity is also considered substance abuse when inappropriately used (as in the case of propofol and Michael Jackson’s death‚ or steroids for performance enhancement in sports). Therefore‚ mood-altering and psychoactive substances are not the only drugs of abuse. Substance abuse

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    PHYISCAL ABUSE

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    PHYISCAL ABUSE • WHAT IS PHYISCAL ABUSE AND WHAT IS THE SIGNS AND SYMPTONS • Physical abuse can be when someone is being hit‚ kicked‚ force feed‚ being restraint. • The signs and symptoms can be bruising or other unexplained injuries i.e. broken bones. • Physical abuse is abuse where there is damage to physical features of the body which can be bruises and broken bones ETC. SEXUAL ABUSE • WHAT IS SEXUAL ABUSE AND WHAT IS THE SIGNS AND SYMPTONS • Sexual abuse can be when someone touchs you

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    Verbal Abuse

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    A child as young as two can be affected by verbal abuse. Mistreatment during infancy and early childhood negatively affect early brain development and can have a long term effect into their adolescence and adulthood. The experiences we live through infancy and early childhood provide a framework for the expression of children’s intelligence‚ emotions and personalities. When those experiences are primarily negative‚ children may build up emotional‚ behavioral and learning problems that carry on during

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    The specific interview technique that would be important for an addiction professional to utilize is ASI. ASI is a designed interview plan for substance abuse assessment and treatment planning for clients that suffering with their abuse issues. The ASI is intended to collect important data about matters of a client’s life that may add to their substance-abuse issues. This wide range of overview of the client life helps to determine the client’s level of instability and stability‚ especially when it

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    Child Abuse

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    with systems like the Amber Alert system‚ yet it is still difficult for the victims to leave on their own. Abuse victims along with Dugard also struggle with gaining the strength to leave. Years after Dugard was rescued she says "You must find your voice and not be afraid to speak up" (Dugard 148). Something she regrets doing while being held captive. In the end the claim that victims of abuse should take more responsibility to escaoe their abusers control should be challenges because of the difficulty

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    Child Abuse

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    Nowadays child abuse cases are increasing every year. According to the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department the number of child abuse increase by 17.8 per cent to 285‚ as compared to 242 cases in 2011. Children between aged of one to seven years old shows the highest number of abuse cases for two consecutive years according to the statistics from its sexual crimes‚ domestic violence and child abuse. There are a lot of factor that cause child abuse. According to Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM)

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    Elder Abuse

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    Running Head: THE SERIOUSNESS OF ELDER ABUSE 1 The Seriousness of Elder Abuse in Hong Kong Families To let older adults enjoy a sense of security and a sense of belonging is a time-honoured tradition in the Chinese society. Unfortunately‚ elder abuse has risen as a serious social problem in Hong Kong. An organization called “The Against Elderly Abuse of Hong Kong” has received 2212 requests for assistance related to elder abuse in 2011‚ which has doubled the number of requests received

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    MDMA And Drug Abuse

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    crashing. Some users will even seek help from medical professionals and be prescribed medications. The second drug abuse pattern us where the user “makes peace” with the drug. They accept the suppressed serotonin by using large doses of MDMA. It ends up becoming more like methamphetamine than ecstasy. The fate of the users is not well known in this pattern as it is rarely and abuse pattern. Although‚ most users end up crashing and seeking help. The escalating use pattern users can almost always expect

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    Child Abuse

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    Taylor traham Child Abuse Topic: Child Abuse is around the world‚ that ruins peoples life. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Child Abuse. Thesis Statement: Being a victim of being abused from a friend. or a family member can change someone life forever. Therefore‚ today I will be informing my audience what child abuse means‚ what are some risk factors‚ and what are some effects. Introduction: I. I will play a video clip about a boy named Brenden

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