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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Military Veterans face many life changing stressors while away on active duty as well as when they return home. To cope with the stress‚ drugs and alcohol become a way to self-medicate and cover the unseen pain. Substance abuse‚ because of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)‚ is a coping mechanism for some of the nation’s Veterans‚ but with proper medical attention‚ treatment is possible. PTSD can occur after a traumatic event‚ in which there are four types of symptoms: reliving the event or
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Drug Abuse What are drugs? Drugs are substances which have a physiological impact when ingested or generally brought into the body. There are lots of ways people can use drugs. Drugs can be beneficial to the community and may also be the same drugs that are harmful to the community. Wine was utilized in any event from the time of the early Egyptians; from 4000 B.C.; and therapeutic utilization of weed has been dated to 2737 B.C. in China. Not until the nineteenth century. A.D. was the dynamic substances
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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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Child Abuse in America (Persuasive Essay) “Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.”-Herbert Ward. The writer is going to cite examples and portray vivid details so that the reader will understand about child abuse. “Child cruelty does not discriminate against a child because of race‚ sex‚ age‚ religion‚ or socioeconomic.”(1) “According to the two research articles that the essayist refers to child abuse now is recognizable in four categories.” (1) Child abuse should
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PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE Any act‚ including confinement‚ isolation‚ verbal assault‚ humiliation‚ intimidation‚ or any other treatment which may diminish the sense of identity‚ dignity‚ and self-worth. This is sometimes called emotional abuse. Some researchers refer to it by formal terms such as "chronic verbal aggression". Psychological abuse can make the person feel "less of a person". It diminishes the person’s sense of identity‚ dignity‚ and self-worth. Abused people often find that psychological
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Elder Abuse The National Center on Elder Abuse described elder abuse as being usually intentional and involving any form of mistreatment that can result in physical pain‚ injury‚ or psychological suffering. These behaviors include acts of violence such as striking‚ hitting‚ slapping‚ beating‚ bruising‚ or restraining. It also involves force-feeding‚ inappropriate administration of medication and depriving of essential needs such as medical care‚ food and water. Elder abuse also involves emotional
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English 201/Problem Solving Essay Topic: Drug Abuse Drug abuse is becoming more and more common in the United States. Drugs today are being abused mostly by teens and young adults. The reason for such high usage of drug abuse people may say is may be stress and peer pressure. Today’s society is often stressed out from work‚ friends‚ family‚ bills‚ and school. Our U.S government are forced to send billions of dollars every year on treating addicts with the proper care needed‚ drug related crimes
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Child Abuse “Jane Eyre” Child abuse happens when a parent or other adult causes serious physical or emotional harm to a child. Child abuse is also a very delicate theme to talk about because of the many cases that have been reported in U.S and Puerto Rico. The causes of child abuse on infants‚ babies‚ and toddlers are catastrophic. There are several people who get abused from infancy to adulthood. Each person who gets abused and survives the trauma is left with horrible memories that will always
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In the Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect‚ an article entitled “Abuse‚ Neglect‚ and Exploitation: Considerations in Aging With Lifelong Disabilities”‚ it is reported that there has been prevalence of abuse‚ neglect and exploitation of older adults that have lifelong developmental disabilities. According to Ansello & O’Neill (2010)‚ a lifelong developmental disability is defined as a chronic impairment that occurs before the age of 22 that may affect functional abilities in matters of “self-care‚ learning
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