Family Violence And Its Effects On The Victims Of Children

Domestic violence is an epidemic and the number one health concern in our country. There are more abusers and their victims compared to past years. As a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship, domestic violence is used by one person to gain or maintain power and control over another one. It can be physical, sexual, emotional, and economic abuse and not look the same in every relationship because every relationship is different. This kind of abuse affects people of all ages and sexes, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, education and employment levels. Abuse towards children and the elderly can be violent or aggressive behavior. Thus, there are many types of abuse that one can suffer; awareness of the signs of domestic violence is especially important before getting into any kind of intimate relationship.

Lorenzo 'Shakes' Carcaterra was a boy from Hell’s Kitchen, New York, in the 1960’s. Shakes is of Italian decent and lives with his father and mother in a small apartment. Lorenzo’s father worked long hours for little pay and was quick to anger and used violence to control the household. Shakes witnessed the physical and emotional abuse of his mother. He never confronted his father, but always tried to play the peacekeeper between the two. Shakes mother was not fluent in English and had a hard time connecting to the community and her son. The trauma that Shakes went through because of the domestic violence shaped his psychological and social development. Shakes was a resilient kid and sought social support from three boys: Thomas "Tommy" Marcano, Michael Sullivan, John Reilly and various other men in his community.

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Approximately 2 million American women are assaulted each year at the hands of their intimate partner and an estimated 1,200 are murdered as a result of intimate partner abuse (Black, M.C, Breiding, M.J. 2008). ”Of females killed with a firearm, almost two-thirds were killed by their intimate partners. The number of females shot and killed by their husband or intimate partner was more than three times higher than the total

Any kind of abuse can lead to serious physical or mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, pain into private area and changes gastrointestinal disorder. Domestic violence had an impact not just on mood but on other mental health aspects as well. abuse is related to health via a complex matrix of behavioral, emotional, social, and cognitive factors. Abuse can cause suicide or death. Because abuse person faces every day too much stress or depression. So the nurses first responsibility to reduce the abuse person stress and make a safe environment around him or her. Try to help abuse person make her or his self-busy with reading books, talk with their close friends and watch television. Also providing references for psychologists

As a healthcare worker it is our responsibility to learn how to identify the signs and symptoms of abuse and to take action to help the abused patient. Abuse is present in all cultures, in every social class, and in all ethnic groups. For physical abuse the patient may have current or past visible external signs of damage to parts of the body such as bruising and abrasions. Physical abuse can cause chronic pain and may affect the patient's immediate and future ability to perform activities of daily living. For emotional abuse the patient may lose hope in the future and resort to unhealthy behaviors, such as drug abuse, crime, and abusing others, in an attempt to gain control.

Domestic violence is any incident or repeated incidents of coercive, threatening, or controlling abuse, behavior, or violence between intimate or former partners and family members, which can involve emotional, financial, physical, psychological, and sexual abuse (Domestic Violence, 2014). Women are at a higher risk of experiencing violence at home than they are in the street, Most women who die due to homicide are more likely to be killed by their partner or ex-partner and domestic violence is a major cause of death during pregnancy (Lee, 2013, p. 1350). Even in circumstances where the abuse does not become lethal, domestic violence survivors sustain serious injuries physically, neurologically, psychologically, emotionally, and

The purpose of this literature is to deliver an extensive overview of the research topic. This chapter will provide a historical background on domestic violence, a historical perspective of the services provided and an overview of different forms of domestic violence. The goal of this literature review is to examine the statistical information that is presented as it relates to domestic violence. This literature review will also reveal how domestic violence affects children as well as the mental health of its victims. In addition, this chapter will include the Afrocentric perspective and theoretical framework as they relates to the research topic.

The violence women experience in domestic abuse can be life threatening, and even long term. The types of injuries women are exposed to are horrendous. These injuries are followed by emotion, psychological, and sexual abuse (Fergusson, Horwood, & Ridder 2005). Family

The only way we can prevent the cycle of violence and address these poor health consequences is by identifying families in need. One way to increase the quality of parenting and increase positive outcomes for children is to refer parents and children to psychotherapy. We all know that many abusive men care deeply for their children, they are concerned about the effects of violence on their children, therefore it is very important that we communicate with them, help them understand these effects which can motivate them to stop using violence. Since violence and traumatic stress affect our patients and are presented to us nurses in many different ways, it is critical that we understand them in the context of our patients’ lives. Asking questions

Many people live in this world with the challenge of being a victim of domestic violence. Domestic violence contains horrible outcomes in today’s society, we should help educate more individuals about this terrible situation. Domestic violence is an action associated with harming another individual repetitively. Most of the victims report their abuse days or years later, they are afraid no one will believe them, it would ruin their family, or the abuse would not be stopped. The research given in today’s time will help individuals seek the information needed to report someone who has domestically violated them. This research considers visually approaching what happens in the lives of the victims which helps provide information on who is violated and who is abusing:

Violence and domestic violence are very popular issues of social concern of our times. Experts define a few types of domestic abuse, namely psychological, physical, emotional, verbal, sexual, and others, and they all are considered very harmful to families, especially to the youngest members. Abusers who commit domestic violence do so to control their victim, and maintain that control by threatening the victim’s safety and/or that of people they love. To protect themselves from abuse, victims can identify that they are in an abusive relationship work to free themselves from the abusive relationship.

Domestic violence involves and affects all the family women in general including pregnant women, men, children, including children with special needs, adolescents, teenagers, and even the animals are abused by humans. There is no way to stop or control domestic violence. It involves physical abuse by both men and women, hitting with objects and even when you push someone is an act of violence or abuse, when you hit your child is an act of abuse. The most affected in the family are the children because they are too young to understand certain things that happen in life. Domestic also depends or varies because of family culture, background, and the experiences that some people have had in the past in their house and in the communities in

Throughout the course of one’s lifetime, there are countless events that shape the personality, actions and mentality of that individual. Some of these events will affect the individual in a positive way allowing great life opportunities, while other events will unfortunately affect the individual in a negative way which can lead to disorders. Among the various events that can affect a person, one of the most common occurrences that some children witness early on in their lives that deeply affect their long-term mental health is being a witness to domestic violence. Research and observations that were studied revealed that there are multiple factors that can contribute to a child witnessing domestic violence. The more categories that the

The term parent-child relationship refers to the unique and enduring bond between a caregiver and his or her child, and a healthy parent-child relationship is essential to an individuals’ development. The primary caregivers of children are their parents; the other key caregivers may be the child’s other relatives or the friends of the child’s parents. Most of the time, the attachment working models of the relationships with parents and other key caregivers is established in infancy and childhood should be the foundation for attachment representations throughout life (Dinero, Conger, Shaver, Widaman, & Larsen-Rife, 2008). Whilst the term child maltreatment is the maltreatment or abuse that includes