Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy Is A Mental Illness And Form Of Child Abuse

Child neglect is a form of maltreatment. In other words, it is the failure of parents, guardians or caregivers to meet the child’s needs such as adequate supervision, clothes, shelter, food, health treatments, education and nurturing their emotional, physical, cognitive and mental development. In this paper, we will talk about early childhood neglect from ages birth to five years old, and the benefits of child welfare-supervised children 's participation in center-based Early Care and Education (ECE). Additionally, we will focus on an evidence-based intervention in which we will explore the program’s benefits and positive outcomes for the children that attend the program in contrast to the ones that do not. Moreover, we will identify the correct system of care and some of the programs within the tri-county area that might implement this intervention. Additionally, we will talk about the demographics of the children and setting of which intervention is best for them. Lastly, we will give an estimation of how many sessions are needed for the intervention to work, and what sorts of trainings might be necessary for the well-being of the child.

Anna O was 21 year old patient of Breuer. Anna O had developed strange symptoms while taking care of her father who was ill. She developed a cough along with paralysis, hallucinations, hysteria, and loss of feeling in her arms and legs as well as muscle spasms. Breuer could not figure out why Anna was experiencing these types of symptoms so he deemed it hysterical neurosis (Heller, 2005). While under hypnosis Anna’s symptoms were not as severe and she could recall dramatic events that had taken place in her life prior to her symptoms. We now know that Freud used Anna’s case to help develop his clinical experience even though he never treated or worked with her. Freud implemented free association into clinical practice that allowed the patient to speak freely and express their opinions about

In our daily lives the theme of peer pressure still occurs. Shown in an article, “Did a Rare Form of Child Abuse Make a Daughter Murder Her Mom?” by Harriet Sokmensuer, the whole point of the article is to describe why the daughter killed her mother. The mother, Dee Dee Blanchard suffered from Munchausen by proxy, which is a disease where someone exaggerates or induces illness in a child for attention

Imagine your own family member constantly manipulating you into thinking you were going to be forever young. Now imagine that person telling every individual that you cannot care for yourself nor will ever get better. To be completely honest, that is a scary thought, not having any control over your own body and believing your caretaker that you are mentally incapacitate to care for yourself. The documentary I chose to watch and write about is Mommy Dead & Dearest, this documentary was released 11 March 2017 and the director is Erin Lee Carr. In this documentary, we see Dee Dee and Gypsy’s narrative who brings Munchausen Syndrome by proxy — a form of child abuse that involves a caretaker making up an illness for

This mother shows signs of her mental illness almost right off the bat, when, after looking at her son, she “began yelping without tears, retching in between” (39). The onset of this illness appears to be very sudden. The story begins with “One winter evening she looked at them….the sight of them made her so sad and sick she did not want to see them ever again” (39). It seems as if just one evening she suddenly begins to feel this way. When the son says, “‘It’s alright Mommy’” (39), causing the father to respond “Mommy is sick” (39), shows that the father did not have time to explain this to the son any time before. There is no evidence given in the story as to what caused her mental illness, though we can infer that the onset was quite sudden.

The mother attempts to gain attention for herself by acting like a dedicated and loving mother, one that she wishes she could be. When alone with their child the parent will abuse them, both physically and emotionally. The child is a victim of maltreatment and can not get away. The parent lies about physical and physiological symptoms in the child, causing this child to be known as ill by all who come around them. Parents with Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome do not appear psychotic and based on incidents caught on film by researchers, are calm and collected when inflicting harm on their

The common thread that ran through all of the families he studied was a deliberate, staunch dismissal of of the patient’s perceptions.” Not only does this research support Ericsson’s theory that dismissal is a type of lie, simply ignoring veracity, but also capitalizes on the ethos of a published psychologist. Scientific research done by a published doctor is compulsory and not debatable. Furthermore, the majority of Hughes’s rhetorical appeals is to pathos which can become argumentative because different events or statements produce a spectrum of effects in a disparate audience.

Stockholm syndrome was considered a “complex psychological problem” and a “survival mechanism” where a victim bonds with their kidnapper or captor in order to stay alive. The syndrome became widely known in accordance with Hearst’s case, she claimed that the group convinced her that “her parents did not love her.”

According to National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, medical neglect is the failure by parents or

401). An analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2008) revealed that in 2008 the rate of reported infant maltreatment was 51.81 per 1000 children with children below the age of one having the greatest likelihood of being the subject of maltreatment with frequencies lessening with age (Fallon, et al., 2013, p. 2). Child neglect has come to be described as the “neglect of neglect,” as it has been minimized by physical and sexual abuse and exploitation; therefore, neglect is often overlooked and under identified. Furthermore, child neglect is often difficult to identify due to cultural and spiritual differences. What is often negligent for one family may be considered usual to another (Cowen, 1999, pp. 401-403). Consequently, infant neglect often results in social, mental and physical delays, adult traumatization (Harper, Stalker, Palmer, & Gadbois, 2008), and failure to thrive (FTT); the result of inadequate nutrition resulting in poor physical development and, in extreme cases, psychosocial short stature; a disorder of the pituitary and hypothalamus which causes the child to not only be underdeveloped in weight but also in height due to major emotional and psychological trauma (Block & Krebs, 2005, pp. 1234-1235).

While it can be argued that Grace was a sufferer have DID, a legitimate psychological illness, the title of the book says otherwise. The word alias is defined as a false name. If Mary were Grace’s other persona, it would not be called Alias Grace. Because the title offers so much information with so few words, I was led to believe Mary Whitney was a real person, and that person is Grace. When asked, “Did you kill Nancy Montgomery?”

In relating the details of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP), the initial reaction is usually shock, followed quickly by fascination. The reason for the latter is that the medical community has yet to make up their minds about what exactly MSBP is. The debate: psychiatric disorder v. child abuse. Essentially the arguments for both create a divide between the brain and behavior, though not relating the two.

Munchausen syndrome is a rare mental disorder and the most severe type of factitious disorder. Those afflicted with Munchausen syndrome fabricate or cause injuries and illness in order to seek attention even to the point of undergoing painful, intrusive and unneeded medical and surgical procedures. Psychotherapy is the main treatment option for Munchausen syndrome, however there are no standard therapies or medications for treatment. Medications may be utilized for other mental disorders that the patient may have in addition to Munchausen syndrome. Treatment is also given to address injuries or illness that the patient has caused upon themselves, but it is important to not conduct any procedures that are irreversible. Other types of factitious disorders have arisen from Munchausen syndrome including Munchausen syndrome by proxy in which the perpetrator fabricates or causes injuries and illness to the victim in their care, usually children, and Munchausen by Internet in which individuals make false medical claims about themselves in online discussion and support groups. Munchausen syndrome is not easily diagnosable due to the elaborate nature of the individual’s story that is usually backed by a high level of medical knowledge. The prognosis for Munchausen syndrome is poor.

While agree that a person who is not sick can never abuse a child I do not see it

Pennsylvania describes emotional abuse as an action or failure to act that leads to a mental injury of a child (Clark 352). It also includes refusing to give a child his/her treatment for medical illnesses. Emotional abuse interferes with a child's ability to develop at the pace of their age level. Emotional abuse victims tend to receive a limited or lack of attention or affection. They are also compared to others in a negative way, constantly bombarded with insults and humiliation. Emotional abuse also includes allowing others to verbally abuse the child (Smith and Segal 2). Pennsylvania defines neglect as the lack of parental care or supervision for long periods of time (Clark 351). It also consist of keeping a prescribed medicine from the child (Rein 11-12). Parents may fail to provide essentials of life such as: nutrition, shelter, clothing, education, safety, and medical needs (Clark 185-190). Neglect occurs within a family and often to young children not old enough to speak. Signs of neglect