Summary: Visual Representation Of Abuse In A Family

Family violence is a social problem, and it may affect individuals in the family differently. Many children with complex trauma histories suffer from different traumatic events. Which can be physical and sexual abuse, witnessing domestic and

According to a study conducted by P.E. Mullen, J.L. Martin, J.C. Anderson, S.E. Romans and G.P. Herbison (1996) which aimed to identify the long- term impacts of physical, emotional and sexual abuse of children, indicated that there was an association between emotional abuse to low self-esteem, physical abuse to marital breakdowns and sexual abuse to sexual

This paper explores 11 published articles which report on results from research conducted on the links between child abuse and adult physical and mental health. The articles vary in their themes and ideas of child abuse in relations to trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress, juvenile offenses, and teen dating violence. Other articles suggest adult criminal behaviors, incarceration and parenting styles of those who were abused as children. This paper examines the relationship within one another of how child abuse affects those children in later years and stages of life.

The harshness and length of effects differs depending on the abuse that occurred, the type of child, and the care and treatment. Long term abuse can have short term effects throughout the duration of abuse. Incidents such as abuse by a close friend or family member, long term abuse and self-blame, add to the chance of a negative effect. “Some studies have shown that as many as 80% of young people at the age of 21, who have a history of abuse or neglect in childhood, meet the criteria of at least one psychiatric disorder” (Jelic Tusic, Buljan Flander, & Mateskovic, (2013). Physical effects, like impairment to a child’s developing brain, can have consequences like cognitive delays or emotional problems. Psychological issues frequently display high-risk behaviors. Things like depression and anxiety could influence someone to smoke, abuse drugs and/or alcohol, or overeat. High risk behaviors can lead to health issues such as sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, and obesity. Child physical abuse is reportedly more likely to occur in females than males. Those who experience the abuse are more likely to be widowed, separated, or divorced and to have accomplished a lower educational success. “A majority of victims of CPA had a lifetime history of a least one psychiatric disorder” (Sugaya, Hasin,

There are some limitations to this literature review. One limitation is some of these studies may be outdated being that they are from the 1990s (i.e: Dulit et. al, 1990; Miller et. al, 1993; and Dougherty et. al, 1999). Another limitation is some of the studies were not randomized samples (i.e: Miller et. al, 1993 and Tragesser et. al, 2013). If samples are not random this could mean the results are bias.

There are significant signs of psychological trauma due to any kind of abuse. Children experience feelings of low self esteem and depression. Many exhibit behavioral problems including aggression towards other children. Other emotional problems include hostility, fear, humiliation and the inability to express feelings. The social impacts of physical abuse include inability to form relationships, poor social skills, poor cognitive language skills, distrust of others, over-compliance with authority figures, and tendency to solve interpersonal problems with aggression. (2008, p. 1). Verbal and physical abuse has a cumulative impact on children’s socialization. Abused children are caught in damaged relationships and are not socialized in positive, supportive way (Craig & Dunn, Ex.: 2010, p. 196). They learn defiance, manipulation and other problem behaviors that are used to escape any maltreatment. In turn they will learn to exploit, degrade and terrorize.

The experiences we have as children shapes our behaviors and they way our brains function as adults. Child abuse and neglect is a hidden epidemic that not everyone fully understands or knows about its existence. Every year three million reports are made against child abuse; more than six million children are affected annually. The United States carries one one the highest records of child abuse among industrialized countries. Abuse can be in many forms: physical, emotional, and sexual. Child abuse can cause many harmful heath issues in children. Mental heath disorders, sexual and reproductive health issues, and behavioral health (criminal behaviors) can all be a result of experiencing abuse as a child. Child abuse is more prevalent in children

Child abuse affects children now. For example Cdc.gov states that studies have discovered abused and neglected children to be at least 25% more likely to experience problems such as teen pregnancy, and low academic achievement. (2014) Cdc.gov adds that being abused or neglected increases their risk of quitting high school. (2014) As well as a National Institute of Justice study indicated

Every child will certainly have many life experiences before they are mature. A child is very susceptible when developing, at every corner there are dangerous things from the environment surrounding them which might seriously impact their entire life. As definition in the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Child abuse is any action from adult to a child that could be harmful to the child’s body or mental state (kidsmatter). In 2012, they were a reported 3.6 million investigations by Child Protective Services agency’s involving more than 6 million kids. In the U.S, an estimated 899,000 children (24.97%) were recognized to be targets of child abuse (childhelp).

According to the article the information involved it is accurately citied on the reference page. The article had a total of 18 references, with most of them being current. There was a total of five dated back to the last five year, a total of eight dated back to the last ten years, and the last five date back to as far as twenty-two years. For the most part, the references were current with dates in between the five to ten year bench mark, with the exception of the five the exceeded the date criteria. Also, the study was cited twenty-two times in the literature, showing that it has been reviewed and critiqued by other authors.

To further discuss how child physical abuse plays a major role in juvenile delinquency, Kerig, Ward, Vanderzee, & Moeddel (2009) researched the traumas between juvenile offenders and how physical abuse affected their lives and caused them to be placed into correctional facilities. Kerig et al. (2009) stated that child physical abuse most commonly comes from a child’s caregiver. As this plays an important role in the outcome of a child’s mental state, it is important to realize that abuse in the home can have major negative impacts on a child’s mental state and will affect how they live their life and how they make the decisions, distinguishing between right and wrong. Kerig et al. (2009) state that child physical abuse can ultimately lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and will affect a child’s judgment and affect the course of their life. Included in this chronic trauma, children will result with symptoms such as guilt, impaired relationships, and disassociation. With these

My job as a special ed teacher in the future is to educate myself on the different types of abuse that can occur within families and recognizing aggression signs some students may show in the class which could be a sign they are being abused at home. In the future I may also be working with low SES families that may be struggling and could be abusing substances as one of the articles mentions. I will also make sure to look for signs from students that may show they are anxious when anyone comes near them or nervous about everything in general which could indicate they are being abused in some way at home. Overall I believe that picking a topic like I did and researching about how different types of abuse can affect family relationships is important especially for me since in the future I will be going into the field of teaching and most likely I could be dealing with students in my classroom who are victims of

While the theoretical reasoning that supports the idea that child abuse often leads to crime gives a basis for the concept, much of the evidence that links the two lies in the concrete details. The visible effects of child abuse and neglect that assist with the basis that has been given by the psychological theories lies in observable behavioral and emotional effects of those who are known to have been subject to maltreatment as children. Some children who have a history with abuse do not experience any repercussions while others experience extreme consequences; this is largely because of the certain child’s ability to handle and grow from negative experiences (Child Welfare Information Gateway 3). Children who experience consequences

Topic: Sexual abuse is a common and controversial issue that can happen to and or affect all of us.

Our family influences our prospective as individuals. So when faced with abuse within the family it can influence our outlook of society. Especially for children who are still developing, when a child is abused in any way from a family member (mother, father, sibling). The effects of the abuse last throughout their lifetime and can influence every aspect of their life. The lifelong consequences can transpire into physical, mental, and psychological problems, this also applies to spousal abuse. Studies have shown that around five youths die each day due to child abuse and three or more adult females are murdered by their husbands/boyfriends per a day. 68% of children are abused by a relative and in addition 2.9 million incidents of child abuse are reported each year, here in the United