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    differently due to vulnerability. Other reasons that may result to poor treatment are: different social classes, different social statuses and many more, this may vary depending on the situation. When talking about abuse there are different types which may be considered: Physical Abuse- physical abuse is when service users are being physically touched in an inappropriate way, shape or form; this could differ from hitting with the hands, kicking with the feet, spitting, biting, scratching etc.…. this could

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    Child Abuse Defining the problem     Child abuse can be describes as “neglect followed by physical and sexual abuse” (2). Abuse affects everyone involved. “Child may be affected when they witness domestic violence, regardless of whether or not they are directly abused” (1). Child abuse has become more largely acknowledged as a common occurrence in homes around the world. Child abuse can inhibit children’s mental and physical development, which can affect the rest of their lives. Discuss causes    

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    Effects of Child Abuse Child abuse affects a person beyond their youth mentally, socially, and physically. Childhood experiences can affect and determine adult personalities. This abuse, though it can be repressed, may never be completely devoid from a victim’s memory. These effects can be long-lasting and damaging to a victim’s overall health. Child abuse has long lasting effects on a person’s mentality and emotional state. During early infancy and childhood years, a child’s brain develops at an

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    Physical and Emotional/Psychological abuse. The two types of abuse I will be looking at will be physical and Emotional/Psychological abuse as they both differ from each other. I will be looking at two different case studies where one will be looking at the physical abuse and then the other case study will be different and look at the emotional/psychological abuse. Physical abuse. My first case study is about a woman whose name is Dorothy and is 70 years of age. She is female and suspect of abuse

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    Physical abuse Is a direct assault to another person by punching, pushing, causing or threatening personal injury or using objects as weapons. It can also be classed as physical abuse when you have been denied access to your home or deprivation of sleep or food. Verbal abuse This consists of constant put-downs, name calling, humiliation in public or at home, insulting the sexuality of the person, their body image, their intelligence or their parenting skills. Social abuse Constant control of

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    be taken to prohibit more disruption in children 's lives. Physical abuse can leave numerous of careless scars on the body which can lead to permanent damage. Parenting is everything to the development of a child’s life especially as they grow, learning what they are taught from home, school, and every day surroundings. When it comes to discipline many people are subjective towards where the line is drawn. Discipline easily becomes abuse when it leads to injury or any harm of their life. As children

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    Abuse and neglect began at the hour of his birth. Hareton in “Wuthering Heights” is a secondary character that can sometimes go unnoticed, but is an important character whose life of abuse, both physical and mental represents the core of the story. The constant abuse that Hearton receives early in his life drives him to adapt a behavior that greatly resembles “Stockholm syndrome”, which is when sufferers feel a deep emotional connection to their abuser followed by respect and care. Although Stockholm

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    In A Thousand Splendid Suns, men do not hate women, in fact, the author shows women’s oppression and physical abuse are rooted in the society. For instance, wearing burqa symbolized the beginning of women’s oppression in the Islamic culture. In the novel, Rasheed says, ‘“I’m a different breed of man, Mariam. Where I come from, one wrong look, one proper word, and blood is spilled. Where I come from, a woman’s face is her husband’s business only. I want you to remember that. Do you understand?”’

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    Did you know that one in five family’s there is physical abuse? It starts with a girl named Pattyn and her father abuses her. She starts to cause trouble at school and doing drugs. As a result of that her father sends her to Aunt Jeanette’s house as a result she turns out pregnant by boy named Ethan. Then they run away to her and were in a car accident then Ethan and the baby die. I will be evaluating, questioning and clarifying in this paper. First, in this paragraph I will be evaluating Pattyn

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    a lot of criticism and scrutiny regarding child abuse. At one point it was suggested that physical disciplinary is a form of child abuse, which in turn caused confusion among much of the population. This notion left parents and caregivers confused on whether physical discipline, like spanking, was acceptable. As well as an uncertainty of the difference between physical discipline and child abuse. In order to clear up the misrepresentation of physical discipline and to elevate the confusion, a comparison

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