Free Essays on Child Abuse: The Negative Effects

  1. Effects of Abuse

    The Effects of Childhood Abuse on Adult relationships Childhood abuse is a major problem that affects the lives millions of people. There are three different types of child abuse physical, emotional, and sexual. The effects of childhood abuse can have profound and lasting negative implications for...

  2. Child Abuse and Development

    The abuse and maltreatment of children can have long-lasting effects/consequences that impact the lives of children and their families throughout the course of their development. The paper explores published literary sources and studies, regarding the linkage between high-risk sexual behaviors, sexually...

  3. Child Abuse Impacts

    Child Abuse Child abuse is the mistreatment of infants, children, and adolescents by their parents or other caretakers. Countless numbers of children are abused around the world every day. It is estimated that in the united states, one in every 100 children is abused or neglected, and that 2000 of these...

  4. Effects of Child Sexual Abuse on Adult Sexual Dysfunction

    Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is a common cause of developmental disorders in children and adults. One particular domain of personality directly affected by CSA is the development of sexuality. Victims of CSA are more likely to develop sexual problems and dysfunctions later in life (Loeb et al., 2002). This...

  5. childhood sexual abuse in adulthood

    Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Adulthood Child abuse is a serious issue in today's society. Many people have been victims of child abuse. There are three forms of child abuse: physical, emotional, and sexual. Many researchers believe that sexual abuse is the most detrimental of the three. A middle-aged...

  6. Psychological aspect of child abuse

    Long-term Consequences of Child Abuse Bri-Anna Bostic Tiffin University Abstract Child abuse presents many health and psychological consequences. Short-term and Long-term Consequences of Child Abuse Introduction The physical malnutrition and sexual harm to a child leads to a series of events...

  7. Child abuse and Crime

    "Child maltreatment roughly doubles the probability that an individual engages in many types of crime. This is true even if we compare twins, one of whom was maltreated when the other one was not." Child maltreatment, which includes both child abuse and child neglect, is a major social problem. According...

  8. History of Child Abuse

    of Child Abuse BSHS 408 September 28, 2015 Amy Willey, LCSW History of Child Abuse All through history, children have been exposed to many different types of abuse. It hasn’t been until the past few decades that legislation and organizations have been created to help the fight against child abuse...

  9. Child Abuse

    Child Abuse Imagine being afraid to go home at night, say the wrong words to your parents, or not having any food to eat. Child abuse is a major factor in today’s youth, and most go without ever being reported. This could range from neglect, physical/emotional abuse, or even sexual. Most times the child...

  10. Failure to Nurture a Child

    Child abuse is doing something or failing to do something that result in harm or injury to a child. An abuser is who fails to nurture the child, physically injures the child, or relates sexually to the child. There are different types of child abuse. Among which the four major types are: * Emotional...

  11. Child Abuse: the Pandemic

    Child Abuse: The Pandemic Four children under the age of 4 died yesterday! They didn’t die from sickness, disease, fatal car accidents, or even accidental poisoning, but at the hands of a loved one. A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds (National Child Abuse Statistics – Childhelp). Child...

  12. THE ABUSE OF CHILDREN IN OUR SOCIETY: IMPLEMENITNG PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION METHODS

     Despite consistent and increasing media attention and public knowledge, the existence of child abuse and neglect continues to be a widespread socially constructed problem. A child’s cognitive and physical development, emotional and psychological foundations, personality formation,...

  13. Degree of Child Harm

    The degree of harm a child abuse depends on the nature of abuse, the age of the Using external sources analyze some of the many organizations that assist victims of neglect and exploitation. Child Help National Child Abuse Hotline: Is a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to...

  14. Abuse Paper

     Abuse Paper Kimetha Marable BSHS/407 April 25, 2016 Katisha Everett Abuse Paper In society many children are mistreated, but they are not the only victims of maltreatment. Populations of men and women young and older become affected by intimate abuse and elder abuse. However, with...

  15. Childhood Abuse and Neglect in an Outpatient

    Therapy, 41:198–211, 2013 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 0192-6187 print / 1521-0383 online DOI: 10.1080/01926187.2012.677662 Childhood Abuse and Neglect in an Outpatient Clinical Sample: Prevalence and Impact LIN SHI Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy, School of Family, Consumer...

  16. The Most Selfless Love Is That of the Parent for a Child

    The most selfless love is that of the parent for a child. (Specific references to 2 works of fiction, providing examples of selfless love or vice versa dismissive incomprehension of adults.) Among all human feelings, one of the most powerful is probably love. However, love has different manifestations...

  17. Juvenile Justice: Fighting Child Abuse

    Child abuse is a social problem that affects millions of children each year. Not only does child abuse have multiple societal repercussions, but also individual repercussions that produce lifelong scars. There are many forms of child abuse; sexual, physical, verbal, and emotional.With the development...

  18. Technology and the Effect on Kids

    Running head: The Effects of Technology on Kids 1 The Effects of Technology on Kids Isaac Sine Marist College   The Effects of Technology on Kids ...

  19. INVESTIGATING A SOCIAL ISSUE Family and Domestic Abuse and Violence

    Family and Domestic Abuse and Violence Domestic violence and abuse in the United States is taking place every moment of every day in some form by a spouse, a parent or even a sibling and it is forever increasing, in the United States alone. The ideal family is a source of pleasure and support. However...

  20. fix the child adhd

    diagnose ADHD. In order to evaluate the child a Dr. will meet with the child in the office as well as getting evaluations from the schools and from home to be sure that there are not issues at home that are causing the behaviors. To be diagnosed with ADHD, a child must display behaviors from one of the...

  21. Negative Effects on Maternal Narcotic Use on Childhood Development

    Negative Effects of Maternal Narcotic Use on Childhood Development Counseling 502 Carl W. Cooper Liberty University December 5, 2009 Abstract Maternal narcotic use during pregnancy can be directly related to the abnormal learning and health issues during child development. Just as society...

  22. Affects of Substance Abuse

    Affects of Substance Abuse According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics of Drugs 114 million people over the age of 12 have used illicit drugs at least once in their lifetime. The combination of fame, drugs and alcohol can be very dangerous. The film, Walk the Line is about one of the greatest...

  23. Positive and Negative Effect of Media on Children/Adolescents.

    . Date: Nov 9, 2013. Positive and negative effects of Medias on children/adolescent. Media is a vast form of communication that flows into and spread out through nearly every aspect of modern culture. Today, people use Medias like TV, radio, cell phone, video game...

  24. Substance Abuse and the Workplace

    Substance Abuse and the Workplace “Mark, the cocaine addict, grew up in a small southern town. After two years of college, he found a good-paying job in a large city. For a while, his life seemed to be on a fast, upward track: But I lost it all because I got hooked on crack. I wanted to hang out...

  25. The Effects Divorce Has on Children

    Morgan Sharp Prof. Hamilton ENG COMP II 1213-TC18S 8 February 2016 The Effects Divorce Has On Children Today, in society, people are starting to get married at a much younger age. It seems that this might be linked to divorce becoming more apparent in families. Some have this mentality that...

  26. Effects of Religion

    Checkpoint: Effects of Religion HUM/130 February 28, 2013 Professor Shannon Richmond Religion has always been something that poses controversy as the topic of any conversation. Religion affects our way of thinking and molds the morals and standards that we try to uphold, and it affects the...

  27. Opium and its Derivatives: Effects and Treatment

    Opium and its Derivatives: Effects and Treatment Opium and its derivatives have been used for over 5,000 years. In the 19th century opium was used as a patent medicine for many small illnesses like cold, pain, diabetes, tetanus and 54 such diseases...

  28. EFFECTS OF BULLYING

    The Effects of Bullying On Children South University Online ENG 1200 SO5 Composition II Week 5 Assignment 2 2/28/16 The Effects of Bullying On Children Bullying is a serious issue that is not taken serious but yet present in our world today. There are various reasons why kids bully other kids...

  29. Effects of Child Abuse

    ENC 1101 Cause and effect Every year hundreds of thousands of child abuse cases are reported in the US. Although sometimes the effects of an abuse are not tangible, child abuse and neglect have serious consequences in a child’s life and his family that could last for all his life and even by generations...

  30. The Effect of Attachment and Coping Styles on Successful Relationships

    The effect of attachment and coping styles on successful relationships Abstract students who were asked to fill out two questionnaires, the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) and the Problem-Focused Style of Coping (PF-SOC) to help determine the extent of how Attachment styles affect the coping strategies...

  31. Case Study: Child Labour in Samsung’s Supply Chain - A Closer Look at Shinyang Electronics Co. Ltd.

    first allegations of child labour arose after the New York based NGO China Labour Watch (CLW) started an undercover inspection of Samsung Suppliers in China. According to the official statement of the Korean number one smartphone producer, subsequent inspections showed no trace of child labour (CLW 2014)...

  32. The Most Important Factor in Dealing Child Abuse

    Evangelina Aguilar May 19, 2009 Ms. Perry Period 3 Child Abuse Over the years we have seen many drastic changes in family homes. Divorces and child abuse has driven families apart. Many children are no longer living with their birth families; they are being taken into foster homes...

  33. Child Abuse and Its Types

    Child Abuse June 24, 2007 What is child abuse? Child abuse is the mistreatment of a child in four different ways. Those four ways consist of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. The topic has been researched and discussed for many years, but no one took the time to report...

  34. Expository Essay Child Abuse

    person? I am living proof that Child abuse can be overcome, and one person standing up for me made that possible. As a child abuse overwhelmed every aspect of my life, because one woman chose to stand up for me and call the authorities, my life changed. My world went from abuse and sadness to a loving and...

  35. Child Abuse Research Paper

    Child Abuse Research Paper There are many affects of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Abuse to a child can be extremely damaging to their development. Studies show that with each different type of abuse there are different effects and also some similar. Physical Abuse can be very damaging...

  36. The Effect of Addiction

     The Effect of Addiction Tenisha Williams BSHS 455 March 16, 2015 Dawn Oliwa The Effect of Addiction According to "Psychology Today" (1991-2015), " Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingest a substance or engages in an activity that can be pleasurable but the continued...

  37. After Effects of Industrial Revolution

    changes that the world has faced because of industrialization easily equate the political effects that any of the European revolutions had. The changes can not be underestimated in importance to society today. Effects of the Industrial Revolution on Politics Although Britain had become a constitutional...

  38. Child Abuse Awarenes and Prevention

    considered, "child abuse", it can take many more forms than one might think. Some of which may not be as blatantly obvious. Child abuse, in its broadest terms, can be defined as an act towards a child that results in bodily and/or mental injury (Help Guide, 2001). It can happen to any child. It does not...

  39. Definitions of Child Abuse

    1. Definition of child abuse Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment and by a parent or other caregiver to a child, and it results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm, which results...

  40. Explore the Positive and Negative Affects of Social Networking Sights and Their Suitability for Young People

    themselves and their personal information up to the world. Bullying has entered the digital age. The impulses behind it are still the same, but the effect is magnified. In the past, the ways of bullying would have been whispered comments, or passed around notes. Now with a few clicks, a photo, video...

  41. Child Abuse - 1

    Angelo Ratto Reading and Study Skills March 15th 2011 Research Paper Child Abuse Child Abuse is a problem that is happening all around the country. It is the physical, emotional, mental or sexual mistreatment with children. It is done every day in homes across the country. Usually the parents,...

  42. Cases of Child Abuse

    CHILD ABUSE A pre-teen girl was tortured and killed by her mother. An eight- year old girl was absented from school and never missed. One year later she was found in a make shift grave by a park. A Polish father allegedly hacked his two young sons to death. These stories are all too familiar...

  43. Views and Opinions on the Effectiveness of Corporal Punishment to Discipline a Child

    punishment is effective in disciplining a child or whether it is child abuse. As a young child, my mother was constantly disciplining me. I am the oldest of eight and was always in trouble for something, even though I did no wrong. I suffered through many years of abuse, physically and mentally. The discipline...

  44. child abuse and neglect

    Introduction Every year more and more children are abused or neglected. Child abuse is becoming more and more of a problem here in the United States. More often than not, children that are abused and or neglected often lead to drugs...

  45. child abuse

    behavioral problems and a feeling of self-guilt that result in more serious effects than most of us know. The way a child is brought up has a lot to do with the person he or she will become, and the behaviors that a child witnesses can also have a major role in the way they will live there life as...

  46. The Ethical Legitimacy and Potential Abuses of Human Cloning

    Aldous Huxley's science-fiction prediction is nowhere near being fulfilled, there are serious questions about the ethical legitimacy and potential abuses that could result from the recently announced research. In one respect, I sympathize with the scientists involved who naively felt their work was...

  47. The Abuse of Children

    he abuse of children has come to be seen as a major social problem and a main cause of many peoples suffering and personal problems all statistics on the incidence and prevalence of child abuse and neglect are disputed by some experts. Many children live through everyday being abused sexually, physically...

  48. Prenata Drug Abuse

    Prenatal Drug Abuse Christina M. Barksdale Baker College Abstract The debate of charging pregnant women is not a new concept in preventing babies being born to illegal drugs and alcohol. Some will argue that prosecuting these women is the right thing to do and others are strongly against the...

  49. Mary Ellen Wilson Child Abuse Case, 1874

    stray dog? An underfed horse? No, Ms. Wheeler had been attempting to help a child, a violently physically and emotionally abused human being. During the early existence of the United States, laws against assault and therefore abuse did not have jurisdiction in a home, no matter the situation. Legal guardians...

  50. SOC 305 Week 5 Final Paper Effects and Solutions to Drug Abuse

    SOC 305 Week 5 Final Paper Effects and Solutions to Drug Abuse Purchase here http://chosecourses.com/soc-305-week-5-final-paper-effects-and-solutions-to-drug-abuse Description Focus of the Final Paper Select and then define a significant issue faced by the justice...

  51. Female Abuse

    Mary E Bailey Wednesday November 25, 2009 SSH 205 Final essay: Silence is not the answer: Female abuse and the Criminal justice system Danielle Mele Silence is not the answer, Female abuse and the Criminal justice system “On December 6, 1989, a man entered the School of Engineering at...

  52. Child welfare

    I have always been interested in learning more about child welfare and the rights of the child, and this booklet, “Understanding the Child welfare System in California,” was really helpful in breaking down the different agencies and services involved with the process. After reading this booklet, I have...

  53. Effect of Domestic Violence on Children

    Effects Of Domestic Violence on Children - Outline Any time a mother is abused her children are also affected in both overt and subtle ways. When a mother is abused, her children see it, hear it, and sense it. When a mother is abused, her children feel confusion, stress, and fear. When a mother...

  54. Sexual Abuse

    Sexual abuse occurs when anyone behaves, or makes you behave, in a sexual manner that hurts you or makes you afraid or uncomfortable. Generally, this abuse falls into one of three broad categories: rape/sexual assault, sexual harassment, and incest. For the purposes of this article, I'll refer to sexual...

  55. Child Poverty

    The national research center of child poverty in the american children's statics show that the percentages of poverty in children have increase nationwide. during the infant years of childrens scientists have research and determine a child development growth has decline. statics shows that during...

  56. Types of Child Labour

    Types of Child Labour Children and young people work in a wide variety of different areas. These include: Providing care within a family, for example to a sick adult relative. Domestic work - This may be paid or unpaid and provided wither to a relative or non-relative. This is sometimes referred...

  57. A Child Called 'It'

    A Childs Struggle to Survive 11/10/13 “Even in its darkest passages, the heart is unconquerable. It is important that the body survives, but it is more meaningful that the human spirit prevails.” The title of this book is “A Child Called It” by Dave Pelzer. It was published by the Omaha Press...

  58. Abuse is Abuse

     Abuse is Abuse Tyler Dudley Mr. Pozesny 9/15/15 CJ333/ Unit 3 Abuse is Abuse Whether it is a 74 year old man or a little baby abuse is abuse and comes in many different forms. People often take advantage of the elderly and it is because they don’t exactly know what is going...

  59. Abuse

    Emotionally abused women experience negative psychological outcomes long after the abusive spousal relationship has ended. This study compares forgiveness therapy (FT) with an alternative treatment (AT; anger validation, assertiveness, interpersonal skill building) for emotionally abused women who had...

  60. The Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Depression, Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress for Women After Spousal Emotional Abuse

    The Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Depression, Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress for Women after Spousal Emotional Abuse COUN 506 May 21. 2011 Summary The article, “The Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Depression, Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress for Women after Spousal Emotional Abuse”, by...