Essays on the causes and effects of child abuse

This paper "The Causes And Effects Of Child Abuse " addresses the issues of child abuse and its multi-dimensional perspectives requiring empirical investigation. The paper takes considerable account of the common causes of child abuse as well as the main components of the term.... The subject of child abuse is one of the most debatable areas among experts in social sciences. The issue of child abuse primarily concerns about the physical or psychological mistreatment of children. Child maltreatment...

It is due to The Causes And Effects Of Child Abuse and neglect that and reliable change is needed I order to ensure a better and safer life for the children who are the future of our world.... Topic: Child Abuse and Neglect Societal Change Introduction Among the many different facing, the world today is the problem of child abuse and neglect.... he needed change is that there needs to be more programs that are intended to help children who have been victims of child abuse through parenting training sessions....

Name: Tutor: Course: Date: University: Child Abuse This paper is intended to look at the causes, effects of child abuse and the prevention measures.... effects of child abuse 3.... effects of child abuse Child abuse and neglect results into physical, psychological, cognitive and behavioral consequences which are at times interrelated (Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (HHS), Washington, DC.... Causes of child abuse 2.... Prevention of child abuse To begin with, child abuse is also referred to child mistreatment and it involves any form of physical, emotion ill treatment, sexual abuse, exploitation or neglect that may result into potential harm to the child's health, dignity or development....

Psychiatric and behavioural effects of child abuse are equivalent across the different forms of child abuse (Vachoon et al.... A study on natives and non-natives in Sweden, however, identifies difference in effects of child abuse, based on the type of abuse that is experienced and ethnicity.... 1O: No significant difference exist in effects of child abuse by type of abuseH2O: No significant difference exist in effects of child abuse due to environmental factors MethodologyResearch designThe quantitative method's survey design has been selected because of its features and advantages that guarantee feasibility of the study, as compared to features of alternative quantitative designs....

When some of these children become parents later on in life; the mentally traumatized ones, especially those suffering from remnants of Posttraumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) or other after effects of child abuse may encounter difficulties when faced with the stress and strain of dealing with infants and the needs of young children which may in turn lead to unpleasant results for their child's social-emotional growth.... This research study "Risk Factors of child abuse" is concerned with the statistics that approve or disapprove the hypothesis that experiencing child abuse improves the possibilities of such persons growing up to abuse their children during their later lives....

effects of child abuse ranges from the individual abused child to the abuser and eventually to the entire society where it occur.... The effects of child abuse occur in number of ways including physical, psychological, behavioral, and societal effects.... Child Welfare Information Gateway (2008) confirms that the effects of child abuse occur tend to occur subsequently.... The issue of child abuse has caused great confusions among members of the society with regard to governments' desire to control and monitor every activity done on the child....

After reviewing numerous articles, journals, books, newspapers or other sources, it would become easier to analyze the extent of influence over one's mind of child abuse from childhood to adulthood.... This paper involves discussion and research to find out if the victims of child-abuse remember their cases when they turn older and if it really impacts their behaviors and life in various ways.... Findings from this research will help clarifying the misconception that early abuse has minimal impact on long term outcomes....

The paper "Causes and Control of child abuse" describes that in the US, there are approximately 900,000 children who are abused, and from them, 1,500 don't survive.... It is a fact that the cases of child abuse usually increase day by day around the global.... Currently, each and every country contain laws that protect children against abuse; due to overwhelming cases of child abuse, many countries have amended some of the Acts in order to reinforce the law against child abuse....

(Journal of Child Sexual Abuse) CAUSES of child abuse Sexual child abuse was a reluctant issue in past but with the passage of time it became a serious issue as awareness spread among people.... In the paper 'Sexual child abuse' the author analyzes various ways of sexual activities and behaviors that occurs between a child and an adult person in which an adult person victimizes a child for his sexual satisfaction and pleasure by harassing him sexually.... EXUAL child abuse Introduction Sexual child abuse includes various ways of sexual activities and behaviors that occurs between a child and an adultperson in which an adult person victimizes a child for his sexual satisfaction and pleasure by harassing him sexually....

This essay answers the biggest question which has been whether such victims of child abuse are worse off or better because their stories and identities are never reported so often in the media.... Today we have cases whereby incidences of child abuse have been reported or publicized in the media.... The biggest question has been whether such victims of child abuse are worse off or better because their stories and identities are never reported so often in the media....

The paper "Brain Development of child abuse Victims" critically analyzes the issues of brain development of child abuse victims.... The biggest question is whether such victims of child abuse are worse off or better because their stories and identities are never reported so often in the media.... There are cases whereby incidences of child abuse are reported or publicized in the media.... Brain Development of child abuse Victims Brain Development of child abuse Victims Since every person today is en d to privacy, the right to privacy when it comes to victims of abuses is something that has been widely discussed and debated upon....

The researchers were able to record the effects of child abuse to victims.... THE LASTING EFFECTS AND REPETITIVE NATURE of child abuse Child abuse has been a recorded as an increasing health issue among families in recent decades.... This process was deemed important since the lack of a successful intervention would not only create social deviants among these children, but also cause them to become potential abusers in the future, and perpetuating the cycle of abuse to their own families The Lasting Effects and Repetitive Nature of child abuse The concept of child abuse and its effects has been recorded for at least a few decades however there has been a slow progress in the development of effective intervention measures....

onsequences of child abuse are proved to be farther reaching than suspected earlier.... The essay "effects of child Sexual Abuse" focuses on the critical, and multifaceted analysis of the major issues concerning the effects of child sexual abuse.... 151512 OF THE YEAR: DEPARTMENT: SUPERVISOR: OUTLINE: I have taken 'effects of child Sexual Abuse' as a topic of my Dissertation.... esearch also has shown that child abuse is not a momentary happening without further complications....

n most cases the cause of Paedophilia is as a result of child hood experience by the adult who commits the crime and this in turn affects the development of their personality, and therefore most paedophiles have themselves been victims of child abuse of a sexual nature.... n the other hand 53 out of 96 women and 59 out of 96 men have experienced child abuse and are now involved in domestic violence.... (2006) Animal cruelty by children exposed to domestic violence child abuse and Neglect, 30, 425-435....

The effects of child abuse are immense and deserve their own discussion, what is perhaps more important than the issue of effect is the issue of cause, and therefore how to prevent the abuse of children.... Although the effects of child abuse are immense and deserve their own discussion, what is perhaps more important than the issue of effect is the issue of cause, and therefore how to prevent the abuse of children.... However, while the effects of child abuse can be clearly measured quantitatively by statistics dealing with prevalence and qualitatively with cognitive effects, the causes of child abuse are often multipart and strongly dependent on context....

lloy defines negative cognitive style as a characteristic way of attributing the causes of negative life events to stable, internal, and global factors (e.... This type of abuse refers to verbally reviling a child through name calling, threatening, criticizing, trivializing, accusation or blaming of the child.... says it is “part of the broader concept of psychological abuse or maltreatment against children” (qtd.... This negative emotional effect caused by verbal abuse can be linked with increased risk of fanatical and irrational behavior from childhood even to his adulthood....

he author then enjoyed the difficulties and challenges that came with the research as he learned much from the experience and was able to deepen his understanding regarding abuse.... One of the main issues is how the victims of abuse suffer from the shock and gruesome experiences.... It is not only the concern of the author but the society as a whole as all citizens are prone to abuse....

This essay "The effects of child abuse" discusses the claim that children who are victims of abuse, molestation and exploitation will grow to attain negative psychological discrepancies and outstanding trauma.... This theory becomes very instrumental in explaining the effects of child abuse in the children since as research portray, children rarely overcome the psychological effects of child abuse and even into their adulthoods, the memories of the abuse and molestations affect their relationship with the rest of the society and even their own children. ...

All this laced with habits of alcohol or drug abuse makes up a very dangerous combination which ultimately gives way to exponential rise of household abuses.... Alcohol abuse and drug abuse have long lasting effects which culminates to loss of health and aggravation of poverty.... The newly searched form of household abuse is men afflicting their wife with HIV/AIDS virus.... Their chances of economic and academic successes get diminished to another low and will become another source of family and household abuse (Bloom, 16)....

The paper "Causes of child abuse" discusses a major problem in our society at the present.... Causes of child abuse The of family has changed in the last century or so.... On the other end of the spectrum, physical abuse occurs in 30 percent of child abuse cases.... Theories of child abuse and Neglect: Differential Perspectives, Summaries, and Evaluations.... The survey carried out by the Child Protective Service (CPS) agencies in the United States shows that child abuse has a 1....

This will only be made possible by clearly stating the effects of long term verbal abuse to victims' health and well-being.... The author of the paper examines the verbal abuse which is described as a statement told to a victim in order to negatively define them and make them feel inferior.... When a person withholds a response which will make a victim feel non-existent, then that would be an act of verbal abuse.... Suzette categorizes verbal abuse into different language behavior modes which she explains should be dealt with in a different way from the other....

million reports of child abuse are made in the United States involving 6 million children” (par.... The chart below shows the types of child abuse that happen (Source: Child Help).... of Teacher The effects of child Sexual Abuse The sexual abuse of children has always been a problem in our society.... The effects of child Sexual Abuse as Children ... In addition, five children die in child abuse crimes each year in the United States, giving the United States the worst record from all countries (Child Help)....

The definition of child abuse is somewhat unclear and the effects are mixed but without question, abuse is a detriment to children, families and ultimately, to society as a whole.... The definition of child abuse is somewhat unclear and the effects are mixed but without question abuse is a detriment to children, families and ultimately, to society as a whole.... This paper provides a brief historical perspective and examines the present definition(s) held by Western society as well as the types, risk factors and prevalence of incidence but the main concern lies with the consequences of child abuse and neglect....

During the past century, a national awareness and resulting desire to curb the instances and effects of child neglect has emerged which has caused legislation to be enacted.... The paper "Negative Consequences of child abuse" states that the long-term effects of child neglect vary depending on the level of neglect and degree to which the child is resilient but unquestionably, it negatively affects the child both in the present and future, their family and the whole of society....

This paper discusses these long Life long consequences of child maltreatment Lifelong consequences of child maltreatment Introduction Maltreatment of children by their caregivers or parent has become an important public health and social welfare issue.... This paper discusses these long life effects of chid maltreatment.... Most cases of childhood abuse, especially the abused and neglected individuals are in semi-skilled and menial occupation in their adulthood....

Further, it will analyze the short-term and long-term effects of the drugs so as to give a clear understanding of the effects of drug abuse.... The paper will research the effects of the drugs on non-abusers.... Further, it will analyze the short term and long term effects of the drugs so as to give a clear understanding on the effects of drug abuse.... he paper will also research on the effects of the drugs to the non-abusers....

Other causes of child abuse can be attributed to substance abuse effects such as parental stress and low frustration tolerance (Delva, 2000). ... Other effects of drug abuse to the family can be associated with child abuse and domestic violence.... ubstance abuse in families often lead to such problems as mental illness, domestic violence, economic difficulties, unrealistic expectations of children, isolation, child abuse, neglect, and poor parenting skills....

(2008) most literature on child abuse have shown that school counselor are in a better position to recognize and mitigate the effects of child abuse on children.... Victims of child abuse struggled to regain their identity, respect, and acceptance by the general society as they grow up.... Due to differing application of the term child sex abuse, no universally accepted definition of child abuse.... revalence of child abuse ...

n Canada, laws of child welfare calls that all the suspected cases of child abuse must be properly investigated and if there is a need for child's protection.... iven coverage for child abuse- with the complexity of child abuse as well as its impact to Canadians, effectiveness of preventing child abuse response and identifying its major cause has been an important task.... Many times people are reluctant to cases of child abuse.... The investigations of child abuse and the precautions are very sensitive to the affected child ....

The long term effects of drug abuse on the unborn fetus of a pregnant mother Tom-Louis W.... Consequently, the adverse effects of drug abuse are transferred from mother to child since most mothers are unable to quit drug abuse during their pregnancy (Mosby, 2005).... Based on this assumption, the negative consequences of tobacco smoking will be considered in tandem with the negative effects of drug abuse on the fetus' long term development.... The negative effects of alcohol consumption on the fetus' brain development are essential to understanding the development of Axis II type disorders later in the child's life....

he families of the substance abusers should be made aware of the ill effects of substance abuses, as an intervention to prevent substance abuses.... In the paper 'Substance abuse and Drug Addiction,' the author focuses on the problem with substance abuse, which is that it not only affects the human body but also the human mind, as a result of which, the addicted person starts having a lot of problems.... The author states that the problems caused by substance abuse never remains confined within the personal sphere, rather, it affects a wider range of space including the industry as well as the society that the person is involved with....

hese theoretical effects of child abuse would become clearer if a true case of a survivor was to be studied.... The author of the paper states that over recent years, cases of child abuse have been on the rise.... Over the recent years, cases of child abuse have been on the rise.... In some countries, instances of child abuse are also driven by local myths and traditions.... he practice of child abuse has existed in some form or the other since time immemorial....

This research paper attempts to identify the type and forms of child sexual abuse cases in the study areas and then determine the causes of child sexual abuse in schools in UK.... It will also endeavour to find out how child sexual abuse cases are handled in the study areas and generate suggestions on how effectively the problem of child sexual abuse in school can be addressed.... Poverty, sexual pleasure, lack of protection and peer influence are found to be the main causes of child sexual abuse in schools in the areas studied....

Some the factors that influence the effects of child abuse include child's characteristics and the relationship with the perpetrator (Rogers and Kimberley, 2004).... Although the physical aspects of child abuse can be temporary, their effects can cause long-term pain (Scougall, 2008).... This is classified as a form of child abuse among infants.... There are instances of child abuse that results on chronic stress that leads to hyper arousal....

For the convergent validity of this study, the construct of child abuse must be closely measured in relation to the sexual offending behaviors of adults.... child abuse Review, 17(2), 119-132.... child abuse & Neglect, 33(3), 179-192. ... Did their study truly measure the effect of child sexual abuse on the later psychosexual functioning of these participants in their study?... Journal of child Sexual Abuse, 20(1), 77-93....

The effects of child abuse affect directly the children that experience the effect because they their bodies are weakened, or their emotional stability is frustrated and with some cases going through hospitalization for physical and suffering and torture.... In US, there were cases of child abuse that went unreported to the federal government and these left children to suffer at the hands of those who tormented them.... Over time, there has been shortage in the legislation in its attempt to address the various aspects of child abuse, which had evolved differently in ways that outlived the first form of the legislation....

This paper under the title "Drug and Alcohol abuse" focuses on the fact that drugs cause more losses to the family, employer, and society than alcohol.... Statistical data and studies from existing literature are used to determine the abuse has made a greater scourge on society.... rug abuse causes more losses to the family, employer and society than alcohol abuse.... he quantitative methodology is utilized in determining whether drug abuse has more burden for society than alcohol abuse....

child abuse assumes a greater significance among the social problems that the United States faces today.... As the report stresses child abuse affects not only the victims but all sections of the society who are linked with them and it creates lasting personality disorders and psychological problems in the whole life of the abused.... child abuse assumes a greater significance among the social problems that the United States faces today.... child abuse affects not only the victims but all sections of the society who are linked with them and it creates lasting personality disorders and psychological problems in the whole life of the abused....

The paper "The Consequences of Alcohol Abuse in Seminole County Florida" is to highlight the etiology and the various effects of alcohol abuse on the nation and the people and the paper would also underline the programs undertaken by the national communities to solve the issue of alcohol abuse.... The major objective of the paper is to highlight the etiology and the various effects of the alcohol abuse on the nation and the people and the paper would also underline the programs undertaken by the national communities to solve the issue of alcohol abuse....

Another major setback in the issue of child abuse is the inexperienced and untrained staff in charge of foster care centres: “majority of staff responsible for children in foster care do not have the information, skills or training necessary to respond to the needs of sexually abused and abusing children.... A study of the prevalence of child abuse and neglect.... However, there are differing perspectives about whether such a problem ever exists or not, there is no doubt about the numerous consequences and effects of sexual abuse of any sort....

The paper 'Elderly abuse in the UK' illuminates such social issue as financial, neglect, physical, psychological abuses of the old-aged humans which they undergo from both relatives and strangers.... Many theories were used to explain the occurrence of elderly abuse in many parts of the world.... A recent research suggests that physical abuse is highly dependent on the characteristics of the abuser rather than the abused.... In line with this, the dependence on alcohol of the abuser is another factor to be considered in explaining elderly abuse....

Baker, Billhardt, Warren, Rollins and Glass (2010) argue that since violence against women undermines the development of child-mother relationships, it leaves the children without a protective parent, especially when the mother is rendered homeless.... Besides trauma, a number of characteristics are critical to consider for research on consequences and mechanisms of child exposure to homelessness.... What is clear however is that the effects of violence-related homelessness are far-reaching, moving swiftly from the victims to family members and social networks and to the community....

In recent years, the topic of child sexual or physical abusers of other children has been widely discussed in the media.... For the purpose of this paper 'Victims of abuse' the author investigated the effect of abuse on children, with particular reference to sexual abuse and physical violence.... The objectives of my research were to establish whether there is a causative link between abuse experienced in childhood and children becoming abusers in turn....

Also discussed are the causes of physical child abuse.... hapter three gives a comprehensive look at issues of child neglect as a type of family violence.... The methodology used to describe the topic satisfactorily explains the causes, effects and preventive measures of child neglect.... his chapter discusses the various factors that relate to punishment and the effects of different forms of physical punishment as a form of child physical abuse....

The paper "The Consequences of child abuse" highlights that people have created campaigns that help create awareness and provide a platform for common people to fight child abuse.... This article will scrutinize the various forms of child abuse and the solutions that can help solve this issue (Crozier, Hopper and Kolk, 2013). ... Physical child abuse is the most noticeable form of child abuse.... Another prevalent form of child abuse is emotional mistreatment....

In her study on the prevention of child abuse, Monica Diner observes; “many times this is in part, the consequence of poverty and ignorance of certain families, especially in some parts of Asia, Africa, South America, but many other cases are purely criminal” (Diner, 2007, p.... The growing rate of child abuse cases and allegations accelerates tension and anxiety among the parents as well as the authority.... However, it can be noticed that most data collections address the issue of child abuse and neglect in general and this makes it difficult for the researchers to identify the actual data on victims of child sex assault alone....

The adult survivors of child sexual abuse exhibit behaviors that are not common in other individuals.... Childhood Sexual Abuse Insert Customer Name Insert Course Name Insert Tutor Name 9 July 2012 Childhood Sexual Abuse This research paper is focused on the psychological effects of childhood sexual abuse on adult survivors.... According to Schetky and Green (1988), child sexual abuse is the exploitation of a child for sexual gratification.... It can either be intra-familial or extra-familial child sexual abuse....

“Almost five children die every day as a result of child abuse.... In fact, “A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds” (Statement 1).... In most cases, child abuse claims are social problems requiring social solutions from the society and not legal actions.... Parental child abuse may arise from immature and unrealistic expectations, stresses of child care, unmet emotional needs, drug or alcohol problems, economic crisis, difficulty in relationships, domestic violence, depression or other mental health problems, and lack of parenting knowledge, poor moral standards, poor performance in school, and favoring some children (Prevent child abuse New York 1)....

Where domestic violence subsists cases of serious abuse would occur, which may even result in death.... Where domestic violence subsists cases of serious abuse would occur, that may even result in death.... At this time, the fetus and the mother are very vulnerable to injury of abuse.... Due to the stress of violence some women involve themselves in harmful behavior to cope with violence and abuse such as drug taking, smoking and alcohol abuse (Baird & Mitchell, 2013). ...

This essay "What Is Child Abuse" focuses on the definition of child abuse and what are the kinds of abuse.... Child Abuse Fatemah Al Khalifah Research paper Dean Michael Lynn 11 12/ 11 The purpose of this research is to know what the definition of child abuse is and what are the kinds of abuse.... The idea of using strict discipline on children to encourage or improve their behavior at schools and at home is a futile attempt at control; and moreover, a form of child abuse that has negative effects on the child's psychology....