Category: Child Abuse

Child ill-treatment is a ruinous social issue globally. It is due to frustrations and anger in the members of the family or society who are not happy with their lifestyle or financial status. Child abuse can occur at home, academic institutions, or any place like dance classes, music classes, gymnasiums, or play areas wherever the…

We most likely experienced that one teacher we had a connection with and looked out for us as a child. Teachers play an important role in children’s lives. We look to them for guidance and protection. If a child is being abused or neglected, what is the teachers role in this case? Training is vital…

The Social Problem Addressed by the Policy Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), displayed a major impact on children including foster youths (Hobbs, Hobbs, & Wynne, 1999). In 1974, CAPTA (PL 93-247), was enacted to protect children (Gateway, 2019). This paper dives into the critical analysis of the issues related to unreported child abuse,…

Child Maltreatment Child maltreatment is all the forms of neglect, ill-treatment, and commercial exploitation that may result in subsequent potential harm to minors. It exists in four types of abuse; sexual, emotional, physical, and neglect (Merrick & Latzman, 2015). As a significant societal problem, child abuse could lead to lifelong repercussions, social misplacements, or in…

Misuse of children is frequent nowadays. Child abuse is the physical, psychological, or sexual abuse of a child. It can be done by the hands of parents, close relatives, or caregivers, and it is significantly harmful to the psyche of the child. The greatest danger of child abuse is children who reach five years old…

Child abuse includes acts of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. It is estimated that about half of all children who are abused are of school age. The consequences of abuse can be profound for its victims, including physical and/or emotional injury, difficulty in building healthy relationships, and increased likelihood of engaging in child abuse as…

Psychological research is conducted to help broaden our knowledge and understanding of psychological processes, human behaviors and to possibly help build effective treatments for disorders and diagnostic criteria that accurately diagnose patients. In many different countries and cultures, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has many different diagnostic criteria that define the disorder. Due to the lack…

The impacts and effects that childhood sexual abuse has on survivors in adulthood may be vast and varied to each individual. This essay will, therefore, look at how male childhood sexual abuse effects the adult. Combining the psychological, sociological and physical effects to the roots, to include ethical and legal implications to practice with an…

Chapman et al (2004) describes adverse childhood experience (ACE) as a traumatic experience in a persons life occurring before the age of 18 which the person remembers as an adult. Some examples of ACEs are physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, alcoholism in the family, drug abuse in the family, depression or any other mental…

Spanking is a widely practiced ritual in many countries; it is another way of ‘disciplining’ youngsters to behave appropriately. Because it is kept a secret which most people don’t talk about, and children are expected to sit and watch their parents do anything ‘behind closed doors’. This method of discipline (spanking) can sometimes lead to…