Signs Of Psychological Abuse

There may be developmental delays due to a failure to thrive and grow, although this will only be evident if the child thrives when away from the circumstances in which they are being abused. A child may appear well cared for however is being taunted, put down or belittled. They may receive little to no love, affection or attention. Potential signs of emotional abuse can be neurotic behaviour e.g. sulking, hair twisting, rocking. Being unable to play, fear of making mistakes, sudden speech disorders, self harm, fear of parents being approached regarding their behaviour, developmental delay in terms of emotional progress.

Psychological abuse also known as emotional abuse is when someone affects the emotional and social aspect of someone’s life. It is a pattern of behaviors by caregivers that interferes with cognitive, emotional, psychological, and social development. In other words’ it is when someone does something intentionally to hurt the emotional aspects of another person.

Child abuse consists of acts that endanger a child 's physical and emotional development. Physical abuse is defined as non accidental injury to a child, includes burns, cuts, bruises, hitting, whipping, throwing, having anti-social behavior, or having fear of adults. Emotional abuse is attitude or behavior that interacts with a child 's mental

Q1 Child abuse would be one of many possible explanations at this point. In addition to the indicators mentioned above, describe at least four physical signs and four behavioural signs that you might look for if you still thought that child abuse was a possibility. (P1)

Recognize the warning signs: Some of the warning signs include: children who are overly aggressive, children who are often hungry, children who have mysterious or unexplainable bruises, children who are unsupervised or left home alone frequently, children who aren’t adequately dressed for the weather, children who have low self-esteem, children who show interest in sex that’s not appropriate for his or her

It is likely that the Childs behaviour would be the indicator to sexual abuse, although physical signs may also be present, it is also important to remember that it is not just men who sexually abuse children, allegations against women, young people, and other children are becoming more common.

Rape – e.g. a male member of staff having sex with a Mental Health client (see Mental Health Act 1983)

Emotional: Emotional child abuse is a form of behaviour that effects a child’s emotional development and sense of wellbeing. Signs of emotional abuse can vary by age and even gender. Children suffering form emotional mistreatment can become overly aggressive or extremely withdrawn, they may even show signs of both. The signs of emotional abuse can be hard to detect and even harder to link, as a direct cause, to verbal and psychological maltreatment. Some typical characteristics of children suffering emotional abuse may include, low self-confidence, becoming detached and finding it difficult to form relationships, the child maybe become aggressive towards others and may refrain form making eye contact when being spoken to or interacting with others. In older children alcohol or drug abuse can be an indicator of emotional abuse.

It is very hard to distinguish and recognize actual abuse but as the practitioners we must not be afraid to seek for more information from parents or other specialists. If concerned we should contact to social services to prevent/stop the crime from being committed. It is crucial to keep in head how serious consequences of any kind of abuse are and how disturbing they are on development and future of every child. We must not ignore any symptoms especially if they do not stop with the time. Our one action or referral can change whole life of the child for better.

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.

Abuse is a very sensitive subject to speak about, as we all know, it happens around the world everyday under our noses. But when it does happen and we are made aware of it, we begin to realise just how bad abuse is and can be. But what is abuse? Why does abuse happen? And how can we recognise abuse when it is taking place?

Sometimes adults are not able to care for a child because of they are too busy, they have addictions, or they have stress. When a parent or authority figure places unreasonable, excessive or impossible demands on the child, uses intimidation and aggressive methods or uses verbal attacks it can be considered emotional abuse. Emotional abuse can also mean psychological or emotional neglect. When the parent or caregiver denies the child love, guidance, or support, they are robbing that child of the ability to experience normal psychological growth and development ( Partridge ). Some of the common problems of emotional abuse include insecurity, social withdrawal, depression, destructive behavior, suicide, low self esteem, or lack of confidence. It affects the person being abused immediately and in the long run as well. There are many different signs and symptoms. some of the signs may include talking badly about themselves, seeming emotionally immature when being compared to other peers, or experiencing sudden change in behavior, such as doing poorly in school. You can also tell by a person’s actions or emotions towards the people around them. Babies and pre-school children who are being emotionally abused or neglected

Every year, child abuse and neglect affect more than one million children nation-wide (Currie and Tekin 1). Along with this, child abuse is the source of severe injury to more than 500,000 children and the death of over 1,500 children (Currie and Tekin 1). These outrageously large numbers reveal the extent to which child abuse and neglect impact society; however, they do not acknowledge the effect abuse can have on a child’s life and the repercussions that may occur in both the individual’s childhood and adulthood. While the effects most certainly include physical pain and possibly future disabilities, child abuse and neglect can also affects the child’s psychological welfare. Psychological effects are often more difficult to recognize,

Throughout the course of history, millions of children have been victims of physical abuse; it has been shown that the effects of this abuse can profoundly influence ones mental and physical health in the span of his or hers life.

The issue of child emotional abuse is often a difficult topic to discuss as well as treat. Emotional abuse can be very difficult to recognize since it is generally a relationship between a child and a caretaker and not a specific incident or series of events that can be pointed to as abuse. In fact, emotional and psychological maltreatment have no definition that is universally agreed upon, therefore, the two terms are often used interchangeably. Emotional abuse is the most common form of child abuse. While emotional abuse can be present absent any other type of abuse, such as physical or sexual abuse, there is almost certainly emotional abuse present with all other forms of abuse. Emotional abuse may not leave physical scars but it does appear to leave long lasting psychological scars. While there is evidence of psychological damage due to emotional abuse, it is not clear exactly how deep and lasting the damage may be. There is a great need to research the effects, treatment, and interventions for emotional abuse.