Psychological abuse

The psychological effect of sexual abuse as studied by psychology- describe how sexual abuse alters cognitive development through the basic trends in research in sexual abuse in childhood in general. Different behaviors that can be attributed from childhood sexual abuse have been identified. These developed Behaviors include: domestic violence & continued sexual abuse, accordingly connect to religious identity then into a worldview. Also the effects of Spirituality Individual differences in…

The Psychological and Behavioral Effects of Child Abuse Child abuse is essentially any kind of physical, verbal maltreatment or even sexual molestation of a child. It affects the psychological thinking of children, which can lead to their bad behavior. 3.6 million referrals are made to child protection agencies that involve more than 6.6 million children. Children who have suffered abuse or neglect may present extreme behavior problems including emotional instability, depression, and aggression…

The consequence of physical and emotional/psychological abuse in children is they fall behind in their domains development. This impairs the child’s emotional development and sense of self-worth through insults, intimidation, and physical aggression. This will affect a child from being social with his or her peers because of language neglect. Physical and Emotional/Psychological abuse harms the developmental process of trust and forming a stable relationship with other people. This deprives the…

In the United States alone, roughly 3.3 million reports of child abuse, involving almost 6 million children are made. If that fact was broken down further, it would conclude that between four to seven children die everyday from child abuse. According to the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003[ Basic state grant program that help states improve the practices done towards preventing and treating child abuse.], child abuse is “any recent act or failure to act on the part of the caretaker…

reading this book, the reader can understand that every child in the Bundren family has suffered from some type of psychological abuse. According to the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children), “psychological abuse is defined as the ongoing emotional maltreatment or emotional neglect of a child”. Emotional abandonment and physical abuse can fall into this form of abuse. Although…

because the abuse of drugs leads to changes in the structure and function of the brain”. (Goldberg 2014) While the actual physical state of dependence on both legal and illegal substances such as alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and cocaine is a mental disorder and a disease of the brain, what causes an individual to begin this long, harmful decline into the dark depths of addiction and abuse? There are two major arguments in the case of the root causes of one’s susceptibility towards substance…

Carol Senf even argues that, “The physical abuse that Milicent went Shackelford 7 through could never amount to the psychological abuse that Arthur heaps on Helen” (Senf 451). Helen is blinded by her blind love of Arthur to see his darker side. Arthur’s personality can be compared to the popular novella of Dr. Jekyll and Hyde. Arthur uses Dr. Jekyll to get Helen to fall in love with him. Once they became married, Hyde is the only side Helen ever comes in contact with. This can be seen every…

The Ballad of General Fisheye, of the People’s Liberation Army Earl Lovelace’s, “The Dragon Can’t Dance” is the story of the people living in the town of Cavalry Hill, a slum in the Port of Spain. Oppression and poverty runs rampant throughout the city and plays a heavy role in the everyday life of most of its residents specifically, a man named Fisheye. Fisheye, the former leader of an anti-oppression group, portrays the oppressed citizen in that he both characterizes someone who is being…

The Pigman by Paul Zindel is a funny, well written book and should be read by middle schoolers. The Pigman takes place in Staten Island over a course of a year, at the graveyard, the zoo, Mr. Pignati's house, and Lorraine’s house. John and Lorraine are 16 year old sophomores in high school. They are struggling to keep a reputation of charity workers when with Mr. Pignati. (The Pigman) When John, Lorraine, and their friends call was charity workers to Mr. Pignati’s House, he answers and…

Nevertheless, Beauvoir asserts that individuals may fail to recognize this oppressive treatment and thus, accept it as usual treatment. As a result, Beauvoir argues that individuals have a duty to assert their freedom, especially if others impede it. Beauvoir states, “…the oppressed can fulfill his freedom as a man only in revolt, since the essential characteristic of the situation against which he is rebelling is precisely its prohibiting him from any development…” It is morally acceptable for…