Abuse And Neglect, Addictions, Live Crises, Loss, And Grief

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Symptoms of Abuse or Neglect

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Mental health and behavioral problems; substance abuse; relationship difficulties; increased likelihood of developing Reactive Attachement Disorder

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Risk of Abuse

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Includes children of an economically disadvantaged, single, young parent home; family stress, social isolation, medical problems of the child, family violence, alcohol or drug abuse, and crises; perpetrator may have experienced abuse themselves

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Physical Abuse Symptoms

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Child may exhibit fear, withdrawal, anxiety, anger, behavioral problems, aggression, poor social skills, and poor problem-solving skills

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Sexual Abuse

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Results in significant emotional or behavioral problems for the child being abused; may result in the child becomming a perpetrator themself

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Signs of Sexual Abuse

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Trouble walking or sitting; sexual inappropriateness; avoidance of a specific person without a reason; running away from home; reluctance to change clothing in front of others; sexually transmitted disease or pregnancy under 14 yoa; lifelong problems include self-image, intamacy, agression, withdrawal, phobias, sleep disorders, and eating disorders

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Signs of Neglect

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Slower than normal physical development due to malnourishment; delayed mental development due to a lack of stimiulation; lack of medical attention; poor school performance due to absences; poor social skills and lack of friends; emotional problems; lack of parental supervision; death

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Signs of Emotional Abuse

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Poor self-esteem; insecurity and anxiety; relationship problems; inability to trust or predict the future; delays in speech and language skills; fearfulness, withdrawal, distrust, anxiousness to please; criminal behavior; substance abuse

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Perpetrator of Abuse

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Sexual abuse: known male

Physical abuse of child under 14 yoa: mother

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Elder Abuse

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Inflicted by family members, neglect is the most common type; poverty, substance addictions, and difficulty holding a job are contirubuting factors

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Trauma and Violence

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Includes domestic and exploitation

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Domestic Violence

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Occurs in response to a conflict where the motivation is to gain control of the situation at hand rather than control of the relationship; perpetrator has a desire to control the partner in the relationship

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Cycle of Abuse

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Four phases of abuse

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Phase I

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Tension building: a breakdown in communication occurs, after which the survivor becomes fearful and experiences the need to calm down the abuser

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Phase II

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Incident: describes the verbal, emotional and/or physical abuse that occurs and includes feelings of deep anger, blaming, and threats

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Phase III

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Reconciliation: the abuser appologizes, gives excuses, blames the survivor and denies the abuse

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Phase IV

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Calm: phase in which the incident is forgiven and in one's mind no abuse is taking place, refered to as the "honeymoon phase"

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Exploitation

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A type of trauma and exploitation of vulnerable populations, those who are dependent upon caregivers; sexual exploitation of children can occur such as forced prositution, sexual trafficking, and pronography

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Addicitons

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Described as a physical or psychological craving for a drug; often a contributing factor in domestic violence cases

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Co-dependency

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Behavior that includes covering up for the substance abuser's problem behavior and even providing the abuser with substances to keep the peace; children of substance abusers often have trouble trusting others

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Substance Abuse Tx

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Workers need to consider client factors such as needs, history, personal resources, motivation level, and support system

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Life Crises, Loss, Grief

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Includes poverty, suicide, aging, and death

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Poverty

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1/5 of all children in the U.S. live in poverty; single-women with children are most likely to live in poverty

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Suicide

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10th leading cause of death in the U.S. (34,000); 11 attempts for every successful attempt

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Personal Characteristics of Suicidal Individuals

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Mental disorders (mood disorder or schizophrenia); substance abuse; low social involvement, hopelessness, poor pain tolerance and health; inadequate social support; unemployment or retirement; stressful environment; being male; previous attempts; not being heterosexual; access to firearms; incarceration

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Aging

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55% of the elderly suffer from depression, may be misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's or as having dementia

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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross: 5 Stages of Dying

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Stages of Dying

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Stage 1: Denial

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Individual disbelieves they are dying; may be in a state of shock

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Stage 2: Anger

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Marked by rage and resentment towards God and others, marked with frustration

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Stage 3: Bargaining

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Efforts to strike a deal with fate, God, or others

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Stage 4: Depression or Despair

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Deep sadness develops, fear of death may occur, feelings of tremendous loss

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Stage 5: Acceptance

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Individual is often void of feeling, stuggle with death ends