In my paper, I will be discussing how both emotional abuse and neglect place devastating psychological effects on a child’s development, into adulthood. Although emotional abuse and neglect are not physical forms of abuse, the scars that they leave are physically invisible. Children that are victims of emotional abuse and neglect often go untreated due to the lack of physical warning signs presented, compared to children of physical abuse. The consequences emotional abuse and neglect leave behind are psychological and become more detrimental to a child’s social ability, the longer it occurs.
Consequences of Emotional abuse & Neglect
The damaging psychological effects of emotional abuse and neglect often go unrecognized due to lack of physical …show more content…
The psychological effects of both emotional abuse & neglect include: (1) Development of a lack of trust in people/causes difficulties in forming/maintaining relationships; (2) Deep down feelings of being worthless; and (3) trouble controlling emotions. The negative psychological effects attained by either emotional abuse or neglect, become detrimental to a child’s social ability. The effects of the two sort of maintain a cycle; suffering from the psychological maltreatment might cause a child to not know how to trust; because the child does not know how to trust, he/she has difficulty maintaining a relationship. If he/she can’t maintain a relationship they might start to feel worthless, feeling as though they are not good enough for anybody to stick around. That is when the child may start to lash out in negative ways (promiscuity, delinquency), as they get older, in compensation for their feelings of lack of self-worth. Being that emotional abuse and neglect are two forms of psychological maltreatment, they can often cause disorders that can hold a child back from normally being able to function in the world. “Psychological maltreatment has been linked with disorders of attachment, developmental and educational problems, socialization problems, disruptive behavior, and later psychopathology (Hibbard. et al., …show more content…
“Research indicates that in 30 to 60 percent of families where spousal abuse takes place, child maltreatment also occurs. Children in violent homes may witness parental violence and be neglected by parents who are focused on their partners or unresponsive to their children, due to their own fears (Child Welfare, 2013).” Even if a child is not abused in a household of domestic violence, they may still experience damaging emotional consequences from the brutality that they witness. “The behavior of an emotionally abusive parent or caregiver does not support a child's healthy development and well-being; instead, it creates an environment of fear, hostility, or anxiety (UWHealth,
Consequences of Emotional abuse & Neglect
The damaging psychological effects of emotional abuse and neglect often go unrecognized due to lack of physical …show more content…
The psychological effects of both emotional abuse & neglect include: (1) Development of a lack of trust in people/causes difficulties in forming/maintaining relationships; (2) Deep down feelings of being worthless; and (3) trouble controlling emotions. The negative psychological effects attained by either emotional abuse or neglect, become detrimental to a child’s social ability. The effects of the two sort of maintain a cycle; suffering from the psychological maltreatment might cause a child to not know how to trust; because the child does not know how to trust, he/she has difficulty maintaining a relationship. If he/she can’t maintain a relationship they might start to feel worthless, feeling as though they are not good enough for anybody to stick around. That is when the child may start to lash out in negative ways (promiscuity, delinquency), as they get older, in compensation for their feelings of lack of self-worth. Being that emotional abuse and neglect are two forms of psychological maltreatment, they can often cause disorders that can hold a child back from normally being able to function in the world. “Psychological maltreatment has been linked with disorders of attachment, developmental and educational problems, socialization problems, disruptive behavior, and later psychopathology (Hibbard. et al., …show more content…
“Research indicates that in 30 to 60 percent of families where spousal abuse takes place, child maltreatment also occurs. Children in violent homes may witness parental violence and be neglected by parents who are focused on their partners or unresponsive to their children, due to their own fears (Child Welfare, 2013).” Even if a child is not abused in a household of domestic violence, they may still experience damaging emotional consequences from the brutality that they witness. “The behavior of an emotionally abusive parent or caregiver does not support a child's healthy development and well-being; instead, it creates an environment of fear, hostility, or anxiety (UWHealth,