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 with others. Bad behaviors may continue even after the abusive or neglectful environment has changed. Children become this way following abuse because of mistrust, bad role models and depression.
Childhood sexual abuse is defined as the sexual molestation of a child. Victims are usually too young to know how to express what is happening and find help. When a enforcer interacts with a child this way, they are committing a crime …show more content…
Also social isolation, unable to trust, destructive behaviour such as substance abuse or suicide attempts, fear of sex, multiple sex partner, parenting problems, fear of being a bad parent, flashbacks and panic attacks. This may be worsened if physical pain was experienced during the abusive interaction. This could also leave kids with sexually transmitted diseases and bruising around the genital area. Studies show that 20% of adult females and 10% of adult males retain a type of psychological effect from childhood sexual abuse. 61,110 children were affected by sexual abuse in 2013. This number has increased through the years, but this type of harm stands at third for the most common types of abuse. (Babbel, Susanne. "Trauma: Childhood Sexual Abuse." Psychology Today. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2016) ("Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect." Joyful Heart Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May
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 with others. Bad behaviors may continue even after the abusive or neglectful environment has changed. Children become this way following abuse because of mistrust, bad role models and depression.
Childhood sexual abuse is defined as the sexual molestation of a child. Victims are usually too young to know how to express what is happening and find help. When a enforcer interacts with a child this way, they are committing a crime …show more content…
Also social isolation, unable to trust, destructive behaviour such as substance abuse or suicide attempts, fear of sex, multiple sex partner, parenting problems, fear of being a bad parent, flashbacks and panic attacks. This may be worsened if physical pain was experienced during the abusive interaction. This could also leave kids with sexually transmitted diseases and bruising around the genital area. Studies show that 20% of adult females and 10% of adult males retain a type of psychological effect from childhood sexual abuse. 61,110 children were affected by sexual abuse in 2013. This number has increased through the years, but this type of harm stands at third for the most common types of abuse. (Babbel, Susanne. "Trauma: Childhood Sexual Abuse." Psychology Today. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2016) ("Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect." Joyful Heart Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May