Physical abuse

of being a minority in a dominant Caucasian area was harsh. My family consisted of one male older sibling, one young female sibling, father and mother. My brother and I underwent many different forms of child abuse. Physical The most constant form of abused experienced by me was physical abuse. I grew up in a machismo household where my father made all the rules. My mother had little control of what occurred in our household. My father is an alcoholic with bad temper. He would regularly hit me…

Battered Woman, states that battered woman syndrome, an “identifiable cluster of symptoms” present in women that were victims of long-term physical abuse, occurs in three distinct phases. These three phases, tension-building, acute battering, and contrition, define the “cycle of abuse” suffered by the female victim. (Costanzo & Krauss, 2015) This cycle of abuse typically leads to learned helplessness, the point in which a victim “becomes resigned to their suffering and fail to resist or leave…

Some of the major risk factors of physical abuse are alcoholism, domestic violence, drug abuse, being a single parent, lack of education and poverty (Mannheim, 2011). Bartol and Bartol (2014) stated, “alcohol is responsible for more deaths and violence than all other drugs combines (p. 501). Drug abuse and alcoholism have similar effects on a person behavior. Due to the psychological effects of excessive alcohol usage, alcohol can be extremely destructive to the individual or his or her family…

their right to go to school without interference from work¨ (Josephine Moulds, 1). The fashion industry has diverted the lives of countless children in destitute countries by demanding them to make clothing while facing harsh living conditions, physical abuse, and more inhumane treatments. Companies, such as Gap, are held accountable for the augmenting of child labor that occurs in poor countries like Pakistan.…

Physical Child Abuse Assessment Notified Concerns: The notified concerns relate to a seven-year-old boy with unexplained bruising around his back and arms. These marks where noticed by his teacher Ms. Austin during his English class at School’s Name on April 20, 2016. The child was placed in the care of his paternal grandmother by the Family Court three years ago. Recently, the child’s father moved in with the family after being drug free for a year and establishing fulltime employment. It was…

their physical abuse, and therefore, are left with only adults who are either actively or passively engaging in the child’s physical abuse, fearful of reporting the abuse, or completely unaware that abuse is taking place. Conditions that Increase the Risk of Abuse When considering risk factors that increase the likelihood of physical abuse, its important to consider parental, socioeconomic, and environmental factors in the home as well. For instance, poverty is a common risk factor in abuse…

Abuse is a cruel and violent treatment of a person or animal. The three types of abuse that hit hard to my heart are physical, emotional/verbal, and sexual. Physical abuse is a deliberate and regrettable act towards you or something close to your body. Sometimes this action does not leave pain or even bruises , but it’s still harmful. More than 1 out of 10 high school students have experienced some form of physical abuse from a dating partner, and most of the teens didn’t know what to do when…

to understand the different signs that could be potential indicators of a child being abused and the vast extremes of different abuse that can occur. Physical Abuse is when a child is physically hurt or injured (hitting, kicking, burning, scalding, being beaten with objects, being throw and/or shaken, poisoning, drowning and suffocating are all forms of physical abuse and will cause pain, cuts, bruises, broken bones, internal bleeding/damage and sometimes even death). It also includes…

Animal abuse is a critical issue as it is concerning the welfare and treatment of animals. It is illegal by the law as it is about intentional and unintentional harm to the animals which is caused by humans. The cruelty may come towards the animals in two main forms of abuse physical and psychological. Animal abuse is a critical issue as it is concerning the welfare and treatment of animals. It is illegal by the law as it is about intentional and unintentional harm to the animals which is…

According to Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) about 293,000 people are raped in America each year and 98% of rapists will never spend a day in jail (RAINN). This was very surprising to me. The reason that 98% of rapists will never go to jail is because society will blame the woman for something that was not her fault. Laila and Mariam, two Afghan women who are the main characters in Hosseini’s A Thousand Suns, are victims are both sexual and physical abuse. They are brought…