...Abuse is becoming to widely known in our society today. Abuse of any kind is not acceptable. The effects that it causes are everlasting, and a continuous cycle, until someone breaks it. There are many types of abuse out there and to understand them, you must first recognize what abuse is. Abuse is defined as “any action that intentionally harms or injures another person. Abuse also encompasses inappropriate use of any substance” (www.dictionary.com/abuse) There are many forms of abuse like: * Physical abuse * Emotional abuse * Sexual abuse * Child abuse * Substance abuse This was once a private matter, but no longer the case. How can we can as a society being more aware of this growing epidemic of abuse? The abuse that is going on in our communities is happening to frequent in our society. We have closed our eyes to much too long and that is no longer acceptable. It has to be talked about and brought to our attention, for change to occur. Abuse is happening more and more each day. It happening to people we know and love; friends, family, co-workers, children around the world. Physical abuse sometimes isn’t always easy to spot, especially if you’re not looking for it. Knowing that somebody you know is getting hurt physical is shocking. Let them know that they don’t deserve it, and don’t have to stay. Help them find help, to work on issues present. Continue to be a positive influence and not a negative one. Emotional abuse is difficult to handle, much...
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... June 22, 2015 Professor Dr. Adrian Fletcher Outline Week 4 Altruism in Society Campaign and Presentation Introduction – Emily Cooksey Child abuse is an epidemic that not only affects the child enduring the abuse, but also can set the stage for devastation to the society the child grows up in. Physical abuse can leave scars that are visible, but what about the scars that cannot be seen by the naked eye, the emotional scars that remain can be far more damaging. When a child grows up feeling unsafe and untrusting of adults, they are on a dangerous path that could turn them into unsafe and possibly abusive adults. It is our hope, through vigorously campaigning and the elements of persuasion we can alleviate the hardships that child abuse cause, on both the child and society. Understanding the importance of prevention and intervention, it is our mission to bring awareness as well as reform. Bullet 1- Savannah Thurman Discuss the nature and history of your issue: I. What is Child Abuse? A. Classic Signs 1. Physical State of Child 2. Emotional State of child II. History of child Abuse in the United States? 1. Reported child abuse cases from 1990-2000 vs 2000-2010 2. Intervention that caused the change in numbers Bullet 2 – Jessica Roberts Effects of Child Abuse on Society A. Children need to be able to respect and trust adults, whether it’s their parents or any other adults in society. 1. If a child is abused by...
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...Altruism Society: Domestic Violence Team A Melissa Bunyard, Samantha Lewis, Sheryll Wilson, and Sonia Herrera PSY 400 February 24, 2013 Robin Harris Altruism in Society: Domestic Violence Domestic violence can take many forms and is defined as physical or emotional abuse behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control another (Domestic Violence, 2009). Domestic violence is not just an issue that women have to worry about, as it affects all types of relationships – married couples, unmarried couples, heterosexuals, gay, lesbian, and even those who are just casually dating. Name calling, keeping a partner from contacting their family, sexual assault, stalking, and intimidation are just a few of many forms of domestic violence. Although both men and women can become victims, not more often than, it is women who suffer from this type of violence (Domestic Violence, 2009). Discussed within this paper will be the effects of domestic violence on society, motivations on altruistic behavior and how intervention, and prevention will affect society and individuals. History of Domestic Violence Domestic violence became a more prominent issue during the women’s rights movement of the 1970’s (Moser, 2007). Shortly after the first women’s shelter opened in 1974, hundreds...
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...Cross the Line to Child Abuse? In this report, I concentrated my research on the fine line between physical discipline and child abuse, with emphasis on spanking vs. not spanking and its effects on children. Included are research from statistics, opposing views and arguments, advocates’ and Department of Children and Families’ position. The use of corporal punishment, or spanking, as a form of parental discipline is a controversial topic. Adults who remember being spanking by a parent for misbehaving may carry on this behavior as an acceptable form of punishment for their own children. Others believe spanking to be an outdated punishment that is cruel and can cross the line to physical abuse. 2010 NATIONAL ABUSE STATISTICS NATIONAL ABUSE STATISTICS - - (www.nationalchildrensalliance.org) nearly five children die every day in America from abuse and neglect. In 2010, an estimated 1,560 children died from abuse and neglect in the United States. Nearly 80% of reported child fatalities as a result of abuse and neglect were caused by one or more of the child victim's parents. Children Welfare League of America (www.cwla.org) In 2010, Connecticut had 45,313 total referrals for child abuse and neglect. Of those, 25,777 reports were referred for investigation and in 2010, 4 children in Connecticut died as a result of abuse or neglect.11 www...
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...Have you ever wondered what type of obstacles teenagers go through to maintain relationships throughout their high school years? Some relationships last for only a few weeks, months or maybe even all of their high school years. From verbal, emotional, and physical abuse to positive and even negative peer pressure they put up with a lot. Teenage relationships play a big role in developing the capacity for long-term, committed relationships in their adulthood. The relationships developed during teen years have a big impact on school life with teen’s academics and the way they play in sports. The relationships teens involve themselves with can negatively affect their academic and social life. It may bring out the worst in them and may cause grades to slip and their outlook on school to change. My fellow class mate Gina stated, “Arguing with my partner during the day causes me to have an attitude at school and may cause me to focus less on my school work.” This causes grades to fall and they may get sidetracked of what really matters because they’re worried about an argument that happened with a peer. School sports also have an effect on teen relationships. My other fellow classmate Monica says, “sports put a damper on my relationship at times because volleyball and football season were at the same time and we barely had time to communicate with each other cause of games, practice and also school work. “But they -found a way to work around it by sitting together at lunch since...
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...Child Sexual Abuse Kenny Orr 12/5/11 Mrs. Walters Green Child sexual abuse can happen anywhere, in any neighborhood, in every religion or group, covering all racial or ethnic groups, and it certainly doesn’t matter how rich or poor you are. You can live in a beautiful, gated-community of homes worth millions of dollars, and your child is still not protected from being molested or abused. (Child Sexual Abuse, April 3, 2008) Child sexual abuse is the use of a child for sexual purposes by an adult or older, more powerful person, including an older child. Being sexually abused is not any easy thing to overcome (CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. (2002). The pain that comes along with the abuse it not just physical abuse but mental abuse. The first step of this happening is being able to understand the different types of sexual abuse. The second step to stop this is to learn the effects of sexual abuse. The third step of ending this terrible problem that is on a rise is how can you spot sexual abuse before it is to late. If nothing is done to stop this, childhood abuse it will continue to rise with many consequences in the future for the abusers and the perpetrators. Child sexual abuse is a significant public health problem not only in the United States but also around the world. One out of three females and one out of five males have been victims of sexual abuse before the age of eighteen. (CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. (2002). There are many different types of child sexual...
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...possible liability (Malos 2010). A research study conducted in 2005 discovered 15 District Court and 5 Circuit Court claims filed within the federal court system that were related to the 9/11 backlash (Malos 2010). The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the world trade center in New York City and on the Pentagon in Washington D.C. resulted in violence toward immigrants in general, as well as a vast increase in claims of discrimination and harassment specifically towards American Muslims and immigrants of Middle Eastern descent (Malos 2010). EEOC guidelines now place great emphasis on legal consequences for discrimination, harassment, or retaliation by employers based on affiliation or association with a specific religious or ethnic group; physical, etymological, or ethnic traits and clothing associated with any such group; or the perception or belief that a person is associated with a particular racial, national origin, or religious group, whether or not a perception is accurate (EEOC). EEOC and Claims of Religious Discrimination The EEOC has presented many claims and federal court cases that identified discrimination involving religion and ethnicity (Malos 2010). As of 2007, federal discrimination claims against national origin alone numbered almost 9,400, some 11.4% of all Title VII claims filed, while religious discrimination claims numbered almost 3,000, about 3.5% of all claims filed. These numbers may not be an accurate reflection of true incidences because persons may fear...
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...Running head: MOVIE FAMILY CARE PLAN Movie Family Care Plan Marcheta Hays University of Phoenix Movie Family Care Plan Introduction The intent of this paper is to assess and develop a care plan for a selected patient and their family. Attention will be directed to the family structure and function and the interactions between the patient and the family. SW is a single white female living New York City. She is a successful playwright in her thirties and her health status is free from disease or illness. There are no current physical manifestations of illness for SW; however she has had periods of psychotherapy for unresolved childhood issues and ineffective copying mechanisms. Family Members SW Age- mid thirties Sex –female Marital Status – engaged to CM Ethnicity- Caucasian Religion- Catholic Education- College degree Occupation – Professional playwright Interests and Hobbies – unknown VW Age- 60-70 Sex –female Marital Status – married to SJW Children – 3 female, 1male Ethnicity- Caucasian Religion- Catholic Education- some college Occupation – homemaker Interests and Hobbies – socializing with life-long friends the Ya-Yas SJW Age- 60 -70 Sex –male Marital Status – married to VW Children – 3 female, 1male Ethnicity- Caucasian Religion- Catholic Education- some college Occupation – Farmer Interests and Hobbies – unknown CM Age- mid thirties Sex –male Marital Status – engaged to VW Ethnicity- Caucasian Religion-...
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...Take the “united States vs. Lori Drew” case for example. In this case, Drew and her teenage girl made a fake MySpace profile with a common name “Josh.” The litigant then used the profile to befriend the target, a teenager named Megan Meier, age of 13 years, this same girl who attended the same school as Drew’s also teenage girl. After becoming friends “Josh” proceeded to messaging rude and hurtful comments to Megan. Megan was hurt more by this than probably expected and took her own life. The district court of Missouri discovered that it was not possible to link Drew to be responsible for the torment provoking Megan’s death because of irrelevant situations and absence of lawful inclusion. Nonetheless, because of community exclamation, lawful attorneys took action and applied the “Computer Fraud and Abuse” act into the mix. This was more of an act that was applied to accuse someone of technological robbery, this time though it is to utilize MySpace conditions of use. The conditions of use entail that those who use it follow a “host of regulations” which in the exact definition “required truthful and accurate registration, refraining...
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...Developmental Assessment of Childhood: PRECIOUS The film Precious is an emotional movie that deals with the unfortunate realities of everyday life for some individuals. The film that stares Gabourey Sidibe who plays the main character Clarice “Precious” Jones is based out of Harlem in the year of 1987. Precious is a sixteen year-old obese and uneducated teenager whom has had to grow up in a severely dysfunctional family environment. Her mother verbally and physically abuses her, often times using her as a personal servant. Her father has been sexually abusing her since childhood, and has impregnated her twice. Precious has lived with the ugly truth that because of her weight, skin color, and sexual abuse, she does not fit in with the standards of society in the eyes of some. After the school finds out about Precious’ second pregnancy, she is suspended from school. She is then referred to an alternative school, “Each one Teach one” in hopes of changing the road in which her life is heading. Precious finds ways to deal with her painful realities through imagination and fantasy. Encouraged by her new teacher at “Each one Teach one”, precious begins learning to read and write. Towards the middle of the film, Precious begins to meet with Social Worker, Miss Weiss, who eventually becomes aware of the incest in the household when Precious accidentally tells her. Precious’ mother informs her that her father has passed away due to AIDS, and soon after Precious discovers...
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...grandparents were disciplined when doing unwanted behaviors would today be a severe child abuse. Even for middle age parents of today there is a contrast in the way corporal punishment is used on the youth of today. It is quit the controversy about whether corporal punishment should be used as an acceptable form of child discipline and if it acceptable at what point is the line crossed from physical discipline to child abuse. So many countries have banned corporal punishment in all three aspects of corporal punishment. The three disciplines of corporal punishment is home, school, and judicial. In this paper we will be focusing on the home. Home is where discipline is the most effective and happens most frequently. Besides home there is school where here in the United States most schools are not allowed to use corporal punishment. Twenty-eight states ban corporal punishment of public schoolchildren, an increase of 26 states over the past 30 years; but inside the family, legalized corporal punishment of children remains entrenched and unbudging” (Susan, 2006).It is used in the judicial system but only under extreme circumstances and under strict guidelines and laws that must be followed. Corporal punishment has long since been a misunderstood concept. Some think of corporal punishment as something administered by a prison or extreme physical abuse. Corporal punishment does not seem to fit with the word child discipline or with children and general but it is. When we think of punishment...
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...Child Neglect: Negative Effects Richard Vergel Psy 2100: Developmental Psychology Fall 2012 Research Paper Outline I. Abstract / Intro II. Body Psychological, and/or social influences of neglect. A theoretical perspective: Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory. Chosen perspective’s view on neglect today. Bidirectional effects between your topic and society. III. Conclusion IV. Reference Page Abstract Psychologists agree that our identity form our personalities. Temperament being one of the main markers that each individual family’s parenting style must be adjusted to fit each child’s individual needs. Psychosocial Theory of Erik Erikson must be examined to see which stage deals with molding a young person’s personality, which leads to identity. What challenges do maladjusted children face? How harmful can neglect be to our personality development? The importance of Identity can be dependent on how watchful parents are, and the help our society offers to parents to raising a child (if available). It’s a boy! Well, I didn’t yell like that when my son was born. Mostly because everyone in the room and outside in the waiting room already knew he was a boy. But the excitement and joy experienced were even more pronounced than in any birth you have ever seen on TV, simply because he was my little boy. The overwhelming feeling of love and instinctive bond was immediate and incredible. But mostly I remember the need to protect and the questions...
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...focus on? b. What is metacognition and why is it useful/important? c. How do memory strategies develop with age? What types of strategies do children use? 3. Types of intelligence a. Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences (9 types) b. Other non-traditional aspects of intelligence (i.e. emotional intelligence) c. IQ—what is it? How is it traditionally measured? Why is it a useful measure? i. How does heredity and environment affect IQ? d. Horizon video on multiple intelligences as examples of the above…. 4. Academic Skills a. What are the components of skilled reading? b. As children develop how do their writing skills improve? Key words: Mental operations Conservation tasks Deductive reasoning Metacognition Organization Elaboration Metamemory Intelligence quotient (IQ) Emotional Intelligence Analytic Intelligence Creative Ability Practical Ability Phonological awareness knowledge-telling strategy knowledge-transforming strategy CHAPTER 7: Socioemotional development in middle childhood and adolescence 1. Family Relationships a. What is a family? What changes have occurred in how family is defined? b. How does a family systems perspective look...
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...relaxation. Whatever the reason, there is a call for concern when harmless recreation becomes dangerous abuse. There are many causes for substance abuse disorders but what is crucial to determine is what the root cause is. What is the initiating cause of a casual chain of events that leads to a certain outcome? In other words, what is the very first thing that inhibits the substance abuse to develop? Substance abuse can be defined as the condition in which one or more substances leads to a clinically significant impairment or distress. However, who’s to say that that kind of distress...
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...The Affects of Abuse and Neglect Later in Life Word Count: 2,036 Literature Review The purpose of this study is to determine if child abuse and neglect affect social status, grade point averages (GPA), or psychological imbalances of individuals later in life. This study is important to address to the public of the long-term affects of abuse and neglect in relation to such topics. The subjects surveyed are college-aged students ranging from ages 18 to 25. This survey is based on abuse or neglect from the subject’s parents or guardians at any point from birth to age 16 or 18. The cut off age group is dependant upon how old the subject was once they moved out of the household. This study defines abuse as any form of intense ongoing verbal battery, unnecessary physical harm, or illegal sexual encounters directed to the subject via the parent or guardian. “The official federal definition of child abuse, state in the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974, states, ‘…the physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child under the age of eighteen by a person who is responsible for the child’s welfare under circumstances which would indicate that the child’s health or welfare is harmed or threatened thereby’” (Gelles 1985). This study defines neglect as any form of lack of physical, cognitive, or affective care and support for the subject via parent or guardian. Physical care and support is based on the behavioral...
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