definition. Within the text it describes the lack of cohesion between agencies as the reason for the hold on new legislation protecting elders from this abuse. The definition provided by the American Psychological Association is as follows; “Elder abuse is the infliction of physical, emotional, or psychological harm on an older adult. Elder abuse can take the form of financial exploitation or intentional or unintentional neglect of an older adult by the caregiver” (Barnett, Miller-Perrin, Perrin 2011)
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Posttraumatic stress disorder is a mental disorder that can develop after a person is exposed to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, or other threats on a person's life. Symptoms may include disturbing thoughts, feelings, or dreams related to the events, mental or physical distress to trauma-related cues, attempts to avoid trauma-related cues, alterations in how a person thinks and feels, and increased arousal. In the United States about 3.5% of adults have PTSD
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Risk Factors: The risk factors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are the frequency and possibility of being exposed to traumatic events such as war, domestic violence, natural disaster, violence, sexual trauma. The factors mentioned can cause post-traumatic stress disorder especially if the trauma is not easily escapable. Hyland P. et al states, ICD-11 proposals suggest that trauma exposure which is prolonged and/or repeated, or consists of multiple forms, that also occurs under circumstances where
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Mental Status Examination (MSE) is conducted during the initial interview, it is to gather the client's level of functioning and self-presentation (Polanski & Hinkle,2000).During the initial interview, MSE should interfere with the building of rapport. The components of Mental Status Examination (MSE), is appearance, it is recognized as client's characteristics such as he or she non-verbal communication, physical health, grooming and cleanliness (Polanski & Hinkle, 2000). Behavior and attitude,
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The Role of Traumatic Event History in Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs is credible. The article has nine authors. The authors all have Ph.Ds. The authors are affiliated with The Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and The VA Medical Center.(McCauley et al., 2009) The study was credible because the study was currently up to date and has been an issue.Knowing that the authors have background knowledge of medical history, studies, and other related
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The purpose of the review is to investigate whether childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is strongly associated with non-suicidal self-injury, a post traumatic symptom, among adolescents and young adults. II. REVIEW The relationship between childhood sexual maltreatment and non-suicidal self injury can be discussed through the Glassman et al. (2007) study. The study aimed to analyze the associations between different types of childhood abuse, including sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, emotional
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For my understanding about Children’s Adjustment fifteen years after daycare abuse. In the methodology of the article that I was reading about 42 children were being abused. The abuse was happening in three different locations. The day care center services. The director of the day care centers the children were being threaten to say anything to there parents if they see other children being abused. How you think the research article helped you gain a better understanding of your topic/ research
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How would you feel if you got bullied every day by random people/parents in public? Saul’s journey through different hockey leagues in Ontario leads him to become an alcoholic. He is bullied, and mocked at games so he turned to alcohol. Also Saul had a hard childhood of watching other children commit suicide, which may have made him turn to alcohol. Lastly Saul’s parents left him with his grandmother so they could get his brother buried because he died from tuberculosis. Also his grandmother froze
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Apalachicola Case Study Reflection Community resiliency has to do with how well a community can come back and repair itself from a large obstacle or an event that causes a change in the community. Apalachicola experienced this when the oysters began to get smaller in size and numbers. The change in size and population scared the public from eating seafood from the area while hurting business for oystermen. This caused the major economic industry in the area to go through a hardship. Coming back
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Pristael Martinez 07/25/13 Summary for HES 1 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Causes and Symptoms Every individual has gone through some sort of danger. Everyone, at some point, has been afraid. Fear triggers many instant changes in the body. These changes help the body prepare itself to defend against danger or to avoid it. This is taught as the “fight or flight” response. It is a healthy reaction meant to protect an individual from harm. But in post traumatic stress disorder, this reaction
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