Self-neglect

C4- Psychological Maltreatment Psychological maltreatment transpires when there is damage to a child’s behavioral, cognitive, emotional or physical functioning. It can be caused by a parent, or any other caregiver. Parents and caregivers’ behaviors and the way they treat their children can cause psychological maltreatment. These behaviors can manifest in many forms including embarrassment, putting them down, making your child feel like a they are not good enough, or that they are a…

• Sexual knowledge or behaviour that is inappropriate to the child’s age • Medical problems like chronic itching or pain in the genital area • Depression, committing self-mutilation, attempted suicide, running away, overdoses or anorexia, saying repeatedly that they are bad, dirty or wicked • Personality changes • Regressing to behaviour patterns of a younger child • A sudden loss of appetite or begin compulsive eating…

Symptoms of neglect • Bed sores, confusion • Deprived of meals • Over sedation • Untreated medical conditions • Malnutrition Factors to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse • Less aware of rights • Socially isolated • Needs help with daily care and…

The short story “Eveline” gives a young woman the chance to explore new things. A new man. A new world. A new self. The young women Eveline has not experienced the easiest life. Her mother and protector died when she was a child. Once her mother died, she was unable to salvage herself from the abusive alcoholic she calls dad. She has been given the choice of going to Buenos Ayres with a new man. After contemplating, she made a split second decision of not going. The slight worry held her back.…

This program is designed to reduce neglect, physical abuse, and maltreatment of children. The program offers support groups for parents, helps parents become the best parents they can be, and reach personal goals by making better use of community support. The program also offers retinue…

When most people think about abuse they think of hitting, but there’s way more to it than that, there’s physical, mental, emotional, and sexual abuse. I’ve never thought about child abuse being so prominent until watching BBC documentary “America’s Child Death Shame”. This film was a tough pill to swallow. Never would I have ever thought that child abuse happened so often in the U.S. Not that I was unaware of it but it’s just the thought of someone physical, mentally, emotionally, and sexually…

“1 in 14 children have experienced emotional abuse by a parent or a guardian” (NSPCC 4-5). That’s 7.14% of the world’s population that have to suffer through this ill-treatment and get affected by it. While that number is high, it’s nothing new. Emotional child abuse has always been around, more hidden and not highly talked about like other types of abuse but still present. Emotional abuse is hard to spot and not as believed as important as an issue as sexual or physical abuse. Emotional abuse…

Over the past few years, children are now being born into a household with parents who just are not fit for parenting. Being a parent is a big responsibility and requires responsible adult beings who know what they’re doing. Today’s society is becoming ¨sloppy¨ when it comes to having children. When you have young adults who are not aware of what it takes to be a parent, you end up with a family who´s not together. With licences put in place, all of the malfunctions that go on in a corrupt…

The child basic needs such as nutrition, supervision, and nurturing may go unmet which result in neglect. The parent may be incapable of controlling their stress and other emotions, which can lead to spontaneous and unpredictable behavior that may escalate to physical abuse. The risk of the child safety may differ depending upon the level and severity…

absence of a father. He was not provided the nurturing at a young age that is needed for a child. In the Kite Runner, Amir’s actions can be traced back to the internal struggles he faced brought on by his father’s neglect. From the beginning, there was evidence that Amir suffered from neglect. Through his whole life, he was searching for the love of his father. He would do anything to accomplish his goal. He was constantly competing with Hassan for Baba’s love. Eventually, Amir’s psychological…