Abuse Flashcards

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What are the 5 Types of Abuse?

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Physical
Emotional
Financial
Sexual
Neglect
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What is Abuse?

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Physical or mental harm, abused by a person in a position of trust.
There is a relationship between the victim and abuser

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What is Physical Abuse, examples, and signs of it?

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There is a force, and the person is purposely trying to hurt the person ex. Hitting, burning, punching, kicking, the shape of the object. Signs of physical abuse are bruises, different stages of bruising, healing, inconsistent stories of why there are markings, the person is skittish.

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What is Emotional Abuse, examples, and signs?

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Mean words towards the person, sometimes this can be worse on a person then physical. ex. Threatening, humiliating, name calling, talking about families. Signs of this are sensitive, quiet, depression, avoiding eye contact.

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What is Financial Abuse, examples and signs of it?

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Includes money. ex. No money, hungry kids, hungry people, stressed, depressed. Signs of this are no food, bills are not being paid.

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What is Sexual Abuse, examples, and signs of it?

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Anything by touching private parts that is unwanted, and it is violent. ex. Talking, physical, children with bloody underwear or ripped underwear. Signs of this are skittish around men, not liking peri care, bruising on thighs, change of bladder, or bowel habits.

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What is Neglect Abuse, examples, and signs of it?

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Not taking care of a persons basic needs. It can be intentional and unintentional. ex. Not giving call bell, working with another patient while other call bell is ringing, Signs of neglect are smelling, same clothes, dirty bed.

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Factors that increase risk of abuse vulnerability

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Age (old/young)
Gender (usually female)
Mobility
Cognition
Disability
Low income
Minorities
Lack of education
Social isolation
Mental health disorders
Rural areas
Substance misuse
History of abuse
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Elder Abuse

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Increase risks with age
*Financial and emotional are most common
Primary care giver are most likely to abuse them
Often nothing reported

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Why don’t Elder people report Abuse?

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Fear
Unsure if abuse
Afraid to lose family
Going to be put in LTC

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Child Abuse

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Parent or care giver abuse emotionally, and physically
Situations increase risk
Family crisis
Single parent (50% more chance)
Isolation
Multi-generation
Signs of this would be repeating stories of why child is injured. Attitude changes. *Regression: They go back into previous stages of development. They don’t trust anybody. Financial crisis. Loss of family member. Another family member has moved in.
Things for children that are being abused are phone lines, CAS, counsellors, and social workers.

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LTC Abuse

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Not changing them enough (Before and after meals, in the am and pm)
Not bathing them
Restraining them
Not answering call bells properly
Not reviewing care plans (New needs, not changing care plans)
Not doing whats laid out on care plan
Not walking them
Not changing their clothes enough
No pet names
No baby talk
Force anything (Bathing, feeding)
Discriminating
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When Ct reports abuse to you

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Listen
Reassure
Non judgemental
Assure you will help
Encourage them
REPORT
Resources
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Reporting Abuse

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Suspected or Actual
Record, Time, Date, Who, 5W (Who, What, Where, When, Why, How)
Facts

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Abusive Client

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Sexual
Tell them you are simply not interested
If Ct is master bating, tell them you will come back later, to call you when they are finished
Do not let them touch you
If they do this during bath time give them they're own cloth
 Physical
Learn to dodge punches
Report it
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What are the 3 phases of Abuse Cycle?

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Tension building Phase
Abusive Phase
Honeymoon Phase

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What happens in Tension Building Phase?

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Tension increases between abuser and victim.
Abuser acts negatively to everyday stressors, with aggression and frustration.
Victim tries to calm abuser down, by pleasing them, sometimes they try and stay away from them

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What is the Abusive Phase?

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Abuse occurs in one of ways.
Abuser commits abuse
Victim is in shock, denial, fearful, may call for help.

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What is Honeymoon Phase?

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Tension decreases after the abuse. The abuse stops for a period of time. But with time it becomes more frequent in the end.
Abuser is apologetic, making it up to victim, says they will change, promising not to do it again.
Victim believes them