Abuse Flashcards
What are the 5 Types of Abuse?
Physical Emotional Financial Sexual Neglect
What is Abuse?
Physical or mental harm, abused by a person in a position of trust.
There is a relationship between the victim and abuser
What is Physical Abuse, examples, and signs of it?
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.
What is Emotional Abuse, examples, and signs?
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.
What is Financial Abuse, examples and signs of it?
Includes money. ex. No money, hungry kids, hungry people, stressed, depressed. Signs of this are no food, bills are not being paid.
What is Sexual Abuse, examples, and signs of it?
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.
What is Neglect Abuse, examples, and signs of it?
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.
Factors that increase risk of abuse vulnerability
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
Elder Abuse
Increase risks with age
*Financial and emotional are most common
Primary care giver are most likely to abuse them
Often nothing reported
Why don’t Elder people report Abuse?
Fear
Unsure if abuse
Afraid to lose family
Going to be put in LTC
Child Abuse
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.
LTC Abuse
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
When Ct reports abuse to you
Listen Reassure Non judgemental Assure you will help Encourage them REPORT Resources
Reporting Abuse
Suspected or Actual
Record, Time, Date, Who, 5W (Who, What, Where, When, Why, How)
Facts
Abusive Client
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
