Child Maltreatment Flashcards
Children’s Characteristics of Maltreatment
- feel they deserve the treatment
- another persona of the parent
- hide food
- longing to play
Prevalence of Maltreatment is mainly unknown due to the
underreporting and not recognized
esp. sexual abuse and emotional abuse is hard to prove
___ in _____ children are victims of child abuse and neglect
1 in 5
The prevalence of the different child maltreatment in order
1 - Physical Neglect
#2 - Physical Abuse
#3 - Sexual Abuse
#4 - Emotional Abuse/NEGLECT (psychological maltreatment)
S/S of child abuse/neglect
Changes in behavior
Changes in school performance and attendance
Unexplained injuries
Changes in eating
Insomnia
Lack of personal care or hygiene
Comes to school early, stays late, and does not want to go home
Risk-taking behaviors
Fear of certain places or people
Returning to earlier behaviors (regression with stress)
Inappropriately dressed for the weather
Inappropriate sexual behaviors
Physical Neglect is
Deprivation Of Necessities
Food
Clothing
Shelter
Supervision
Medical Care
Education
Most common form of maltreatment
Physical neglect
Physical neglect could be due to
lack of knowledge of the child’s needs, lack of resources, and caregiver substance abuse
Emotional Neglect:
FAILURE to meet the needs of affection, attention, and emotional nurturance
Emotional Abuse:
DELIBERATE attempt to destroy or significantly impair a child’s self-esteem or competence
Verbal abusive words is a type of
emotional abuse
Forms of Emotional Abuse
Rejecting
Isolation (basement)
Terrorizing – bleach on garbage for him to pass out
Ignoring
Verbally assaulting
Overly pressuring the child
Physical Abuse
deliberate infliction of physical injury on a child,
- usually by the child’s caregiver
Anticipatory Guidance:
The rule of thumb for parents who believe in spanking as a form of discipline is that they should
only use an open hand (no objects such as a wooden spoon, paddle, etc.) and only on the seat of the pants (or buttocks area) with clothes on.
- no bruising
Injuries from abuse can occur from
Punching
Beating
Shaking
Kicking
Biting
Throwing
Burning
Injuries from abuse result in
Bruises
Bites
Burns
Lacerations
Pinch Marks
Swelling
Tenderness
Sexual Abuse
Persuading Any Child To Engage In, Or Assisting Another Person To Engage In, Sexual Conduct Or Simulation Of Such Conduct
Sexual abuse has significant
increased in the past decade due to increased awareness and increased reporting
Incest
between family members
Molestation
Touching, fondling, kissing, masturbation, oral sex
Exhibitionism
“Indecent exposure” by an adult man to kids/women
Child pornography
Photographing sexual acts involving children
Child prostitution
Involving children in sex acts for profit
Pedophilia
Preference of an adult for pre-pubertal children as a means of achieving sexual excitement