exam 1 Flashcards
child maltreatment includes:
child abuse and child neglect
child abuse
an act of commission
child neglect
an act of omission
Research on Maltreatment (8)
- only IDed children are studied
- problems with retrospective designs
- effects may not be immediately obvious-need longitudinal research
- difficult not separating effects of poverty
- inability to make causal statements
- lack of clear definitions
- secrecy surrounding maltreatment
- problems separating different forms of maltreatment
child risk factors for maltreatment (4)
- sex of child
- age of child- younger more vulnerable
- difficult temperament, disabilities, intellectual impairment
- disability/delay
t/f Females more likely to be sexually abused while males more likely to be physically abused
TRUE
Parental factors (11)
- substance abuse
- mental illness/problematic personality traits
- lack of preparation
- younger parents
- lack of/lower education
- intergenerational transmission
- poor attachment/empathy skills
- single parents- presence of father surrogates
- domestic violence
- large family (4+) or only child
- poor family functioning
Family problems and dysfunction (4)
- Failure to complete basic family tasks
- failure in dealing with changes associated with developmental tasks
- failure to deal with crises
- failure to deal with societal pressures
extra-familial factors (3)
- lack of support
- socially isolated
- poverty-unemployment
parental rights
Disproportionate emphasis on parents’ rights compared to rights’ of children. Allowing parents complete rights over how to raise their children is based on the assumption of adequate parenting instead of recognition of painful statistics of child maltreatment & parental failure.
t/f some say children have negative rights?
true
some say children are not protected until…
damage is done
t/f Clear links between abuse & neglect and later psychological, emotional, behavioral, & interpersonal difficulties and disorders.
true
abuse and neglect affects brain development in a _____ manner
toxic
chronic activation may result in permanent changes in brain (3)
chemistry, structure, & function.
immediate emotional effects are (3)
isolation, fear, inability to trust
long term effects show increased rate of (4)
- psychiatric disorders
- substance abuse
- severe relationship difficulties
- social development
Factors Affecting the Effects of Child maltreatment (4)
- child’s age and development when abuse started
- type of abuse
- frequency, duration, severity
- relationship btwn child and abuser
protective factors affecting effects of child maltreatment
- resiliency
- family/social environment
- caring, trustworthy, strong adult relationship
t/f healthy functioning requires integration of left and right brain, connected by corpus collosum. Abused children have smaller corpus colosum.
true
behavioral issues seen in children abused (4)
- emotional regulation
- response flexibility
- ability for affect attunement with significant others (empathy & emotional connectedness)
- conscience development
what is essential for the foundation of a healthy personality?
attachment
environmentally induced, complex developmental disorder
what some call the psychological effects of abuse
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974
provide funding for the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect
when were first chilb abuse reporting laws in CA introduced
1963
year law established immunity to reporters
1980
forms of child abuse (5)
- Physical
- Endangerment
- Neglect (general or severe)
- Emotional
- Sexual
difference btwn abuse and discipline
Age of the child Area Struck Injuries Weapon / Implement Mood of Parent Reason
when to report elder abuse (3)
- witness an incident
- receive information or evidence, whether visual or audible
- an elder or dependent adult discloses or describes an incident that reasonably appears to constitute abuse
elder reporting exceptions
- you are a rn, md, therapist and all following true
- told by elder they experience abuse
- no evidence
- diagnosed with mi, dementia or conservatorship
types of elder abuse 6
Physical abuse (includes sexual abuse)
Neglect
Financial abuse
Abandonment
Isolation, abduction, or other treatment with resulting physical harm or pain or mental suffering
Deprivation by a custodian of goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm or mental suffering
physical abuse
- A physical injury inflicted by other than accidental means on a child. This refers to intentionally injuring a child – PC 11165.6.
- Any physical force or action that results in or may result in a non-accidental injury of a child.
Abusive head injury
- more fatalities than any other form of PA
- children <12mos. highest rate inflicted
- early mortality
- survivors have learning disabilities, blindness, seizures
Shaken Baby Syndrome & Shaken Impact Syndrome
Symptoms include poor feeding, vomiting, lethargy, irritability, seizures, apnea or respiratory distress, unresponsiveness
Causes – crying, abusive parents cite inconsolable crying
abdominal injuries
- 2nd most common cause of fatal CPA
- punching/kicking is most common
- children <2yrs
- vague histories
- delayed medical care
- higher rate compared to accidental cause
throat injuries
rare but serious injuries – from insertion.
thoracic injuries
- chest
- observed in 12% of abused children, mostly rib fractures but also lung contusions and collapsed lung, cardiac lacerations and rupture.
skeletal injuries
abuse accounts for 11% to 55% of all fractures in children. In children under age 1 it is 70%. Long bones are most common. Classic Metaphyseal Lesion (CML) fracture is particularly suspicious in a child under 2.
skin injuries
- most common
- bites, burns, bruises (most common pa)
t/f bites by adult is considered a primitive behavior
true
bruising
- bruises are the most common type of abuse injuries
- Location, size, color, and frequency must be considered
- Size - can tell us what object or body part the child was struck and/or harmed with
- Color - can tell us how fresh the bruise is and the force with which the child was struck
- Frequency – how often are bruising incidents occurring?
t/f fractures in children under 12 mos. abuse is to be suspected
true