Health - Intentional Injuries Flashcards
Involves a perpetrator’s use of a pattern of harassing or threatening tactics that are both unwanted and cause fear or safety concerns in a victim
Stalking
Stalking Tactics
Calling, Texting or Emailing
Loitering
Communication Through Others
Damage
Threats
Why People Stalk?
Rejection, Fantasy, Incompetence
What To Do If You Think You’re Being Stalked
Don’t engage, tell loved ones, call for help, record incidents, file a restraining order, find an advocate
Receives the maltreatment
Victim
The person who does the abuse
Abuser
A type of maltreatment wherein the abuser does not provide the necessary things for a person
Neglect
Refers to maltreatment that harms the victim’s body
Physical Abuse
Refers to maltreatment that damages the psychological well-being of the victim
Mental and Emotional Abuse
Intentional refusal to acknowledge the presence of the victim
Rejection
Insulting the victim through offensive remarks
Degredation
Refers to threatening the victim
Terrorization
Intentional separation of the victim from other people by restricting contact with them
Isolation
Risk Factors for Becoming an Abuser
Previous experience, lacks of education, uses harmful substances, has psychological disorder
Risk Factors for Abuse in the Family
The child is unwanted, experiencing poverty, conflicts in the family