MIDTERMS Flashcards
one of the most important assets of the society and of the nation as a
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Child abuse refers to the maltreatment whether habitual or not, of the children
which includes any of the following:
(1) Psychological and physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional maltreatment;
(2) Any act by deeds or words which debases, degrades or demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a human being;
(3) Unreasonable deprivation of his basic needs for survival, such as food and
shelter; or
(4) Failure to immediately give medical treatment to an injured child resulting
in serious impairment of his growth and development or in his permanent
incapacity or death
Article XI, Sec. 27 pertains to who may file complaints or cases of unlawful
acts committed against children. As enumerated below, complaint may be filed
by the following
- Offended party;
- Parents or guardians;
- Ascendants or collateral relative within the third degree of consanguinity;
- Officer, social worker or representative of a licensed child-caring institution;
- Officer or social worker of the Department of Social Welfare and Development;
- Barangay Chairman; or
- At least three (3) concerned responsible citizens where the violation
occurred
refers to persons below eighteen (18) years
of age or those over but are unable to fully take care of themselves or protect
themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty or exploitation or discrimination because
of a physical or mental disability or condition.
children
Rules and Regulations on the Reporting and
Investigation of Child Abuse Cases
sectiono 1 objectives
These Rules and Regulations seek to encourage the reporting of
cases of physical or psychological injury, sexual abuse or exploitation or negligent
treatment of children and to ensure the early and effective investigation of cases of child
abuse toward the prosecution of the offender
objectives
These Rules and Regulations seek to encourage the reporting of
cases of physical or psychological injury, sexual abuse or exploitation or negligent
treatment of children and to ensure the early and effective investigation of cases of child
abuse toward the prosecution of the offender
objectives
definition of terms
These Rules and Regulations seek to encourage the reporting of
cases of physical or psychological injury, sexual abuse or exploitation or negligent
treatment of children and to ensure the early and effective investigation of cases of child
abuse toward the prosecution of the offender
objectives
Section 2. Definition of Terms. As used in these Rules, unless the context requires
otherwise,
a) Child shall refer to a person below (18) years of age or one over said age and
who, upon evaluation of a qualified physician, psychologist or psychiatrist, is
found to be incapable of taking care of himself fully because of a physical or
mental disability or condition of protecting himself from abuse;
(b) Child abuse refers to the infliction of physical or psychological injury, cruelty
to, or neglect, sexual abuse, or exploitation of a child;
(c) Cruelty refers to any act by word or deed which debases, degrades or
demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a being.
they note that a variety of terms have
been used to describe the mental effects associated with emotional distress legal
cases, but the trauma-based diagnosis most likely to be involved in mental injury cases is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Impairment and diagnosis are both relevant to
clinical treatment and prognosis
Melton, Petrila, Pothress, and Slogobin
states that the essential feature of PTSD is the development
of characteristic symptoms following exposure to a situation experienced as stressful.
DSM-IV-TR
notes that
PTSD is a debilitating condition that follows a terrifying event and can occur at any age,
including childhood.
Website of the National Institute of Mental Health Public Inquiries
in his manual for the Trauma Symptom checklist for children, notes
that researchers have documented a wide variety of psychological effects associated
with Trauma. He cited, “Some of the effects includes the murder of a parent (
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The purpose of the forensic assessment of trauma
inform the court with the
use of objectively gathered, valid, and relevant information.
