Child abuse--> is broadly defined as any type of cruelty inflicted upon a child, including mental abuse, physical harm, neglect, and sexual abuse/exploitation.
The three main parts of my paper will be about the 3 main types of abuse: sexual, emotional, and physical. They will be identified, explained, and have examples.
SEXUAL ABUSE:
-the most harmful/damaging abuse to children
-includes sexual intercourse/offenses that involve sexually touching a child, fondling, etc. as well as non-touching offenses and sexual exploitation such as exposing children to pornographic material, deliberatly exposing a child to the act of sexual intercourse, etc.
-more than 90% of juvenile sexual abuse victims KNOW their perpetrator in some way
-sexually abused children may also develop delinquency/conduct problems, unusual aggressiveness, suicidal behavior, depression/withdraw from family, and friends, etc.
-most of the time there are no external signs of sexual abuse
-adopt many social/behavioral/psychological issues
EMOTIONAL ABUSE:
-brain washes their victims so that the victim has no self-confidence, sense of self-worth, or trust in themselves
-creates scars that last a lot longer than physical ones
-subjugates another human being through the use of fear, humiliation, guilt, intimidation, manipulation, etc.
-includes anything from verbal abuse and constant criticism to more subtle tactics such as repeated disapproval or the refusal to ever be pleased
-number one fear is being left alone; these victims can become so convinced that they're worthless and no one would want them that they will stay with their abuser because they believe they have nowhere else to go
PHYSICAL ABUSE:
-non-accidental physical injury caused by punching, beating, kicking, etc. or otherwise harming a child
-most visible from of child maltreatment
-child will usually have problems communicating/connecting with other children
-signs: *afraid to go home
*seems frightened of parents/other adults
*unusually wary of physical contact with adults, or is overly friendly (not aware of social
boundaries)
*has low frustration level, becomes upset easily or is far too tolerant/patient
*does not show emotion when hurt
-the age at which the abuse takes place influences the impact of the damage, for example, infants who are physically abused are more likely to experience long-term physical effects and neurological alterations such as lethargy, tremors, vomiting, etc.
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