An investigation between childhood physical abuse and its implication on future domestic violence

Abstract

This paper is focusing to an investigation between childhood physical abuse and its implication on future domestic violence. What is the aftermath of such a trauma in later adulthood? Are such memories permanent and how does influence the choice of future physical partners? Child abuse is a social menace that depletes the society and cause lifelong adversaries. A child can be abused or mistreated in a number of ways including physical harm, mental tortures and physical harassments. This in turns create many problems for the society, such that the well-being of its children is at stake. In the long run, countries tend to realize that child abuse has become a menace not only for the present times, but for the next generations as well. Unfortunately, the society has still not recognized child abuse in real terms, the reason why it still persists to be a dilemma since a long time now. The phenomenon no longer remains confined to developing countries alone.

Table of Content

Introduction1

Discussion2

Explanations of Child Physical Abuse4

Domestic Violence8

Vulnerability9

Child Abuse Policies as Applicable To Client Group11

Children Act11

No Secrets11

Assessment Strategies11

Changes for Improvement13

How to Report, Investigate, Support and Prevent Abuse from Occurring13

Empowerment Multi Agency Working14

Power and Powerlessness15

Victim Client16

Family, Workers, and Community16

Childhood Abuse Trauma17

Psychoanalysis Factor18

A developmental Approach20

Origins of Masochism22

Incest22

Causes and Symptoms23

Treatment And Prevention23

Effects of Child Physical Abuse in Women24

Psychopath identification27

Violent Attachment28

Research Opinion30

Paranoid Schizoid Position30

Projective Identification31

Recovery from the Traumatic Memories32

Obsession Neurosis34

Conclusion37

Recommendations for Improvement of Service Delivery39

An Investigation between Childhood Physical Abuse and Its Implication on Future Domestic

Introduction

Child abuse has been observed in the most developed countries as well; where children are made to work after school in order to earn daily livelihoods. In developed countries however, the phenomenon starts as soon as the parent adopt a discriminatory and neglecting attitude towards their offspring. They are isolated and the strained family ties leave them under miserable conditions. In such circumstances, a child loses his focus and takes to the roads in the form of a homeless being, most of the times a beggar or a member of the slum. Childhood is a very innocent and carefree stage in one's life. However, issues like child abuse and maltreatments stain this age with miseries and disorders. While the state and local governmental bodies should make collaborated efforts in dealing with the issue, control on child abuse practices is also a parental responsibility.

Since the mid-1970s, there has been increased interest in understanding child physical abuse. This concern led to the founding of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect and the passage of the 1977 Protection of Children against Physical Exploitation Act. A review of the child sex abuse research (Leiter, 63-82) demonstrates many similarities with what is known about rape. Like Brown miller, Jellinek (26-32) elevates child physical abuse to the level of a social problem by tracing its roots to patriarchal societies and their social institutions, belief systems, and myths. However, there are groups that do not view child-adult sex as a problem, such ...