DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic violence and sexual abuse

Domestic violence and sexual abuse

Introduction

Domestic violence and sexual abuse are any action or omission starring the members who comprise the group family, this can be by marriage, blood or affiliation and transformed into aggressors relations between them causing damage to physical, psychological, sexual, economic or social one or several of them. This abuse can be specified as: Physical acts that threaten or attack the person's body such as pushes, slaps, punches, kicks, etc. Psychological Attitudes have intended to cause fear, intimidation, and controlling behavior, feelings and thoughts of the person who is being targeted as the insults, insults, control, etc. There are two ways to measure how common Domestic violence and sexual abuse is incidence and prevalence. In the case of Domestic violence and sexual abuse, incidence is best thought of as the number of acts of Domestic violence and sexual abuse during a given time in a given population. Prevalence is best thought of as the proportion of a population that has experienced Domestic violence and sexual abuse in a specified time period.

Discussion & Analyses

If every victim experienced only one act of Domestic violence and sexual abuse in a year, incidence and prevalence numbers would be the same for that year. In children under 3 years of age who have witnessed or experienced violence, the following problems are more likely to be present: post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms such as hyper-arousal, increased sense of fear, and aggression; increased irritability; sleep disturbances; regressive behaviors; and indicators that the process of autonomy-building is impeded. Impact of Neglect Studies suggest that children who are neglected suffer very significant adverse consequences during childhood and into adulthood. The most likely cause for this is unmet basic developmental needs (Macy, Giattina, Sangster, Crosby & Montijo, 2009). Young children and infants are dependent on their parents to meet these needs, and parents' failure to do so can cause their children to have unacceptable self-concepts, actual deficiencies, developmental delays, and lower academic scores. These children may exhibit developmental lags in language and cognitive functioning.

They may also be socially passive and withdrawn from family and peers. Their deep lack of trust is difficult to overcome. Impact of Emotional Neglect Since emotional neglect is difficult to define and substantiate, its impact is difficult to study. This typology commonly occurs along with other forms of maltreatment, and studies have found that the effects of emotional neglect are similar to the effects of other typologies, interfering with the child's overall development— cognitively, emotionally, psychologically, and socially (Macy, Giattina, Sangster, Crosby & Montijo, 2009). Children who are emotionally neglected often lag behind their peers academically, and they may exhibit self-abusive behavior and anxiety. Impact of Exposure to Family Violence Children who witness family violence may learn that violence is an appropriate means of resolving conflict. Studies suggest that a child's exposure to conjugal violence, in addition to his or her being physically or sexually abused, results in lasting effects such as post traumatic stress disorder and ...