Introduction Bastard Out of Carolina is a novel written in 1992 by Dorothy Allison. The book is set in Greenville, South Carolina, in the 1950s and 1960s, and the story is narrated by Bone, a young girl growing up in a poverty-stricken, abusive family. Despite the abuse she suffers at...
Introduction One of the primary global public health concerns, child abuse, has long-term, detrimental effects on mental and physical well-being and psychosocial development. Children who have experienced severe abuse are frequently placed in foster care and, as a group, are at an especially high risk of developing significant mental health...
Introduction Today, victims of violent crime are more likely to have a mental disorder. The prejudice extends to the criminal justice system, where people with mental illness are regarded as criminals, arrested, accused, and imprisoned for a more significant time than people without mental illness. However, although there is new...
Abstract In the year 1971, Philip Zimbardo decided to conduct a trial known as The Stanford Prison Experiment. The research permits university students to act as criminals or prison guards within a jail setting. The goal of the test is to demonstrate how persons would adjust to the characters of...
Fortunately, not many people I know had to deal with abusive partners. However, one of my close friends went through several years of a relationship with rather obvious psychological abuse. She split up with her partner several months ago, but they are staying in touch. It is rather strange and...
Introduction Despite the intention to create a positive environment for children’s growth, people cannot ignore certain challenges. Bullying is one of such problems characterized by undesirable and aggressive behavior when injury or discomfort is continually and deliberately provoked. People face different bullying situations: physical (hitting or tripping), verbal (teasing or...
Sexual violence in the modern world is still widespread and is used even against children. Such a traumatic experience inevitably leads to a negative impact on the psyche and the development of mental disorders. This situation is especially relevant for children who have been subjected to sexual violence since their...
This study assesses how various characteristics of sexual abuse affect the development of psychopathy in children. In particular, Adams et al. (2018) investigated the relationship between “onset, duration, and severity of physical and sexual abuse” and “depressive, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms” (p. 1). Based on the findings, the researchers conclude...
Post-traumatic stress disorder in children violates mental activity that develops after an external psychologically traumatic event. Modern society, unfortunately, exposes children to the risk of being psychologically traumatized almost anywhere – it can be a school, a public place, and their own family. Post-traumatic stress disorder due to traumatic events...
Adolescents are often aware that they are simply a portion of the family’s problem. While many kids indicate an interest in being involved in treatment choices, few are given a chance to do so in a systematic fashion (Baird & Mollen, 2018). Kody’s household consisted of an alcoholic mother and...
Introduction In the presented scenario the main recipient of physical trauma as a result of abuse is Kolomalu. Short-term impacts of physical abuse include bruises, cuts, sprains, fractures, torn clothes, and damaged items (Boissonnault & Vanwye, 2020). The long-term impact of trauma, however, involves chronic damage and body dysregulation (Boissonnault...
The phenomenon of child maltreatment in the home setting is thoroughly examined by researchers, who intend to present a link between the unhealthy environment in families and the future wellbeing of individuals. They claim that the adverse outcomes of improper attitudes towards the offspring are generally connected to their low...
Introduction Recently the attention to the problem of human aggression in the scientific community has increased. Humanity has shown interest in the phenomenon of aggression since ancient times, and in modern times it is the subject of the most active psychological research (Salimi et al., 2019). In this regard, this...
Predicting dangerousness and potentially violent behaviors is one of the most frequently discussed and complicated questions in psychology and a number of other scientific disciplines related to it. One of the common misconceptions is the opinion that people with mental disorders are more likely to commit violence. Studies have shown...
Author/date Aim of study/paper Type of study/ research design IV/ Covariates/Mediators/Moderators DV/ Outcome Main and secondary findings Strengths Bolton, J. et al. (2017). The study focuses on exploring the connection between early-life stress and later behavioral outcomes, involving altering the hippocampus and subsequent memory defects, as well as anhedonia. It...
The case of James is a unique illustration of how complex a child abuse situation can become due to the involvement of a multitude of parties, such as the school system, the criminal justice system, Child Protective Services or CPS, and one’s family members. The case is centered around the...
Introduction Substance abuse is a pressing problem in the United States, and counseling plays an essential role in supporting people struggling with addiction. Numerous organizations offer their services aiming to provide treatment and care for clients that need help. Substance abuse counseling can be referred to as a specialized form...
This paper is an overview of the article “Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults.” The authors of the article state that their work is the adverse childhood experiences (ACE) study. The paper discusses how health risk behavior and various...
Abstract Domestic abuse is a case in which a family member tries to control a partner or child to dominate them for specific purposes. Violence has a physical, psychological, sexual nature and is applied to a relationship with a family member, which is the result of emotional, mental trauma and...
Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is a comparatively young framework addressing the transformations a person experiences following trauma. This paradigm was introduced in the 1990s, and scholars are still working on its development and further refinement (Kirkner & Ullman, 2019). Several definitions and even terms related to PTG exist, such as “positive...
FuturesWithoutViolence.org. (2016). Partnering with Head Start and Early Childhood Programs. Promising Futures. Web. The work discusses the nuances and purposes of partnering with the Head Start program. It represents the social program as helpful in supporting children exposed to domestic violence during times of stress. The work outlines significant collaboration...
Introduction People with a tendency toward suicidal ideation represent one of the largest high-risk populations because thoughts of death affect a high percentage of humans at least once during their lifetime. When it is only a transitory thought, it does not impact the given person’s life, but suicide-related plans represent...
Godinet, M. T., Li, F., & Berg, T. (2014). Early childhood maltreatment and trajectories of behavioral problems: Exploring gender and racial differences. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(3), 544–556. This research paper centers on examining the trajectories of child maltreatment and whether or not early childhood maltreatment (before the age of...
Introduction Poly-substance abuse as an effect of Depression comes along with conduct disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity. All these are mental illnesses. Of the depression disorders, major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common concomitant of poly-substance abuse that is a result of substance dependence. Substance abuse among adolescents can be...
The policy of the agency should include a set of features for promoting trauma-informed care. As a human service professional, I would suggest that the first key component that should be included in the policy is empowerment. Butler et al. (2019) indicate that continuous empowerment and advocacy for vulnerable and...
Depression and other mental conditions are highly prevalent among adolescents, youth, and adults in America. Unfortunately, most treatment initiatives prove unfruitful because psychologists do not tackle the root causes of these conditions or the physical, social, and environmental factors promoting them. For example, psychological violence, especially during childhood, is classified...
Literature search results Author/date Aim of study/paper Type of study/ research design IV/ Covariates/Mediators/Moderators DV/ Outcome Main and secondary findings Strengths Archer, G., et al. (2017). Examining the relationship between experienced childhood abuse and physical functioning in adulthood. Cohort study Poor physical functioning, childhood abuse, neglect. At least 20% of...
Introduction The process of recovery after trauma has been studied for decades, its diverse aspects have been explored in detail. Positive psychological change, also referred to as post-traumatic growth (PTG), is one of the favorable outcomes that is quite common as between 53% and 83% of people who have faced...
Domestic abuse can lead to mental instability that may affect a victim’s actions and conduct. According to Bland and Ariel (2020), a sufferer might experience temporary insanity that makes them commit deeds such as murder. A long history of violence is possible to interfere with a victim’s sound decision-making process....
Jennifer Claire Noesen’s article “The Intern and the Challenging Client” discusses clinical treatment for sexually and physically abused kids. However, the author pays special attention to children who hail from families struggling the domestic violence and substance abuse. Noesen offers a closer look at the host of issues that interns...
In her essay, “Abuse of an unnamed wife: Is she familiar?”, Liz Moore thoroughly analyzes the phenomenon of psychological abuse on the basis of “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. This short story addresses a young, newly married woman who moves with her husband, John, and his sister,...
A child’s development from birth to adulthood is one of the most complex journeys in the human experience. In order to facilitate healthy development not only must the child learn skills that will aid him in surviving the world around him, he also requires constant guidance from a parental figure....
Secret Girl is a memoir written by Molly Bruce Jacobs, where she portrays the life of her family and focuses on the main event – the separation from her twin sister Anne. The girls’ parents institutionalized Anne since she was diagnosed with hydrocephalus when she was a newborn (Jacobs, 2007)....
Elderly abuse and child abuse take different forms, including physical and psychological. Physical and psychological forms of abuse present a variety of presentations. The common types of abuse that older people and children are subjected to include violence, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, financial or material abuse, discriminatory abuse, institutional abuse,...
Introduction Elder abuse and neglect is common occurrence in many places. The aging process has many challenges to different people and apart from the natural changes that occur physically, socially and psychologically, many elderly people are subjected to other inhumane conditions like abuse and neglect. These may take different forms,...
Introduction The work and struggle of human rights activists, investigators, policy-makers, NGOs, and promoters in the last few years have placed violence and abuse against women a priority subject to be tackled in the national arena. Sponsor organizations such as Healthy People 2020 and Florida Coalition against Domestic Violence offer...
Child and elder abuses are worldwide problems that are on the increase. Child abuse includes among others, child neglect and the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children. A cause of harm or a serious risk of harm to an elder person due to any deliberate, negligent, calculated act by...
Introduction Abuse of the elderly remains an ignored and hidden problem in society. The government has been more concerned with the rising profile of child abuse to the extent that abuse of the elderly has been relegated to the periphery (Nerenberg, 2007). Abuse for the elderly mainly takes place in...
Rationale According to the article by Puchkov (2006, p.5), emphasis is on the importance of family and care that should be given to the elderly in the Russian culture. This research was conducted bearing in mind that elder abuse was a neglected study; its main aim was to find out...
Introduction In reference to the centers for disease control and prevention (2006), intimate partner violence (IPV) is the cruelty that takes place between two individuals who are in a devoted relationship. The term intimate partner refers to any passionate or sexual relationship between two people who are not biologically related,...
Summary For this paper, we have decided to study a special need social group in our community, the single mothers. In fact, nationwide, single motherhood is becoming a rising phenomenon. Of course, this is a negative phenomenon with disastrous consequences for society if we fail to address it correctly. Recent...
The behavior and physical development of a child is primarily dependent upon the parents. If they live under normal conditions, the guardians take full responsibility for buffering their young ones from stress and making them develop uprightly. However, some children are neglected and thus face emotional abuse because they no...
Introduction It is commonplace in counseling to treat teenagers. However, it is a rare case to find a teenager who is in control of his condition or aware of his actions and the measure of the consequences. In addition, when a young person is in control of himself it is...
Abstract The group therapy proposal will mainly focus on the victims of gender violence against women. The methodological tool will revolve around the broad and thorough utilization of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). The key reason is the fact that it is well-suited for group sessions, where structure and organization are vital...
Introduction Many parents, at some point, develop social-cognitive problems. They fail to identify with parenting and instead indulge in their lifestyle rather than progress and become responsible. In such cases, these parents end up risking their children’s lives, forcing them to undergo a painful childhood. When this happens, the oldest...
As we progress ever further in understanding the scientific and sociological implications of our neurological processes, the human mind continues to be a difficult vault to unlock due to the complexities associated with its development and functioning. In spite of the leaps and bounds we have made, there still exists...
The problem of violence is one of the most relevant issues in modern society. This problem is most acute with the life of the younger generation. While growing up, children go through the process of forming their views on life. Accordingly, it is necessary to protect them from the harmful...
Despite the intention to provide students with equal opportunities and living conditions, bullying behaviors occur in classrooms and are recognized as a serious social concern. In the United States, about 35% of students are defined as bullies or victims who report cyber victimization, associated with emotional or social problems (Brown...
Domestic abuse is an issue that has apparent negative consequences for its victim, and the first instinct of most people is to protect the victim from the perpetrator. That is a perfectly rational and necessary thing to do, but there are usually deeper problems lurking below the surface. There is...
Adolescence is a period when people experience a transition between their childhood needs and knowledge to adulthood concerns. Spiritual and psychological development at this period is significantly determined by the environment (Benavides, 2014). Therefore, in modern schools, teachers and administrators do everything possible to create equal and safe environments for...
Introduction The practice of substance consumption amongst nursing professionals, especially the nurses, is a critical challenge that continues to surround the nursing career. Additionally, the habit results in physical disorders that adversely affect the effective and safe healthcare delivery to patients. The widespread abuse of drugs has provoked numerous healthcare...
The primary mission of the United Nations (UN) is to maintain international security and peace. The organization realizes its mission by preventing conflict, assisting parties involved in a dispute to attain peace, and create settings that promote peaceful coexistence (Karim & Beardsley, 2016). Significantly, the UN focuses on strengthening the...
In middle-income countries, deteriorating mental health is considered to be one of the major causes of morbidity. Peltzer, Pengpid, and Tiembre (2013) suppose that many mental health issues stem from traumatizing events back in the childhood days. This assumption makes it compelling to study childhood traumas in association with subsequent...
In my opinion, the myth about sexual violence, which is the most harmful and dangerous for the victim’s mental health, is that the sufferer was the initiator for the rape. The defenders of the criminals usually claim that the raped individuals were behaving provocatively and forcing them to misbehave. These...
This paper highlights the extent of child abuse cases in our society with especial focus on its relation to our culture. Furthermore this paper will try to explain what roles the healthcare authorities can play in reducing the alarming rate of child abuse cases. Physical and Sexual Abuse The article’s...
The mind works best when it has no distractions and is focused on the task at hand. Such distractions as anxiety, fear, worries, and doubts make it pre-occupied, thus preventing an appropriate focus on the relevant things. According to experts, being nervous undermines expert performance. Even when a person is...
Children rely on caregivers, either parents or other individuals responsible for a minor, in the satisfaction of their essential needs. Food, shelter, security, and many other things are the basics of child care, and many people are deprived of it due to abuse. Child abuse can take many forms and...
Deviance can be defined as any action, thought, or feeling that violates norms and values that are accepted in a group or society. When the accepted attitudes and rules of coordinating the interactions between people are disrupted intentionally, it points to some form of deviant behavior (Kramer, 2015). Workplace bullying...
Child maltreatment is one of the most urgent concerns in the contemporary social sciences domain. Child neglect and abuse cases occur very frequently, and academic and practice-oriented efforts need continuous improvement to eliminate this problem. While child maltreatment is relevantly addressed in the scholarly literature, it is essential to identify...
Introduction Many underage children experience numerous challenges that have the potential to affect their future goals in life. Bullying is one of such predicaments that can take different shapes depending on age, location, and race. Psychologists and experts in child development recommend the introduction of superior measures to identify possible...
Child abuse and neglect are severe issues, affecting the most vulnerable section of the population and often causing permanent trauma. As such, it is critical for a hospital worker to understand how to deal with the victims of such conduct. That means awareness of the definition, prevention, intervention, treatment and...
Introduction The protection of children and their rights should never slack, even when they are thought to be safe environments. Over the last two years, the Catholic church has come under a lot of criticism due to allegations of its priests sexually assaulting children in their congregation. This all began...
Sexual abuse has been a predicament that many individuals have been facing. According to the researches that have been conducted, at least two out of every ten female adults have been abused sexually by the time they reach the age of eighteen years (Magolin and Vickerman, 2007). Initially, it was...
With my project, I aim to establish a better, healthier school environment for all pupils by decreasing bullying. I have chosen this topic because I believe bullying to be the most significant problem that our school system is currently facing. Bullying causes much anxiety to the victims, interferes with their...
Hypothesis The hypothesis in this study is that college students, in this case, those of Kean University, are also likely to suffer from bullying just as high school students even if with varying degrees. This hypothesis is ultimately confirmed by the results of the research done that show evidence of...
Introduction Children advocacy strategies are ways through which the society can use to elevate the voice of young people. In the current social settings, the voice of the young people and particularly children has been occasionally neglected. This happens in the political echelons and at home. Children, just like any...
Introduction #MeToo is a popular hashtag, which marks the posts reporting the information on the cases of sexual harassment or showing solidarity with its victims. It was widely used in the whole world in 2017, and by now, it features dozens of millions of posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and...
A couple’s joy is achieved when they hold their baby and feel its warmth after struggling with the pregnancy for about nine months. This becomes one of their accomplishments and makes their marriage complete. A child brings happiness and satisfaction in a home as well as fulfills the purpose of...
Introduction The prominent status of the parent-child association has undergone development or evolution in recent years to develop into a central concern in both the encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of healthy family associations and the act of preventing child abuse and neglect. However, defining the meaning of...
Abstract Adolescence is the period of transition from pubescence to maturity. Many concerns impede the normal cognitive development of teenagers, which encompass alcohol and drug abuse. In the course of this phase of development, there are several biological, social, as well as environmental factors that can prompt a persistent desire...
Introduction The intensity of child abuse is highly dependent on the environment that the kid resides, which includes the home and the school. The vice takes different forms, and it can be sexual, physical, verbal, or emotional abuse. Children who are subject to any of the mentioned abuses exhibit redundancy...
Introduction Children normally form the most vulnerable group in each society. This is because of the fact that they are vulnerable to cases of maltreatment, sexual abuse, and even neglect given their tender ages, which make them dependent on the adults (Crosson-Tower, 2008). Child sexual abuse is among the common...
Introduction Street harassment is a social issue that has gradually become a challenge in modern societies. The issue takes various forms, which comprise sexual, ethnic, and racial harassment. Whereas other forms of harassment are minimal, sexual harassment is the most pronounced form that several women experience as they engage in...
