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Negative Long Term Effects Of Child Abuse
- 1. NEGATIVE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE JOHNISHAU HERRING ADVANCED GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY ARGOSY UNIVERSITY AUGUST 15, 2011
- 3. HERE ARE SOME FACTS… (Child Help, 2011)
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- Child abuse and neglect has taken our society by storm. Sadly, some of the victims aren’t even acknowledged until it is too late. The victims that are eventually saved and removed from abusive situations have everlasting effects. While children are not necessarily capable of refuting abuse, they will as some point be able to tell someone and receive help. They are able to change the final outcome (in some cases).
- This chart is alarming and horrifying. In 2007, approximately five children died everyday from abuse and neglect alone. That sums up to 1,825 children a year. This is not only tragic, but also 100% avoidable and preventable. Instead, the numbers are steadily rising.
- Abuse comes in many forms. As shown in the chart, neglect is the most common type of abuse. Well over half (59%) of the reported cases of child abuse are neglect cases, where caregivers just simply refuse take care of their children.
- As a result of fear of further mental, emotional, psychological malfunction and physical abuse and neglect, abused children often keep quiet or remain in denial about their situation. The abuse then goes unreported, therefore leaving the numbers in the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) to be tremendously incorrect.
- In conducting my research, I came across this very informative article in The Journal of Issues in Child Abuse Accusations. The article vividly described the long-term effects of child abuse, with a focus on sexual abuse. The proof came from a variety of abused victims that ultimately ended up suffering with issues like depression, anxiety, eating disorders, relationship problems, personality disorders, dissociation, and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. All of these dysfunctions follow these children throughout their lives. They may even lie dormant within and show up at the wrong time. In addition, some of these issues are “slow killers.” Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and eating disorders linger around and cause injury over a period of time.
- Journal article, “Cognitive processing of trauma cues in adults reporting repressed, recovered, or continuous memories of childhood sexual abuse,” discussed one of the most frequently defense mechanisms in abuse victims. Repression is a method of coping with extremely traumatic events. This is used as a way to find a sense of normalcy. The mind unconsciously forces itself to erase all memories of the detrimental event, which in turn deletes all negative consequences of the abuse (until it comes out unexpectedly). Also, it was found that children tend to hold on to these tragic events and continue on with the cycle. They may end up being the abuser one day or continue to take abuse later on in life. They will continuously accept things that they do not deserve as a result of feeling worthless (from being abused as a child). They will always be searching for something to fill the void that was developed during their youth as an abuse victim.
- Child abuse is extremely expensive. It costs taxpayers billions of dollars each year to cover the necessary costs of recovery and rehabilitation for abused children. In addition, there is also another one hundred three billion dollars related to indirect expenses. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!! Child abuse should not be tolerated. It is a lot cheaper and morally acceptable to simply give the child up if abuse is ever a factor in the equation. Society also suffers.
- This chart breaks down the annual costs of child abuse and neglect in 2007 alone.
- Sadly, any type of abuse often leave lasting effects that hover throughout the lives of these innocent children. In many cases, abused children experience emotional and psychological issues as adults. For my literature review paper, my proposed topic is: Abused children are more likely to be the subjects of emotional and psychological dysfunction and can in turn, fail to lead productive lives. I found a variety of articles about the effects of child abuse and maltreatment on the outcome of individuals as adults. Several studies and interviews have proven that a large number of children have reported severe abuse, some physical, mental, and/or sexual, which results in drug and alcohol use, depression, and a variety of other issues during adulthood. Therefore, my hypothesis has been proven by the numbers of deaths each year and the enormous amounts of revenue necessary for recovery.
- Child abuse is not something that only lasts for the moment…..it truly does last an entire lifetime.
- IT ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NO T HURT TO BE A CHILD….. EVER !!!