Category: Abuse

  • Trauma and Abuse Issues: Theories and Practice

    Table of Contents Theoretical Underpinning Trauma Definition and Signs Trauma Effects Personal Experience Conclusion References Traumas can happen anywhere and have a variety of outcomes on human mental and physical health. Some people are not able to recognize that they survive traumas and continue living without proper treatment and help, contributing to new problems and…

  • Sexual Abuse in the “Fifty Shades of Grey”

    Table of Contents Introduction Movie Summary Main Themes Overall Reception The Response of the BDSM Community Conclusion References Introduction Popular culture has always been able to influence people’s perceptions of both commonly accepted and controversial topics. The medium of cinematography is not an exception to this rule. Through its visual representation of ideas and themes,…

  • Child Sex Abuse Impact on Adult Psychopathology

    Table of Contents Summary of the Topic Introduction to Child Sex Abuse and its Impacts on Adult Psychopathology Methods and Results A Critique of the Experiments Conclusion References Summary of the Topic The article by Roth (2012) addresses the issue of gene-environment and the important role it plays in determining the functions of the brain.…

  • Emotional Abuse and Role of Clinical Mental Health Counselor

    Table of Contents Overview Trauma Information Impact of Trauma Evidence-Based Intervention Advocacy References Overview The concept of trauma has been integrated deeply into the English language, has developed a life of its own and is used as a symbol of a long-lasting negative impact quite casually. However, the notion of trauma is a much more…

  • Personality Alteration and Substance Abuse

    Table of Contents Introduction Methods Results Conclusion References Introduction The evaluation of personality has been a major area of application of psychology in other disciplines and majorly real life matters. Personality underscores the aspects that shape one’s life based on how other people see him/her. An individual’s personality is described as the traits that reoccur…

  • Childhood Abuse as a Cause of Personality Disorder

    Table of Contents Antisocial Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Avoidant Personality Disorder Works Cited Antisocial Personality Disorder Diagnostic criteria for this type of disorders reflect the symptoms related to the inclination to antisocial behavior. Failure to conform social norms with respect to lawful behaviors can be caused by experiencing child abuse as being exposed to…

  • Abuse and Maltreatment of School-Aged Children

    School-aged children are likely to be abused due to their vulnerability and dependency. Child abuse’s signs include guilt, confusion, aggression, hostility, depression, amnesia, and deviance. For emotional abuse, the child may experience a loss of self-esteem, enthusiasm, poor school performance, and loss of ability in existing developmental skills. Maltreatment can also be indicated by poor…

  • Women’s Challenges Regarding Domestic Abuse

    Domestic violence is a worldwide problem that millions of people face every day. Frequently, the victims of such violence are women in abusive relationships with their partners or families, who cannot leave such situations. This essay will explain some of the challenges females confront from the standpoint of different psychological theories: the learned helplessness model,…

  • Sexual Abuse in Male and Female Adolescents

    Table of Contents Purpose of the study Research questions and hypotheses Hypotheses Research design Population and sampling strategy Procedures Instrumentation and Data Collection References Purpose of the study There are reported cases of sexually abused boys and girls and reported cases of psychological distress among children (Gartner, 2008). However, research studies have not clearly established…

  • Sexual Abuse in Boys and Girls and Its Implications

    Table of Contents Introduction Literature Review Recommendations and Conclusion References Introduction Child sexual abuse denotes the relations where a child is used for sexual spur of an offender or a viewer. Cossins (2010) defines child sexual abuse through the use of various forms, such as “incest, pornography, prostitution, trafficking, corruption, and peer sexual assault” (p.…