Abstract
This paper explores how the communication processes are associated with child abuse. First, the paper gives statistics about child abuse and gives a definition for this form of domestic violence. The paper further shows how the communication problem in regards to child abuse is linked to a lack of ability to communicate on the part of one of the parties involved in the abuse. Graphs and diagrams are used to visually explain the communication process and its breakdown. The paper concludes by giving suggestions about preventative measures that can be put in place to help reduce the instances of child abuse and neglect.

TOC:
Introduction
Understanding the Communication Process
Understanding Child Abuse
How the Two Impact Each Other
How Can the Communication Process Be Improved to Prevent Child Abuse
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The communication problem in regards to child abuse is linked to a lack of ability to communicate on the part of one of the parties involved in the abuse. A build up of frustration as a result of the lack of communication abilities often leads to abuse. Other communication problems that result in abuse relate to confusing array of messages on the abusers part. This includes messages about self-worth, affection, and religious beliefs. All humans have a need to be accepted and or needed. Low self-esteem is a result of that need not being met. Many abusers possess this trait. For many it is the driving force behind their actions."

Tags:child abuse, communication, preventing child abuse, domestic violence

Abstract
This paper examines the psychological implications of child abuse. It attempts to explain the problem of child abuse, identify factors that generate child abuse and explore the effects of child abuse on development. The paper reports that the United States Department of Health and Human Services contends that a variety of signs may be evident in a child that lives in an abusive environment. For the educator key signs of abuse may include injuries that are reported to the parent but that are left untreated for no apparent reason (Recognizing sec. 2). The child might display a sudden lack of interest in school coupled with the inability to complete assignments or provide homework in a customary fashion.

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"Child abuse has many terrible implications on a child's development. Several explanations of human development have been given through history to understand human behavior. Inside these diverse development concepts, psychology plays an outstanding part. These explanations recognize and explain the processes by which human beings, from a biological base, will undertake a road that will be good for them to reach maturity. Specific Objectives: * To explain the problem of child abuse * To identify the factors that generate child abuse. * To explore the effects of child abuse on development. A child needs to interact with his environment and in this way to establish a good quality of life, that is to say, the necessary conditions so the human being can reach a state that allows him to mature and adapt in a natural way and in reciprocity with his environment. For that reason when the conditions of the quality of..."

Tags:child, abuse, psychology

Abstract
The paper asserts that the problem of child abuse is a pervasive problem not only for the families and individuals involved, but also a community and social one. In particular, the paper emphasizes how victims of child abuse sometimes become not only perpetrators, but also end up scarred mentally and physically. The paper seeks to explore the prevalence of child abuse and neglect within Charlotte, North Carolina. A literature review of the mental and physical consequences of child abuse and neglect, as well as a look at the cultural dimension of child abuse, follows.

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"The problem of child abuse is a pervasive problem not only for the families and individuals involved, but also a community and social one. In particular, victims of child abuse sometimes become not only perpetrators, but also end up scarred mentally and physically. Within Charlotte, North Carolina and surrounding Mecklenberg County, there were 1,771 substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect, at a rate of approximately 9.1 per 1,000 children compared to the state rate of 16.3 per 1,000 in the fiscal year of 2002-2003 (North Carolina Child Protection...)"

Tags:nursing, child, abuse

Abstract
This paper looks at the California law regarding child abuse, child abuse statistics, the foster care system, returning children to abusive homes, alternatives, removing children permanently form the home, and the effects in later life of abuse in childhood. The paper also makes a recommendation of how abused children should be treated.

From the Paper
"Under California law, child abuse or neglect includes physical injury inflicted by other than accidental means upon a child by another person, sexual abuse, neglect, wilful cruelty or unjustifiable punishment, unlawful corporal punishment or injury and is against the law. Neglect means the negligent treatment or the mistreatment of a child by a person responsible for the child's welfare, severe neglect means the negligent failure of a person having the care of custody of a child ,to protect the child from severe malnutrition or medically diagnosed..."

Tags:child abuse, law, California

Abstract
This paper is a discussion on child abuse and models that can be used to help others understand maltreatment and abuse. Drawing on three specific studies, the writer attempts to deconstruct each study for reasons that can be compared and contrasted to one another. Largely, the writer discusses what makes a parent abuse a child and what visible signs can be present. Basing his conclusion on these studies, one major finding was that there are psychological factors that contribute to the issue.

From the Paper
"To answer my question, I first wanted to determine what makes parents abuse a child and what affects that abuse might ultimately have on the child. To answer this question, I looked at Kim et al.'s article, "Early Child Maltreatment, Runaway Youths and Risk of Delinquency and Victimization in Adolescence: A Mediational Model." In this article, the authors tested two hypotheses. First, they believed that child abuse could be used as a predictor of children that run away during adolescence. Second, they authors suggested that running away can then lead to "later delinquency and victimization" (19) in their teenage years. Thus, the authors ultimately predict a vicious cycle in which children are abused, run away, and become likely sufferers of crimes and delinquents themselves later in life. The authors drew a sample from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study, which "is a prospective study of children and families begun in the mid-1970s to examine correlates and consequences of child maltreatment" (Kim et al. 21). The entire sample numbered 457 children from 297 families. Children from welfare programs, protective services programs, Head Start, day care, and nursery schools were sampled. A total of 248 boys and 209 girls were studied, and most of the children were from two parent households with relatively low incomes in the 1970s. Information was collected on these children when they were in the early childhood years, school years, and teens (Kim et al. 21-22). Variable such as physical and psychological abuse, sexual abuse, running away, juvenile delinquency, juvenile victimization, and gender were considered. The authors used chi-square tests, as well as least squares mean variance-adjusted estimator was used "to accommodate the modeling of ordered categorical variables of child maltreatment" (Kim et al. 23). Further, the analysis followed a "two-step" process in which "a confirmatory factor analysis model was estimated to assess the overall fit of the measurement model and association among model constructs," and a structural model was used to test the hypothesized relationships (Kim et al. 23). The authors did, indeed, find that abuse predicted running away, which then predicted both juvenile delinquency and victimization."

Tags:children, child abuse, human rights, abuse

Abstract
Child abuse is a serious social problem that has become increasingly prominent over the last few decades. Does this reflect a rise in child abuse, or are we simply more conscious of it? Are actual cases of child abuse rising or declining? This paper shows that although the incidence of child abuse does appear to be on the increase, this is not necessarily true.

Tags:child, abuse, rate

Abstract
In this essay, the writer discusses a research proposal to determine whether the use of a certain kind of anti-child abuse training in high school - using a form of "Think It Over" dolls - can effectively reduce the incidence of child abuse. This study is thus necessarily a longitudinal one and may (because of the complexity of the issue of child abuse) be less conclusive than one might like. However, the writer claims that an intervention strategy that reduces child abuse even to a small degree would be worth considering given the stakes involved.

From the Paper
"We all know that child abuse is a terrible thing. We also know as a society many of the conditions that make parents and other adults more likely to abuse children. And yet despite our collective revulsion at child abuse and despite the fact that we are aware of the contributing conditions to child abuse, the rates at which children are neglected or abused continue at horrifyingly high levels. Federal and state statistics indicate that child abuse and neglect collectively are either the primary or a secondary cause of ... "

Tags:child abuse, neglect, poverty, stress

Abstract
The writer of this article defines and discusses the issues and statistics surrounding the issue of child abuse and neglect. In this paper, a definition of child abuse is provided. The writer also discusses the short and long term effects of child abuse.

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"Child abuse is currently in the news seemingly more now than ever, however it is a problem that has been around throughout the ages. Child abuse is usually self-perpetuating and unlikely to stop unless the causes of the abuse are recognized and a concerted effort made by the community to prevent the cycle of abuse to continue. The social problem of child maltreatment has come to be predominantly defined as physical child abuse. The best definition of child abuse is a general ... "

Tags:child abuse, child neglect, causes of abuse and neglect

Abstract
The paper examines the definitions of child abuse, characteristics of abuse, interventions and how to identify victims of child abuse. The author points out the emotional effects of abuse on children. The paper identifies four types of child abuse.

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"The purpose of this report is to examine the problem of child abuse. The report will define the problem in its various manifestations, the characteristics of abuse, the behaviors exhibited by abused children, what can be done >>>'

Tags:child abuse, psychology, intervention

Abstract
This paper opens with a discussion on the definition of child abuse. Its main thesis is that child abuse has lasting effects that effect the abused well into their adult life. These lasting effects could be brain injury, anxieties, disorders, or any number of other issues. It pulls together statistics and percentages to help provide concrete data from research done by others. This paper examines some studies that have been done on adults who have suffered from child abuse.

From the Paper
"A certain research was conducted on 554 adults aged 18-22 (White & Giorgadze, 2006). Of the group, 304 or 68% were women who reported that they were subjected to verbal, physical and sexual abuse and exposed to domestic violence. They expressed the abuses through dissociative experiences, anxiety, depression, and somatization and "limbic irritability." Limbic irritability includes of brief hallucinations and automatisms. The researchers described the respondents' symptoms as "dramatically influenced" by their history of abuse. They found that the combined exposure to verbal abuse and domestic violence produced great depression and anxiety more than any single kind of abuse. This research offers evidence that clinicians should take the verbal abuse of children seriously. It also cautions parents that substituting emotional and verbal abuse for physical punishment can bring on its own risks on the child or person (White & Giorgadze)."

Tags:child abuse, psychology