The titles of each subscale: Childhood Sexual Abuse, Childhood Physical Abuse, and Adult Victimization, are self-explanatory as to which past experiences were inquired about within them. ... I was surprised to learn that the experience of childhood abuse did not teach its victims to stay away from violent people, but conversely, made them susceptible to abuse in adulthood as well! ...

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There is usually some type of motivation that accompanies the murder, it could vary from obtaining money, thrill experience, or a sense of power. ... It is believed to be a mixture of things spanning from birth to adulthood. ...

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For most people, family is the initial place of learning, in their childhood and early adulthood. ... Family is the group where children experience their first relationship, and it plays a significant role in developing the attitudes to life and responsibility, which will then stay with individuals through their adulthood. ...

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Speaking from personal experience, I was bullied from the first day I started school in the United States of America, on June 20, 2007. ... Most people refuse to tell anyone what they are experiencing because sometimes the bully may threaten their life physically, or hurt them emotionally. ... " Bullying perpetration is predictive of poor academic achievement (Nansel et.al. 2001, 2004), antisocial personality and other psychiatric disorder, substance use, and suicidal ideation in adulthood (Sourander et al.2007,2009,2010; Klomek et al.2009; Ttofi et al 2011). ...

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Domestic violence is abuse between family members or related persons. Domestic violence may come in many forms: actual physical abuse, threats of physical abuse, emotional abuse, threatening telephone calls, disturbances at a place of employment, stalking, and other forms of dominance and control. ...

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Physical bullying usually lessens after high school while on the contraire verbal abuse often times continue throughout adulthood. ... Nearly 43% of kids experience cyber bullying each year and at least 55, 000 kids take their lives each year due to this epidemic. ...

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Some children experience depression because they feel helpless or powerless in the situation (Ballard 2003). ... These behaviors can persist into adulthood creating a generational cycle in which children grow up to be victims and abusers as adults (Walton 2003). ...

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I believe that immaturity is the reason we do not allow those under eighteen to assume the major responsibilities of adulthood, such as serving on a jury, military combat service, voting, drinking alcohol or making medical decisions. ... The experience of an abused and traumatized child is one of fear and frustration. ...

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