A psychoanalytic approach would indicate that Will's behavior was from his subconscious mind; that his behavior was caused by the impulses from his childhood experiences. ... Will's decision to fight his childhood bully was made subconsciously from that survival impulse from his childhood experiences. ... Being Will Hunting suffered from such an abusive childhood he failed to develop the experience he needed in order to enter into healthy relationships as an adult. ... Prior research addressing the relationship between personality and cognitive ability generally suggests that only on...

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Child abuse is a global problem that is deeply rooted in cultural, economic and social practices. It is a state of emotional, physical, economic and sexual maltreatment meted out to a person below the age of eighteen and is a globally prevalent phenomenon. However, in India, as in many other countries, there has been no understanding of the extent, magnitude and trends of the problem. The growing complexities of life and the dramatic changes brought about by socio-economic transitions in India have played a major role in increasing the vulnerability of children to various and newer forms of a...

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Child Abuse What is Child Abuse? It is any mistreatment or neglect of a child that results in non-accidental harm or injury and consists of four types: physical, emotional, sexual and neglect. Physical abuse accounts for about one in four substantiated cases of child abuse. It is the most visible form of abuse and may be defined as any act that results in a non-accidental trauma or physical injury. Emotional abuse is commonly defined as the systematic emotional tearing down of another human being. ...

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The negative effects of child sexual abuse can affect the victim for many years into adulthood. Adults who were sexually abused as children commonly experience depression. ... However, because this book is true and very real I, as a teacher to be, find that I can probably learn from the experiences of the children and from the secrecy of all those involved. ...

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A young boy about six years old in the supermarket is screaming, crying, and pulling on his mothers leg to purchase a piece of candy. His mother simply tells him "stop it, stop it, stop it or you will have to go into time out," but this has no effect on the little boy's fierce tantrum. Most parent...

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In this essay I am going to discuss the importance of safeguarding children in an Emergency Department (ED). I will discuss what safeguarding is and the need for it within an ED. I will also discuss the government's policies on safeguarding and how they affect our actions. I will also discuss risk assessment and its influence upon government policy and direction. Before the introduction of risk assessment methods in child protection in the 1980's the assessment and prediction of children at risk from abuse was a capricious business: care workers had no theory, or methodology and no ...

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The theory of Intergenerational Transmission which borrows ideas from Social Learning Theory, involves the relationship between parental violence and subsequent child violence during adulthood. ... Additionally, with respect to women experiencing violence, Harway (1993) relates the Theory of Learned Helplessness to the Social Learning Theory and how it may explain the passive nature of battered women. ... Men and woman in violent relationships are said by family systems therapists to be experiencing difficulties in separating from their families of origins and are using violence to regulate th...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate