Additionally, high levels of anxiety in these adults can result in self-destructive behaviors, such as alcoholism or drug abuse, anxiety attacks, and insomnia. ... These reason for these problems could be explained by referring to theory of Eric Erikson, a child development psychologist, who believes that a healthy childhood is very important in one's personality development. Erikson believes that an individual attains certain traits as he/she goes through stages of development and one's personality development is considered successful if the individual has more of the "good" trait...

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Domestic violence against women is widespread phenomenon that has affected the lives and health of women's mental and physical health. Domestic violence can be sexual violence between couples such as rape or incest. One out of every three female homicide victims is killed by their husbands or boyfriends. This may happen during rape when a women is forced to have sex, is physically beaten while sex or is strangled during sex. This is used as ways to achieve power and control over her body and herself. ...

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Children have also been used as drug carriers, ritual killings , child labour, sale of children for future brides, informal economy (beggars), children murdered and guttered to transport drugs over seas and to supply black children overseas for new sexual experiences. ... Child line, a non-governmental organization in South Africa held a Children's Art competition where the organisation claims majority of entries showed widespread killings, sexual abuse, beatings, drugs and other related phenomena. ... With the headquarters in Kenya it believes in generating community awareness, like o...

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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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Many researchers believe that statistics based on official reports do not accurately reflect the prevalence of child abuse. ... Experts believe that an important predictor of later abuse is whether the child realizes that the behaviour was wrong. Children who believe they behaved badly and deserved the abuse become abusive parents themselves more often than those who believe their parents were wrong to abuse them. ... Alcohol and drug use, common among abusive parents, may stimulate violent behaviour. ... Depending on their age and stage of development, a child may not be able to communicat...

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McGuire used empathy to assist Will at realizing his past was not his fault; Will didn't believe that he deserved a better life until McGuire helped him develop ways to change his behavioral pattern. ... Will Hunting believed that he wasn't able to make a positive change in his life due to the severe amount of abuse he endured as a child. He subconsciously believed that everything that occurred was his fault. ...

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Child Sexual Abuse It is frightening to realize how widespread sexual abuse is in our society and yet how strong the denial of it is.1 "Don't waste your time talking about what an aberration it is and how unlikely it is " just get to the place where you understand that one of the things humans do is have sexual contact with children,"" says [Gavin] de Becker, author of Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane).2 Sex with children is a crime. It has long been illegal for adults to have sex with children in the U.S. But [thanks to a 1994 federal law,...

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"Sexual Violence- While the crimes of "rape- and "incest- have been on the statute books for hundreds of years, it was not until the 1970s that "sexual violence- was more fully explored and developed as a concept. Feminists drew attention to the fact that rape (then conceptualised as sexual ...

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In society today, there is a large percentage of the population that believe strangers are the biggest danger to their children. ... Physical abuse - This includes any physical harm, eg. hitting, kicking or being given drugs or alcohol. ...

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He pleads with Anne Mae that Lorraine can no longer make him happy because she stopped believing in him. ... She caresses his cheek telling him that she wouldn't leave him or stop believing in him. ... This shows Tina that he is not faithful to her and doesn't care about her emotions, but she doesn't want to believe it. ...

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Specifically, it is believed that abused children are more likely to become abusers, victims, or violent offenders (Kashani & Allan, 1998). ... However, after further review of the research, the authors believe that retrospective data is sometime unreliable due to the fact that the parents may blame others for their abusive behavior (Kashani & Allan, 1998). ... Harway (1993) believes that the battered woman perceives the situation as hopeless and eventually loses the ability to believe that anything she does will affect the outcome. ... This allows her to believe that she is in control and enc...

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For example, many believe that "it is not sexual abuse unless intercourse is involved"(Crawford-Clark). ... During this stage, the victim is brainwashed and made to believe that everything is okay and that the abuser will change, when in reality, these types of people never change. ... Though most people believe that men are more physically aggressive than women, there is evidence that women are often as hostile and aggressive as men, if not more. ...

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