A child being abused and feeling neglected can affect the domains of development such as psychological , emotional, behavioral, and social. ... Extensive research has been piled up that show a strong relationship between child maltreatment and a range of mental health issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ... With PTSD, victims can suffer dissociative disorders, in which there are alterations in perception, that can lead to a sense of detachment of one's own self and from the world (Abuse-Related Conditions 2015). ... Hunting's issue with authority figures and higher...

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In this paper the psychological behaviors, thought process, and motives of mass and serial killers will be discussed. Many of the killers suffer from some sort or psychological disturbance in their lives. ... Brain disorders are a frequently proposed explanation. Clinical studies do suggest that a brain disorder or injury can trigger outbursts of anger and less frequently in violent behavior. ... In the opinion of Levin and Fox, not only have psychological theories underplayed the role of victim in vulnerability, they have overlooked situations and settings that could encourage a sense of ...

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Emotional and psychological violence includes controlling or dominant behaviors, and humiliation or degradation of the victim. ... Evidence suggest that psychological abuse can result in greater psychological trauma than that caused by physical violence. ... Rather, it takes other forms, including use of isolation, manipulation of children, verbal and psychological abuse, and economic dependence. ... Domestic violence is also associated with numerous mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic disorders, eating disorders, and psychoses. ... In conclusion, domestic vi...

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These psychological implications can cause cognitive delays, or emotional difficulties. ... These immediate effects often translate into lifelong psychological consequences. ... Parental abuse is also associated with personality disorders, inappropriate modeling of adult behavior, and affectionate behaviors with unknown/little-known people (Long-Term). ... With disorders like depression and anxiety, often comes drug abuse as well. ... These children often face serious social disorders such as depression, and anxiety. ...

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If having been hit by their parents is one of the causes of being violent, then these husbands may also have suffered psychological damage when they saw their fathers batter their mothers. Children who witness domestic violence succumb to psychological disorders as if they themselves had suffered abuse [and] become prone to perpetuating the intergenerational cycle of domestic violence as they mature. ...

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Emotional abuse, also referred to as verbal, mental, or psychological abuse, includes acts or the failures to act by parents or caretakers that have caused or could cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or mental disorders. ... Psychological neglect includes the lack of any emotional support and love, never attending to the child, spousal abuse, drug and alcohol abuse including allowing the child to participate in drug and alcohol use. ... Of those findings, 63 percent were neglect cases, 19 percent stemmed from physical abuse, 10 percent suffered sexual abuse, and 8 percent suffer...

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Addictive parents are more likely to be abusive, whether physical or psychological and at an increased risk to lose their children to foster care. ... Later in life, these exposures can lead to behavioral problems as well attention disorders and hardships in academics. ... This abuse leads to psychological effects as well as problems with development such as anxiety, depression, dissociation that can carry on into adult life. ... To deal with abuse, children may form an eating disorder, try to harm themselves, have a discomfort to physical touch or take part in risky behaviors. ...

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Emotional Abuse (also known as: Verbal abuse, mental abuse, and psychological maltreatment), includes acts or the failures to act by parents or caretakers that have caused or could cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional or mental disorders. ... Psychological neglect is the lack of any emotional support and love, never attending to the child, spousal abuse, drug and alcohol abuse including allowing the child to participate in drug and alcohol use. ...

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The modeling theory is a psychological theory where studies believe that domestic violence results from anti-social personality, a psychological disorder or problem such as low-self-esteem, post-traumatic stress or a person need to be in control. ...

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Emotional Abuse (also known as: Verbal abuse, mental abuse, and psychological maltreatment), includes acts or the failures to act by parents or caretakers that have caused or could cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional or mental disorders. ... Psychological neglect is the lack of any emotional support and love, never attending to the child, spousal abuse, drug and alcohol abuse including allowing the child to participate in drug and alcohol use (Herman, Judith Lewis p.144). ...

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