Behavioural changes. Drowsiness due to inappropriate medication. • Sexual Abuse involves forcing a person to take part in a sexual act, making unwanted sexual advances or unwanted exposure to sexual acts and pornography. Signs/Symptoms :- Sexual behaviour, such as avert sexual language and inhibited behaviour, pregnancy in a women who is unable to consent, withdrawal, depression and stress, incontinence, sexually transmitted infections, urinary tract infections, fear and distrust, unusual wounds to genital areas. • Emotional/psychological abuse is any treatment of a person that causes them emotional distress.
Marks from objects used for restraining such as belts, ropes or cord. Changes in behaviour also signs of blood and the person feeling agitated and emotional such as crying or anger. ----------------------------- Ai > B~Sexual abuse Sexual abuse is all forms of unwanted forced sexual attention or physical acts including rape and sexual assault, this is non-consensual contact or been forced to touch someone else in a sexual way also exposing a venerable
* Emotional/psychological abuse – Ranges from bullying, scaring a person with threats or fear, lowering self-esteem by de-valuing, verbal abuse and swearing, expecting too high expectations on the individual and exploitation. * Financial abuse – Includes theft of money or property e.g borrowing and never paying back, mismanagement of the individual’s finances, keeping finances away from the individual. * Institutional abuse – Misuse of authority by staff in a health and social care setting, failure to keep professional boundaries, inappropriate use of medication, physical restraint, humiliation or bullying, also denying a person privacy. * Self-neglect – Personal hygiene would be affected, bathing, not washing clothes etc. Self-harming, and starving themselves, refusing to eat and/or drink.
Sexual abuse can include; Unwanted advances, indecent exposure, harassment, rough washing or touching of the genital area, rape, being forced to participate in sexual acts, Injury to genitals. A non consensual sexual act. Emotional/psychological abuse: Defined as a person subjecting or exposing another to behaviour that may result in psychological trauma. Sexual abuse can include; intimidation, not being included, threats, bullying, humiliating, blame. Any act that may, diminish the sense of identity, dignity and self worth.
This abuse can be physical, emotional, psychological, financial or sexual.This can include hitting, kicking, biting, shoving, restraining, slapping, throwing objects, threats, controlling or domineering behaviour, intimidation and stalking. Physical injuries, depression, anxiety, nightmares/flashbacks, fear, panic attacks, anger confusion, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, mistrust, suicidal, shame and difficulty to establish trust in new relationships. Discriminatory Discriminatory abuse involves picking on or treating someone unfairly because something about them is different, for example it may be: age, clothing or appearance, ethnicity, nationality or culture including traits like language, gender, health (such as AIDS) or disability (i.e. mental disorders), lifestyle or occupation, race or skin colour, religion or political affiliation, sexuality and sexual orientation,
Sexual abuse Typically involves forcing a person to engage in sexual activities or indulge in sexually inappropriate behaviour; penetrative acts, including buggery or rape; non penetrative acts such as watching sexual activities or viewing inappropriate sexual activity on the internet etc. The results of sexual abuse can include pregnancy, STD’s, stained or torn underwear, bruising, genital soreness, loss of sleep, depression, an unexplained change in behaviour and an increased interest in anything sexual. Emotional / psychological abuse This can include bullying, threatening behaviour, verbal abuse, swearing, exploitation, devaluing an individual’s self esteem and conveying feelings of worthlessness. An unexpected change in behaviour, insecurity, submissive behaviour, depression, emotional fear, confusion and loss of sleep are possible signs to look out for. Financial abuse This involves theft of property or money, mismanagement or misappropriation of an individual’s finances or denying access to individual’s own finances with particular regard to persons with learning difficulties or the elderly.
Emotional and psychological abuse: Emotional and psychological abuse is when physical abuse is being made or even threats these can have a big impact. Being bullied or stereotyping can be emotional and can affect self-esteem anything that affects dignity or self-worth is abuse signs and symptoms can vary from unpredictable behaviour or ignoring and secluding themselves from people, denial of being abused and blaming themselves. Or even aggression. Financial Abuse Financial abuse is when an individual steals from you or restricts your access to you on money/accounts or pensions signs and symptoms could include money going missing around the house or even from your bank. Bank details changing or being unable to make payment.
• financial abuse: Includes ; theft, fraud, exploitation, pressure in connection with wills, property or financial transactions. • institutional abuse: Involves; the collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service to vulnerable people. It includes a failure to ensure the necessary safeguards are in place to protect vulnerable adults and maintain good standarts of care in accordance with individual needs. • self neglect: Includes; behavioural condition in which an individual neglects to attend to their basic needs, such as personal hygiene, appropriate clothing, feeding, or tending appropriately to any medical conditions they have. • neglect by others: Includes ;ignoring medical or physical care needs , failure to provide access to appropriate health, social care or educational services.
Unit 04 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care 1.1Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse - are slapping, scratching, punching, kicking, burning, punishing, restraining, these types of abuse are visible as they leaves marks and impression on the body. Sexual abuse – this is when an individual is molested without consent these are sexually inappropriate touching, looks, gesture, verbally, names calling. Emotional/psychological abuse – these abuse are blaming, being sweared at, treat unfairly, humiliated deprive of love. Financial abuse- to exploit someone, to take money or belongings from then with there permission (theft). Institutional abuse – to give poor care to someone , this can be neglect or physical and all the above this also includes batch care , lack of support, example giving everyone the same toiletries, waking up time, meals at the some time and choice of food.
Verbal abuse: Threatening, shouting, swearing, giving rude gestures, name calling, starting rumours or telling lies about an individual, doing any of the above through social media or technology. Signs and symptoms: The individual becomes withdrawn, stays away from certain people and becomes aggressive when one person is mentioned. Financial abuse: Stealing money or property, unwanted purchases, not allowing wanted purchases when they have enough money for the purchase, unsolicited visits for unneeded items or repairs, letters demanding un-owed money. Signs and symptoms: The individual has a sudden and unexplained loss of finances, missing property, unusually stocked fridge or pantry, unnecessary