Unit 4: Principles of Safe Guarding and Protection in Health and Social Care.

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Gemma Lee Unit 4: Principles of safe guarding and protection in health and social care. 1.1 There is several type of abuse. Physical abuse, which results in physical pain, This includes the use of physical force, hitting, beating, shoving, shaking, slapping, kicking, punching and burning. Sexual abuse, which is inflicted by un-consensual sexual contact and can range from derogatory name claiming, to causing unwanted physical pain during sex Caused by, deliberate isolation, humiliation and intimidation, Emotional/psychological abuse is also another form of abuse, and can lead to depression and anxiety. Financial abuse is inflicted by stealing somebody else’s good, property or money, for example, a carer stealing from a vulnerable service user, be it money or possessions. Industrial abuse is a result of poor or inadequate care, poor practise, or when an individual’s care is disrupted or sacrificed for an easier life for a carer. The majority of these forms of abuse are due to some kind of neglect to a services users care. Neglect is also a form of abuse, through a carer physically neglecting someone by not, washing them properly, not feeding them properly, and not tending to medical needs correctly. However, self-neglect is also an issues, this would be when an individual fails to attend to their basic physical needs, by not washing and having bad personal hygiene, not washing their clothes, eating properly, or treating medical conditions correctly. 1.2 Here are the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse: * Physical- Bruises, broken bones, cuts, burns, and bite marks. * Sexual- a person can become reluctant to socialize, reluctant to be touched in any way, and also physical symptoms like pregnancy, soreness or discharge * Emotional- An individual may become withdrawn, anxious, clingy, depressed and
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