For those of you who don’t really know what self-harm is, it is very broadly defined as the deliberate attempt to physically injure yourself without causing death. Self-injury can take the form of burning, scratching, cutting, biting, scalding, poisoning and ripping hair out. Although very damaging and distressing eating disorders, unsafe sex and alcohol and drug abuse are not officially counted as self-harm. So now that you know what it is, how do you feel about it? For many of you the notion of deliberately cauising pain to yourself and putting yourself in serious danger is baffling.
Being malnourished can be classed as physical abuse. Signs/symptoms: Signs of physical abuse can be injuries such as bruises, cuts and burns. These abuse injuries are usually in easily hidden places that cant be seen, they are unexplained and can go untreated to avoid being found. Physical injuries that are being inflicted over a period time are often in different stages of healing. Weight loss and unkempt appearance can be signs of abuse.
Lies are harmful and apologetic people are rarely taken seriously. I need to state my wishes and requests clearly and directly. Don't be manipulative, defensive, or sexually seductive. But there are also other things that people need to stop and think about that could help and approve communication. Like no passive - aggressive behavior, or expressing anger indirectly in the form of criticism, sarcasm, nagging or nitpicking.
Assignment 204 - Task A booklet on Safeguarding Physical Abuse: Signs of physical abuse could be bruises, scratches etc, behavioual changes could also be an indicator, if you think physical abuse has occured document bruises, take photographs and record what you have seen and report it to your manager Sexual Abuse: Signs of sexual abuse could be torn clothing, marks on the body,Unusual pattern or location of injury, the service user could become withdrawn, although this is not a conclusive clue of abuse it could be an indicator Emotional/Psychological Abuse: The service user could become withdrawn, weepy and emotional, they may act different with other service users and care staff, shouting, making horrible comments, ridiculing are all forms of emotional or psychological abuse Financial Abuse: signs of financial abuse are that the service user can not have any money of their own,family member or representative refuses to spend money on the adult’s behalf, so they can not be independant, someone could be giving the service user a little money but keeping the rest for themselves Institutional Abuse: Institutional abuse usually occurs when the individual needs of the person are ignored in favour of set procedures and routines. This could include having restrictive bedtimes, not providing adequate activities for mental and spiritual fulfillment, rigid visiting times or even non compliance with a personal care plan. All of these lead to a serious impact on the quality of life for the individual involved. Self Neglect: Self-neglect is a 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. Symptoms of this could be poor hygiene and poor diet.
Abuse can be carried out by anybody: care staff, friends, acquaintances and even a person’s own family and children. Physical Abuse The non-accidental use of physical force to coerce or to inflict bodily harm. It often causes physical discomfort, pain or injury, but the person doesn’t have to have an injury to have experienced physical abuse. Hitting, slapping, pushing, kicking, burning, giving medication that may harm and disciplining in an inappropriate way is just a few ways to physically abuse a person. Possible signs and symptoms of physical abuse are: • Fractures • Bruising • Burns • Pain • Marks • Not wanting to be touched Physical abuse in older adults may also include: • Tying them to furniture • Using or misusing physical restraints • Forcing them to remain in beds or chairs • Forcing them to remain in rooms (including locking them in) Sexual Abuse Direct or indirect sexual activity where the vulnerable adult cannot or does not agree to it.
The physical injury gives survivors something to hide behind. Changes, after conflict, are often seen to have a negative effect on the individual, but in some cases the endurance of the conflict can bring on a change for the positive. A transformation in the individual after encountering dissonance can forever shape their relationships with other people. Morals and beliefs can be altered through encountering altered, where the individual is forced to reflect upon their own thoughts. Survivors of conflict are never the same again.
In moderate to severe traumatic brain injury there could be permanent memory loss, trouble with speech and loss of coordination among other visible and invisible symptoms. Since the individual did not have these issues prior to the injury they will most likely have a negative effect at first. Due to the loss of abilities, they may experience mood changes, anger, depression or anxiousness. These internal psychological challenges may also be compounded by the social anxiety they may feel. Unfortunately, the general society is unforgiving toward those with special needs or differences.
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) can be described in many ways, such as self-injury, self-mutilating behavior, or deliberate self-harm. It has been concluded that, “The most common forms of NSSI are pinching and scratching the skin, punching or hitting objects until marking or bleeding occurs, or cutting the skin.” (Kelly, Jorm, Kitchener, & Langlands, 2008). Repetitive NSSI can create scarring, infection or painful injury though it’s extremely rare that such wounds are lethal (Plante 2007). Variations of NSSI include carving initials or symbols into the skin, burning or branding the skin, pulling hair out of the roots, or preventing a wound to heal (Kelly et al, 2008). The occurrence and visibility of deliberate, non-suicidal self injurious behavior are increasing among adolescents and young adults, both as a result of specific known risk factors and social influence.
Effects of stress on Hypertension Stress effects a variety of different topics such as blood pressure, anxiety, change in behavior, and many more topics the list goes on and on. Most people are unaware of the effects stress has on your body. They try to down play it as nothing is wrong, but it fact stress can really put a toll on your body and the way you act. The topic that’s going to be talked about that stress effects is Hypertension. Hypertension and stress go hand in hand; stress has a direct effect on hypertension.
How to change an undesirable habit or personality trait Habits are those routine things that we do everyday, often without thinking twice about them. What changes a habit into a bad habit is when the actions have a negative impact on your life, your feelings about yourself, your health or your relationships. Bad habits may cause you to miss opportunities, avoid certain situations and even give others misleading information about your personality. They can come in many forms such as social vices like smoking and drinking, or personal practices like procrastinating or lying. However, interestingly, most undesirable habits or personality traits stem from the same problem unsettles sentiments that motivates us to perform action that we later on regret and the best way to change or remove such a habit or trait is to overcome or release this emotion.