Sexual Abuse and Its Effects on Mental Health Millie Holt Rufus English Composition II – 1102 Professor Lockard June 16, 2012 Sexual abuse is the topic I have chosen to research, focusing on the mental health effects that it causes. Sexual abuse as defined in the Encyclopedia of Psychology is, “unwanted sexual activity with perpetrators using force, making threats, or taking advantage of victims not able to give consent” (12Ma19). After such a traumatic experience the victim usually suffers from mental health related illnesses such as, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, and major affective disorders. While it appears that most sexual abuse is a physical crime against the body, it is also a crime that affects the victim mentally causing problems throughout their adult lives. Sexual abuse leaves both behavior and physical signs.
A gleam of evil escaped her eyes as she realised that this was her chance to escape and leave her horrid, penniless ‘husband’ for good. George lifted his sad, hurtful eyes up at his beautiful wife and said solemnly, "I'm sorry." With those two words, he walked out of the room. Myrtle stared out the window and watched the man she has wanted to escape from her entire life walk away from her. She placed her arms on the windowsill and slowly rested her chin on her arms.
Sexual abuse involves forcing someone to take part in a sexual act without his or her consent. Sexual abuse may include touching, forcing an individual to watch pornographic materials, or actual sexual penetration. People who have been sexually abused have more tendencies to smoke, drink, or use drugs, have low self-esteem, develop eating disorders, consider suicide, and become abusers
The Child Molesters The term child molester is reasonably common and used by specialized and nonprofessionals including law-enforcement administrator. Molest has historically been distinct as to bother, hamper with, or irritate. It has, nevertheless, ever more come to communicate some type of sexual movement with children. In reality, a current dictionary term it as “to irritate, interfere with, or intrude with so as to trouble or harm, or with intent to difficulty or harm; to make rude advances to, particularly of a sexual nature; or to physical attack or attack (especially a child) sexually” (Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 2009). Images of child molestation In spite of its frequent usage, it is amazing how many dissimilar images and variations of meanings the term child molester has for dissimilar individuals.
Criminal behavior has spurned many debates on nurturing kids vs. the nature of kids but have all concluded in agreeing that genes and environment play an important, and defining role, in the Biological Criminality of a person. “Andrea Yates was born on July 2, 1964, in Houston, Texas. She was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life, but a court of appeals reversed the conviction and found her insane. In 1999, Yates was treated for postpartum depression and psychosis, illnesses that ran in her family. After the birth of her fifth child and the death of her father, she went into a severe depression and was forcefully admitted to Devereux-Texas Treatment Network.
Sexually abused children is defined by any type of sexual interaction between adult and child, From kissing, Sexual touching, persuading a child to expose their sexual parts of their bodies, to complete intercourse. By law “Child Sexual Abuse” describes a criminal act which exploits minors for sex gratification by an adult. Children cannot consent to sex (The American Psychiatric Association 5, 6) therefore; an adult who has sex with a child is committing a criminal and immoral act, which is not normal and totally unacceptable behavior (5). Depending on size, Age and degree of force used a child can face physical injury, Long term emotional and psychological harm. Just to name a few, Depression, eating disorders, psychogenic amnesia, multiple personality disorder and borderline personality disorders.
Fiona White English 4 October 24th, 2013 The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Sex and Power What role does sex play in our lives? Sex can give us power against our peers, our lovers, and even ourselves. In the novel The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz the characters all struggle with sex and what it means to them. A Dominican family consisting of a mother, Beli, a daughter, Lola, and a son, Oscar struggle with how they perceive themselves and how others perceive them. Throughout the story, they all perceive and use sex differently.
In The passage ‘’The Stranger’’ (referring to the television as a he) the author writes ‘’He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex. His comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive, and generally embarrassing…’’ This leads kids to engage in sexual activity at a very early age. Parents must make sure they do what they can to keep their children from viewing inappropriate material on the internet and television. The second challenge that parents must overcome is the temptation of drugs and alcohol.
Sadaf Shalchian Sociology 10 Professor Song Advertisement After reviewing varies of magazine adds, it is obvious that producers use a very common and substantial aspect in the majority of advertisements, which is very well known to be “Sex Sells.” It is very common for advertisements to use sexuality to represent something very disconnected with the topic of presenting sex; however, human are naturally drawn to sex. Therefore, producers try anything to connect their product with one of the weaknesses of humans thoughts, sex. In this matter, in order to sell product by using sexual aspects of life, adds seem to be using models to abuse gender stereotypes. In a much more modern and educated world, it would be expected that advertisement would keep up, however, the collection of these sexes adds prove that some modern day ads can be even more sexist compared to their 1960’s counterparts. Some adds that are trying to sell something so simple such as kitchen towels, fragrances, or fashion can easily become inappropriate, offensive, and sexist.
This unrequited love is painful for him and he feels weighed down by it. However, it could be argued that what Romeo thinks is love is actually lust. He says that Rosaline is “rich in beauty” and often seems to mention her appearance which suggests that his feelings towards her are more sexual than anything else. This idea that women are sexual objects seems to be a view held by many of the male characters in this play. In the first scene Gregory and Sampson discuss raping the women of the Capulet household and taking “their maidenheads” (virginity).