EMOTIONAL ABUSE: when a person gains power and control over another person through words and gestures. These can undermine the other persons self respect. Emotional abuse can be name-calling, blaming, screaming, making threats, yelling, and neglecting, belittling and untrue accusations. FINANCIAL ABUSE: Tricking and threatening a person into giving away money or property, stealing or defrauding someone of money, goods and property and refusing to allow individual to manage their finances. For example when a support worker is taking money from a service user’s purse without his or her knowledge.
CT298 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care. 1.1 Define the following types of abuse.. - Physical abuse - Sexual abuse - Emotional/Psychological abuse - Financial abuse - Institutional abuse - Self neglect - Neglect by others Physical abuse – May involve hitting , shaking , throwing , poisoning , burning or scalding , drowning , suffocating or anything that causes physical harm to a person. Sexual abuse – Involves forcing or enticing a person to take part in sexual activities,whether or not the person is aware of what is happening. The activities may involve physical contact , including penetrative or non-penetrative acts. They may also include involving the person to look at or be in the production of pornographic material or encourage them to behave in sexually inappropriate ways.
Unit 5 – Principles of safeguarding in Health and Social Care 1. Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse: Is one or more episodes of aggressive behaviour, usually resisting in physical injury with possible damage to internal organs and the central nervous system. Sexual abuse: The forcing of unwanted sexual activity by one person on another. Emotional/Psychological abuse: Is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behaviour that may result in psychological trauma, anxiety and depression. Financial abuse: Taking money without the persons consent or without the appropriate legal authority.
Unit 205 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care. Outcome 1 1.1 - Physical Abuse-Physical Abuse is to cause somebody physical harm, use force to make them do something against their will or to cause them physical harm. It is more than likely the victime will be a vulnerable individual who is unable to defend themselves but not always. Sexual Abuse - Abusing somebody can be to force them to partake in sexual acts against there will. Sexual abuse can also take a verbal form for example talking to an individual in a sexual mano against their will.
Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care 1. know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 define the following types of abuse physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse financial abuse, institutional abuse, self neglect and neglect by others Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation, injury, or other physical suffering or bodily harm Sexual abuse refers to any action that pressures or coerces someone to do something sexually they don't want to do. It can also refer to behaviour that impacts a person's ability to control their sexual activity or the circumstances in which sexual activity occurs, including oral sex, rape or restricting access to birth control and condoms Psychological abuse, also referred to as emotional abuse or mental abuse, is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behaviour that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Such abuse is often associated with situations of power imbalance, such as abusive relationships, bullying, and abuse in the workplace. The misuse of a person's funds and assets; obtaining property and funds without his/her knowledge and full consent, or in the case of an elderly person who is not competent, not in his/her best interests. This is also known as material abuse.
Unit 205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in Health and Social Care. Outcome 1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 And 1.2 Physical abuse is an act of another party involving contact intended to cause feelings of physical pain, injury, or other physical suffering or bodily harm. Some examples of physical abuse are; scratching, punching, biting, strangling or kicking. If a service user is being physically abused they might display symptoms such as depression, emotional distress, unusual aggressive behaviour, become withdrawn, unexplained bruising, or suicidal ideation. Sexual abuse refers to any action that pressures or coerces someone to do something sexual they don’t want to do.
Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care [1] Know how to recognise signs of abuse Define the following types of abuse Physical abuse Involves contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation, injury or other physical suffering or bodily harm. It can include shoving/pushing slapping, pulling hair, restraint, pinching,scratching beating bruising. Sexual abuse Is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person[s] on another it can include touching inappropriate parts of the body without informed agreement, sexual exploitation, sexual penetration of any part of the body. Emotional/physiological abuse May involve threats or actions to cause mental or physical harm,it can take the form of humiliation, isolation, shouting/swearing, racial abuse,constant teasing or poking fun. Financial abuse Is the illegal or unauthorised use of a persons property, money, pension or other valuables, it can include persuading others to make financial decisions which are not in their interest or refusing assess to their own money.
Assessment HSC 024 Lorena Anghel 22/01/15 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care 1.1. Define the following types of abuse: Abuse can be both deliberate and accidental. Physical abuse is: the non-accidental infliction of physical force that results in bodily injury, pain or impairment. * Examples of physical abuse: -Hitting, biting, slapping, - Inappropriate restraining or sanctions, -Force feeding, deprivation of food or clothing, -Misuse of medication Sexual abuse is: direct or indirect involvement into sexual activity without valid consent or by being pressured into Consent may not be given because: The client has capacity and does not want to give it, the client lacks capacity and is therefore unable to give it, or the client feels pushed into activity because the other person is in a position of power, authority or trust * Examples of sexual abuse: -Rape or attempted rape, -Sexual assault and harassment, -Non-contact abuse e.g. voyeurism, indecent exposure Emotional and psychological abuse is: threat, swearing, humiliation, bullying or any other form of mental cruelty which results in mental or physical distress, denial of choice, of self-expression , of privacy and dignity * Examples of emotional and psychological abuse: -Emotional abuse, -Verbal abuse, -Humiliation and ridicule, -Discrimination -Threats with punishments - Intimidation or exclusion, Blaming, -Denial of religious or cultural needs.
1. Know how to recognise signs of abuse. 1.1 The following are definitions of the types of abuse: * Physical abuse can be defined as a person being hit, punched, kicked, slapped, pushed, thrown, pinched, shaken, strangled, suffocated, hit or beaten with an object, stabbed, burnt or scalded. * Sexual abuse can be defined as any forced or coerced involvement in sexual activity. * Emotional/Psychological abuse can be defined as intimidation and threats, humiliation, racial, sexual or homophobic abuse, harassment and excluded/isolated from people or activities.
Examples of sexual abuse: Sexual touching of any the body,clothed or unclothed. Penetrative sex, including penetration of the mouth Encourage to engage in sexual activity Signs and symptoms of sexual abuse * Anxiety and fear of physical contact * Injury,