This study should help the researcher to better understand the implications domestic violence has on behavioral problems in children and the time to intervene in order to lessen behavioral problems. Domestic Violence Correlates to Behavioral Problems in Children I became interested in this subject because I work in a home for children and regularly have children in my care that have either been victims of physical abuse or witnessed the physical abuse of a loved one; sometimes they have been both victimized and witnessed the abuse. I want to learn what I can do to help them in the best way that I can. The purpose of this study is to compare how the victimization of the children or their loved ones may cause the children to have greater behavioral problems than children who have not experienced the same and how intervention can help. In the United States violence is extremely widespread and usually targets women and children.
Child Abuse has become a major worldwide issue that can no longer be ignored. In this paper I will be discussing emotional, physical and sexual abuse as well as neglect I will also be exploring historical approaches to abuse, some of the reasons why children are abused as well as the impact it has on a child's development. Ways to prevent abuse will also be discussed and examined..The mistreatment of children is deeply entrenched in history. Violence is a reflection of patriarchal tradition (Mandell, 2001) The mistreatment of children through violent means is not of the dangers of society and teach the child to deal with everyday problems more effectively. (Derrick and Gilbert)There are various associations that are trying to prevent the abuse and
Mental abuse can cause a child serious behavioral, emotional, or even mental disorders, (medicinenet.com1999). Acts of the parent or caregiver just alone can make a child behave in a certain way. When a child is confined for punishment is a reason for a child to act out in a specific behavior. For example if a child is confined in a dark basement when locked every time they are punished it changes the way a child will behave. The child may behave in many different ways depending on the way they are abused.
Parents believe that beating is a means of discipline and kind of education. However, it can also becovre the opposite. “Hitting children teaches them to become hitters themselves. Extensive research data is now available to support a direct correlation between corporal punishment in childhood and aggressive or violent behavior in the teenage and adult years. www.naturalchild.org”.
A deeper exploration of what constitutes physical abuse: Causes and consequences By: Cameo M. Parana April 14, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction ………………………………………………………………………. 2 Factors affecting the consequences of child abuse ……………………………….3-4 Physical Health Consequences ……………………………………………………5-6 Psychological Consequences ……………………………………………………..6 Behavioral consequences …………………………………………………………7-8 Societal Consequences ……………………………………………………………7-8 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………..8 References ………………………………………………………………………..9 Introduction Child abuse is not the type of issue that can be simply ignored and swept underneath the rug. Children must be protected at all cost, because children are simply too weak to protect themselves from potential abusers. Potential perpetrators can range from stepparents, stepsiblings, the child’s biological parents, siblings, and employees of the family. There are many different forms of child abuse and all of them leave scars, some that can be seen and some that are invisible.
“The meta-analysis also demonstrates that the frequency and severity of the corporal punishment matters. The more often or more harshly a child was hit, the more likely they are to be aggressive or to have mental health problems.” (Gershoff, 2002) I am going to touch on the few behaviors associated with CP including immediate compliance which is the only positive behavior I will be explaining in this paper. The negative behaviors of CP that can affect a child are: Mental health, aggression, antisocial behavior, abuse of own children or spouse, and the decline of the child’s IQ. Aggression is one of the more significant behaviors brought on by CP. This aggression could bring on temper tantrums, and urges of anger making it difficult for the parent who is taking the child to a public place.
The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children Karen Edwards Wayland Baptist University Author Note This paper is being submitted on October 30, 2012 for Dr. Mary Henderson 3345-RSWR Research Writing Methods Abstract The effects of children witnessing domestic violence are a major national concern. The ‘silent victims’ are often face with emotional and psychological issues that can have both long-term and short-term effects. Children exposed are especially subject to emotional maltreatment and complex issues could follow if prolonged exposure to interparental violence continues. Case studies will be discussed to demonstrate the effects of witnessing violence to identify emotional maltreatment. Keywords: Domestic Violence, emotional maltreatment, problematic behavior, long and short-term effects Domestic Violence and The Effect on the Child Witness Children are often the silent witnesses of domestic violence.
Definition of domestic violence Now, many people think that domestic violence is same as corporal punishment. In fact, domestic violence and corporal punishment are different. Corporal punishment is a targeted discipline, usually it is not aimed at injuring someone but tries to correct the wrong behaviors. Domestic violence always occurs between family members. The perpetrators beat, tied up, confinement, mutilation and other means which abused human rights to hurt and destroy family members’ physical, mental, and other aspects.
Males and females show their emotional feelings accordingly to how they would like to express their feelings. Age really effects how a child is able to express their feelings appropriately, instead of hiding their feelings within. Divorces can change environments for the best however it can cause a lot of stress on the adults in the home. Learning to cope with routine change, family visitations, and how to budget finances based on one income. Divorce has many effects on children and however the parents adjust to the divorce relates to how the child will adjust.
Social learning theory also assumes that all mental processes are important in how people learn behaviour for example when an individual is observing and seeing the consequences of a behaviour, the observer will not repeat this behaviour if its punished for as a reward. This is what social learning theory psychologists call vicarious learning. This relates to the assumption that observational learning takes place as a result of people whom a person identifies as a role model. This is because a person might learn behaviour by observing a person receive an award and choose to not carry out that behaviour if he person carrying it out is not a role model. This assumption is further researched by the Bandura bobo doll experiment which studies if aggression behaviour is imitated by seeing a model being rewarded for being aggressive.