Unexplained hair loss, significant weight loss, cowering or flinching. Feeling low, in pain or angry. Sexual abuse: Forcing an individual to behave in inappropriate sexual behaviour or take part in sexual activities these can include non penetrative as well as penetrative sexual acts and also forcing an individual to view inappropriate sexual material. Signs and symptoms include being withdrawn and fearful, disturbed sleep patterns, inappropriate dressing, genital infections, bruising around breasts or genitals, unexplained vaginal or anal bleeding, torn or stained underwear. Emotional/psychological abuse: Verbally abusing and swearing, threatening or invoking fear in an individual, devaluing self esteem causing feelings of worthlessness, bullying and exploitation.
Physical Abuse: This includes hitting, slapping, pushing, force feeding, burning, scalding, leaving person in wet, soiled clothes. Signs of physical abuse would include, unexplained bruising, finger marks, bruising in unusual places, soles of feet, under arms, eye sockets. Fractures and dislocations, pressure ulcers and bed sores, cigarette burns, loss of weight, inappropriate clothing, depression, fear. Sexual Abuse: This can also involve abuse of position of power. It can include rape, sexual assault, unwanted sexual acts, sexual acts with a person unable to give consent, subject to teasing or indecent exposure and innuendos.
Task A – Booklet How you can recognise signs of abuse. Physical abuse This typically involves hitting, biting, shaking, burning or scalding, throwing, force feeding, suffocating or anything else that causes physical harm to the individual. There may be various visible marks on the person’s body to indicate abuse such as bruising, burns, bed sores or fractures. Depression or unexplained weight loss may also be an indicator. Sexual abuse Typically involves forcing a person to engage in sexual activities or indulge in sexually inappropriate behaviour; penetrative acts, including buggery or rape; non penetrative acts such as watching sexual activities or viewing inappropriate sexual activity on the internet etc.
The victim is often accused of being too sensitive or making a big deal of the situation. Verbal abuse is manipulative and controlling and is intended to attack the nature and abilities of the targeted victim. Over time, the victim self-esteem is deflated and they become self-conscious around the abuser. The thing with verbal abuse is that may start with simple put-downs or jokes but usually escalates into physical abuse. There are several
Physical abuse is the act of violence on an individual that causes pain. A number of different signs can indicate that a service user is being physically abused. The main signs are physical marks or injuries such as bruises, burns and fractures. In addition to this the service users behaviour can change such as becoming more shy, hesitant quiet and withdrawn. Depression is a common consequence of being physically abused as the service user is normally too scared or vulnerable to speak up and ask for help.
Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care Types of Abuse Physical: Physical abuse is deliberate physical force that may result in bodily injury, pain, or impairment. Both old and young people can be physically abused. Physical abuse includes the smashing of furniture and personal belongings, being pushed or shoved, being held against your will,slapped, bitten, kicked, pinched, punched, choked or ducked under water, threatened or hurt with a weapon, threats of violence, locked in or out of the house, hair pulled …burnt with cigarettes, acid, an iron, hot food or water … Signs: bruising, particularly in well-protected and covered areas, fractures, sprains or dislocations, lacerations, burns - including friction burns and scalds, drowsiness, pressure sores, cowering and flinching, unexplained hair loss, significant weight loss, etc…. Symptoms: feeling low, angry and in pain. Sexual: Sexual abuse is when a person is forced or tricked into taking part in any kind of sexual activity.
Inappropriate touching, fondling, indecent exposure, penetration of vagina or anus by penis, fingers or other objects. Unwanted exposure to pornography or sexual acts. Psychological abuse includes emotional abuse, treats of harm or abandonment, deprivation of contact, humiliation, blaming, controlling, intimidation, harassment, verbal abuse, isolation, or withdrawal form services or supportive networks, withholding affection, shouting, depriving the person of the right to choice, information and privacy. Behaviour that has a harmful effect on the vulnerable adult’s emotional health and development. Financial abuse includes theft, fraud, exploitation and pressure in connection with wills, property, financial transactions, or the misuse or misappropriation of property, possession or benefits.
It any also include forcing someone to watch sexual activities * Emotional/Psychological Abuse: This can include bullying, threatening, devaluing individual self-esteem or conveying feelings of worthlessness, verbal abuse and swearing, imposing inappropriate expectations and exploitation * Financial Abuse includes theft of money or property, not allowing a person access to their finances, mismanagement of an individual’s finances * Institutional Abuse: Examples of this type of abuse are – misuse of authority, failure to maintain professional boundaries, inappropriate use of medication, physical restraint, humiliation or bullying and denying privacy * Self- neglect: Individuals engaging in neglectful or self-harming behaviour for example, neglecting personal hygiene or causing harm to themselves * Neglect: Not caring for the basic needs of individuals including neglectful practice in washing, toileting, feeding and personal care 2.2. Identify the sign and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse * Physical abuse: Changes in behaviour, bruising, bite marks, can lead to death in extreme cases. * Sexual abuse: disturbed behaviour including self-harm, inappropriate sexualised behaviour, repeated urinary infections, depression, loss of self, difficulties forming relationships
Emotional/psychological abuse- Emotional abuse, mental abuse a form of mistreatment in which there is intent to cause mental or emotional pain or injury. This includes verbal aggression, statements intended to humiliate or infantilize, insults, threats of abandonment or institutionalization. Some signs of this are feeling of depression, withdrawal from social interaction, isolation from friends and family, low self-esteem, fearfulness, mood changes, self blaming, pessimistic behaviour, avoiding eye contact, aggressive behaviour. Financial abuse – Financial abuse can be any of the following- someone making you take your money out of the cash machine for them, taking money from you, borrowing money and never giving it back, stealing your belongings, someone getting you to sign something and you don't know what it is, someone taking your pension or other benefit, someone asking for money for visiting you socially. Signs of this are Unpaid bills.
1.1 Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse Is someone who deliberately causes somebody else to be in pain by hitting, punching, kicking, slapping another person, resulting in the victim left injured. Physical abuse can also be rough treatment of a victim like grabbing someone to hard, inappropriate restraining or depriving someone of food or been warm and comfortable. Sexual abuse Unwanted sexual contact from the abuser to the victim, sexual abuse can take place in many forms and anywhere. Sexual abuse can be unwanted comments such as remarks or jokes, to exposing themselves to a victim, forcing their victim to touch them on their private parts or forcing themselves onto the victim, and rape. Emotional/Psychological Abuse can take place in all kinds of relationships from a partner to friendship to a working relationship; it can be very harmful and psychologically damaging to a victim.