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 Signs and symptoms include being withdrawn and fearful, disturbed sleep patterns, inappropriate dressing, genital infections, bruising around breasts or genitals, unexplained vaginal or anal bleeding,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.
Assignment 204 Principles of Safeguarding and protection in health & social care. Task A Booklet Ai: · Physical abuse - By hitting, slapping, pushing or kicking a person is a form of physical abuse. By forcing someone to something they do not wish to do i.e. to eat or take medication. · Sexual abuse- By touching someone in an inappropriate way i.e.
Please define the following types of abuse and list some of the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse HSC 024 1.1 1.2 Physical abuse Definition: Physical abuse can be anything from hitting, kicking and pushing to misusing medication, using inappropriate or rough moving and handling techniques. With holding medication or giving more than the prescribed does can be classed as abuse. Using restraints when not needed or as a form of punishment is also viewed as physical abuse. Lack of personal care such as being unclean or wearing dirty clothes. Being malnourished can be classed as physical abuse.
Can also be letting minors or vulnerable people view pornographic material. 2. Signs and symptoms Bruising in genital areas, changing in personality, panicking during personal care, screaming, and refusal of letting people do personal care. 1c. Emotional/psychological abuse Name calling, not showing the same amount of care towards a certain service user compared to others, withdrawing priveledges, removing choices.
Unit 4222-205 principles of safeguarding and protection in heath and social care Outcome 1 1 The definition of these types of abuse. Physical abuse- kicking and hitting any physical harm caused to the body. Sexual abuse- touching or forcing sexual actions upon someone who hasn’t given consent. Emotional/psychological abuse- calling names and black mail, having a power over someone by manipulating them to do things they don’t really want to do. Financial abuse- taking advantage of someone who has given you their trust, spending money which is for the individuals care.
Soreness around the genital area, a sexually transmitted infection, unexpected pregnancy or change in normal behaviour for example a precoccupation with anything sexual. Emotional/Psychological This type of abuse is usually visiable in most types of abuse. It may be humiliating another person, treating them as a child or taking away their wishes or basic human rights. This causes immense suffering and effects their quality of life. The person may lose all their confidence and feel anxious and upset.
Assignment 204 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Task A Physical abuse is where someone deliberately hurts or injures another person. Some examples of physical abuse are scratching, slapping, hitting, biting, restraint or inappropriate sanctions. Signs and Symptoms: unexplained bruises, burns or scalds, bite marks, broken bones, their behaviour may suddexnly change, become withdrawn, anxious, clingy, depressed, aggressive problems sleeping and flinching when approached. Sexual abuse is any non-consensual sexual contact, this can happen to men and women of any ages. This can include, rape, indecent exposure, inappropriate looking or touching, sexual photography, sexual harassment, sexual teaching or innuendos, or being subject to pornography or witnessing sexual acts.
Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Unit 205 Types of abuse Explain the meaning of the following types of abuse, and identify the signs or symptoms associated with each form of abuse Physical Abuse:- to physically abuse someone can be anything from the most obvious hitting someone to force feeding them, burring, scalding, leaving someone in wet soiled clothing and refusing them access to a toilet. SIGNS:- Potential signs of physical abuse are cuts, grazes, scratches, bruises, black eyes, withdrawal or mood changes, explanations not being consistent with the injury, fractures , pressure ulcers etc etc Sexual Abuse:- Sexual abuse can also involve abuse of a position of power, in some cases in adults in care sector, informed consent is not always possible due to the loss of capacity in the service users mental state, in other cases the sexual activity is forced upon someone without their consent or the person is tricked or bribed into performing the actions, sexual activity is abuse when informed consent is not obtained, this includes rape , masturbation, indecent exposure, attempt or actual penetration of intemet areas. SIGNS:- physical, bruising, scratches, abrations, pregnancy, blood marked underwear, urine infections, burns, bite marks on body etc there are also behavioural signs which can be, prostitution, sexual abuse on others, self harming, drug usage, alcoholism, running away from home, withdrawal from social surrounding, aggression, refusal to undress for activities, reluctant to be left alone with the abuser. Emotional/Pshycological abuse:- All forms of abuse have a form of psychological abuse behind them, any situation in which a person becomes a victim of abuse at the hands of someone they trusted inevitably going to cause them great distress, emotional abuse, bullying, blaming them for things,
Unit 5: Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Unit Reference number: A/601/8574 1. Know how to recognise signs of abuse 2.1. Define the following types of abuse * Physical Abuse: This is causing physical harm to an individual e.g. biting, hitting, shaking, throwing, burning or scalding, or suffocating * Sexual Abuse: This type of abuse can be forcing an individual to take part in sexual activities, or behave in sexually inappropriate ways, penetrative acts including rape or buggery and non-penetrative acts. 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.
Unit 204 Outcome 1 1.1 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 including hitting, slapping, pushing, kicking, or inappropriate sanctions Sexual abuse is a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat. Including encouraging relevant individuals to look at pornography, harassing them by making sexual suggestions or comments,or sexual acts where the individual has not consented, or could not consent or was pressured into consenting. Emotional/ Psychological abuse is subjecting an individual to bullying tactics such as threats.These bullies can take away the self-confidence of their victim and sometimes render them brain washed into believing they will never make a go of it on their own or they are ugly; fat; theopposite sex wouldn't want them; they are stupid because they may have not got high enough marks in school; or, in the elderly threatening to put the elderly person in a home if they do not conform to the abusers wishes. Mental and emotional abuse can be between couples in a relation; siblings; elderly abuse or abusing one's peers. Including emotional abuse, threats of harm or abandonment, deprivation of contact, humiliation, blaming, controlling, intimidation, coercion, harassment, verbal abuse, isolation or withdrawal from services or supportive networks.