Controlling access from the person’s family, like restricting visiting, no accessibility to a phone or post, their pull cord could be moved out of reach. This could lead the person to feeling confused and isolated. They may feel depressed, their sleeping pattern could be disturbed, they may lose their appetite and they could show extreme submissiveness. Financial abuse signs and symptoms: Theft such as stealing items/money from the person, bills not being paid and short changing, being pressured about wills, property, financial transactions or inheritance are all forms of financial abuse. This could lead the person to be unable to trust, they could feel angry, upset and taken advantage of
This will make the child feel uncomfortable around others as they will think they are constantly creating an unpleasant smell even when they’re not. (http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Puberty/Pages/Symptoms.aspx) There are also physical transitions such as moving locations. This could make a child feel undervalued as they haven’t had a say in the matter. It could prevent them from ever making choices or having
Physical abuse can result in psychological distress such as depression, emotional distress and even thoughts of suicide. Signs of physical abuse include bruises, grab marks, burns, cuts, depression, swelling and injuries that doesn't fit the explanation. Sexual abuse (Molestation) is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another. According to research, people with disabilities are at greater risk of victimization of sexual abuse due to a lack of understanding. Even though the number of cases are high, a lot will go unnoticed this is because of a number of factors including not being able to communicate effectively, lack of education or understanding regarding sex and being socially isolated and not having a way of telling someone other than the abuser in confidence.
Forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults Types of abuse Abuse is mistreating another person by violating a person’s human and civil rights. The abuse can vary from treating someone with disrespect in a way which significantly affects the person's quality of life, to causing actual physical suffering. Abuse can happen to anyone, even in a healthcare setting such as, a residential or nursing home, a hospital, at a day care centre or an education environment, in supported housing or in the street. Vulnerable people are more at risk of being abused, such as people with learning, sensory or physical disability, older people who are more dependent on help from others. People with mental health problems or with dementia.
These can be very scary and make you feel like you are re-living the assault. Trauma is a major part for the victim. Some don’t go to the police out of fear or shame. Rape has psychological effect toward the victim. They have to talk about it otherwise this is a wound that festers and it will lead to depression.
P2- What would be the indicators that she is being abused. A vulnerable adult is a person aged 18 or over, "who is or may be in need of community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness; and who is or may be unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or exploitation." Section 2 ‘No Secrets’, Department of Health and the Home Office (2000) Alison is experiencing emotional/psychological abuse, this involves using both words and actions with the intentions as leaving a person feeling intimidated or inadequate. This may be by threatening a person with punishment. Indicators that Alison is being abused may be anxiety and reluctance to do certain things, sleeplessness, withdrawal from activities once participated in, anger, fears and phobias, distress or tearfulness, comforting behaviours e.g.
Service users who have been sexually abused may start to self harm. factors contributing to an individual being more vulnerable to sexual abuse may include their age, for example how young or old the service user is, if the service user has mental health difficulties, this is because the service user may think the carer/support worker is being kind and they may not understand the difference from being sexually abused or not. Emotional/ psychological abuse Emotional and psychological abuse can vary from bullying, verbal abuse and/ or swearing and devaluing someone’s self esteem. Signs and symptoms of emotional and psychological abuse may be the service user may start to feel withdrawn because they will
Sexual abuse; bruising around personal regions, damaged/stained underwear. Emotional abuse; depression, anxiety, low self esteem. Describe factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse Inadequate training may lead to carer administering incorrect care at certain time or fail to fully carry out the correct care. Poor communication skills may lead to the carer not being able to identify signs of abuse. Not carrying out the correct checks on an employee would lead to those people put into a job role they are not fit to do.
Becoming dependent on someone else, whether a carer, family member, friend or professional health worker (such as a staff member in a residential or nursing home or hospital), can put vulnerable people at risk of abuse. Abusers may create a feeling of dependency and may also make the vulnerable person feel isolated; that nobody else cares for them and that they're on their own. What does adult abuse consist of? Abuse
It is important for people in a relationship to understand that being in a relationship with another person does not give anyone the right to force the other to do anything they do not feel comfortable doing. A survey was taking on sexual abuse and sadly, 1 in 4 revealed they’d been pressured to perform oral sex or engage in intercourse (Anonymous Daughters, 2006) and half of teen girls who had experienced some sort of pressure to do a sexual act said that they were “afraid the relationship would end if they did not give in” (Stay teen,