Definition, Incidence and Psychopathological Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect

Muela, Alexander; Arana, Elena López de; Arteaga, Alexander Barandiaran; Larrea, Iñaki; Vitoria, José R.

doi:10.5772/46135

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“…It reduces the emotional closeness with their mother/guiders, result in child's involvement in stealing and become a deviant, they develop a feeling of rejection, depression and isolation due to inferior complex. This is in tandem to Muela, Elena, Alexander, Larrea, and José who noted that children who were victims of physical neglect were found to be displaying serious socialemotional problems like suffering from personality disorders with high symptoms of anxiety, depression and dissociative disorders in adolescence and adulthood [9].…”

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“…All these mental state of mind of the neglected child surface in his/her social life. In the work of Muela, Elena, Alexander, Larrea, and José, children who were victims of physical neglect were found to be displaying serious social-emotional problems like suffering from personality disorders with high symptoms of anxiety, depression and dissociative disorders in adolescence and adulthood, In the same way, physical neglect and a lack of supervision in childhood is said to be associated with an increase in the risk of producing self-harming behavior and suicidal tendencies [9].…”

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Effect of Child Neglect on Psycho-Social Wellbeing and Academic Life of Children in Secondary School: Perception of Teachers in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria

Erhovwosere Emorhievwunu,

Imonina Emorhievwunu

2024

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect - Research and Implications

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Parents and guiders especially in the developing nation like Nigeria and other under developed nations indulge in child neglect most times unintentionally. Child neglect as a form of child abuse has not been given special attention like other forms of abuse. This study examined the effect of child neglect on the psycho-social wellbeing and academic life of children in secondary school from the perception of teachers in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria. A questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 121 teachers selected from 10 schools within the study area. Data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistic. The study revealed physical, educational, emotional and medical neglect as the common forms of child neglect in our society. Contributing factors to child neglect include disunity among parents, low income/poverty, parents’ level of awareness/educational, parents believe about child discipline and the child’s behavior. The effect of child neglect on the psycho-social wellbeing of children include that it reduces the emotional closeness between child and parents/guiders, the child development of deviant behavior and having low self esteem. Child neglect affects children academic life as the child find it difficult; to concentrating in class, remember and think straight.

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Section: Effects On Psychological Wellbeingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Child Neglect on Psycho-Social Wellbeing and Academic Life of Children in Secondary School: Perception of Teachers in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria

Erhovwosere Emorhievwunu,

Imonina Emorhievwunu

2024

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect - Research and Implications

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Childhood trauma, intraindividual reaction time variability, baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and perceived relapse tendency among males with substance use disorders

Li,

Xu,

Wang

2023

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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The School Counselors' Ideas on Features, Determinant and Intervention of Child Negligence and Abuse Cases

Usakli¹

2012

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It is sad to know that many of the child negligence and child abuse cases, which are being frequently encountered in the society today, still remain s unknown. This perhaps is due to lack of information on the part of the administrators, school counselors and other related bodies in the management of such cases. In this study, 50 school counselors o shared their knowledge about features, determinants and intervention on child abuse and neglect. Counselors are key factors in the determination of child negligence and abuse cases. They usually have child psychology knowledge, and are regarded as specialist of such cases.

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Definition, Incidence and Psychopathological Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect

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Effect of Child Neglect on Psycho-Social Wellbeing and Academic Life of Children in Secondary School: Perception of Teachers in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria

Effect of Child Neglect on Psycho-Social Wellbeing and Academic Life of Children in Secondary School: Perception of Teachers in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria

Childhood trauma, intraindividual reaction time variability, baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and perceived relapse tendency among males with substance use disorders

The School Counselors' Ideas on Features, Determinant and Intervention of Child Negligence and Abuse Cases

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