Different Types of Abuse
Abuse may be
physical, emotional/verbal, sexual, ritualistic in nature, religious, financial,
or a combination of all of them.
Physical abuse is any nonconsensual physical harm: beating,
punching, hitting, kicking, scratching, and slapping.
Ritualistic abuse is physical, sexual, or emotional abuse used in
the context of a religious rite,
such as raping someone as part of the rite, sacrifices etc.
Religious abuse is not just ritualistic abuse, but also such things
as using religious tenets to excuse
physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.
Excusing one's physical abuse because the abuse victim is "evil",
for instance,
would in this author's opinion be religious abuse as well as physical abuse.
Financial abuse is controlling, someone's finances without their
consent,
including money for food, clothing, and shelter.
An example would be, forcing someone to sign his or her check over to the
perpetrator
by beating the person.
Effects of Abuse leave both physical and mental scars on the victim.
Some physical effects include visible scars, mutilation,
and even such extremes as missing limbs, blindness, or paralyses.
The most extreme physical effect of abuse is death.
The most common mental effects are a low self-esteem and depression.0
Survivors of long-term abuse also experience anxiety/panic attacks, memory
loss,
flashbacks of the abuse; the inability to form healthy relationships; impaired
sexual functioning;
extreme fear and (self-imposed) social isolation.
Dissociation is also a common effect of abuse, whether this be mild or
extreme.
Other neuroses and psychoses also have their root in abuse.
Abused children live much of their adult life dysfunctional,
due to the depth of depression, low self-esteem, and
sometimes dissociation, which is so common to, abused children.
These children often grow up to have little or no sense of self-worth,
and frequently turn to self-mutilation, self-destructive behaviors
such as addiction or seeking out of abusive partners (subconsciously),
excessive unhealthy sexual behavior, and sometimes suicide.
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Abuse Types |
Physical Indicators |
Behavioral Indicators |
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Physical Abuse |
· Unexplained Bruises and Welts |
· Child states he/she deserves punishment |
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Physical Neglect |
· Not meeting basic needs such as food, shelter clothing.
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· Begging or stealing food |
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Sexual Abuse |
· Difficulty in walking or sitting |
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· Speech Disorders |