Results reveal that
psychological maltreatment by partners is an especially potent experience that occurs along with greater romantic hassles and more interpersonal sensitivity.
Not exact matches
Child abuse is the physical or
psychological maltreatment of a child
by an adult, often synonymous with the term child
maltreatment or the term child abuse and neglect.
Child abuse is the physical or
psychological maltreatment of a child
by an adult, often synonymous with the term child
maltreatment or the term child abuse and neglect.
The effects of
maltreatment on all of these
psychological and behavioral problems as reported
by adolescents» mothers could not be explained away
by other risk factors (with the lone exception of delinquent behavior).
An Introduction to Child
Maltreatment: A Five - Unit Lesson Plan for Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools American
Psychological Association (2001) Provides lessons that can be used in high school psychology, health, and sex education classes to prevent child abuse and neglect
by educating future parents about the impact of negative parenting behaviors on child development.
Based on prior research suggesting that distinctions between allegations and substantiations are not useful, 31,32 official reports of alleged child abuse were coded using a slightly modified version33 of the
maltreatment classification scheme developed
by Barnett et al. 34 Three general indicators of child abuse were created, each dichotomized as present or not, based on the coding of the following records: (1) physical abuse (any blows or injury to the head, torso, buttocks, or limbs; and violent handling, choking, burning, shaking, or nondescript injury); (2) sexual abuse (any sexual exposure, exploitation, molestation, or penetration); and (3)
psychological maltreatment (threats to
psychological safety and security, lack of acceptance and threats to self - esteem, or failure to allow age - appropriate autonomy).
Child abuse or child maltreatmentis an umbrella term for the physical or
psychological maltreatment of a child
by an adult.
For example, in the Dunedin study, Caspi and colleagues found that links between childhood
maltreatment and later
psychological maladjustment were moderated
by genetic factors [100].
I was referring to providing home - based services to families from low socioeconomic backgrounds who were also characterized
by child
maltreatment, mental health difficulties, or other
psychological risks.
As reported
by adult children of divorce, the tactics of alienating parents are tantamount to extreme
psychological maltreatment of children, including spurning, terrorizing, isolating, corrupting or exploiting, and denying emotional responsiveness (Baker, 2010).
Child abuse is the physical or
psychological maltreatment of a child
by an adult, often synonymous with the term child
maltreatment or the term child abuse and neglect.
Research has demonstrated that children who experience familial sexual
maltreatment are at risk for developing
psychological difficulties characterized
by emotional and behavioral dysregulation.