PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Intimate Partner Violence, Sibling Abuse, Psychological Abuse

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: Julie Desjardins

Document Summary

Home dangerous home violence in the family (chapter 14) History of child abuse: for centuries, children were considered property of parents, sexual exploitation of children also common, in canada, attention rst given to idea of child abuse through formation of. Children"s aid society in toronto in 1891: following popularization of the term battered child syndrome in early 1960s, mandatory reporting laws passed. The intentional use of physical force against a child resulting in injury or causing bodily harm: 2. Any kind of physical force used to in ict pain and which serves as a punishment for an offence or to discourage inappropriate behaviour: ongoing debate about how to distinguish physical abuse from corporal punishment, 3. Includes any form of sexual conduct directed at a child, with or without physical contact. Involves fondling and may include inviting a child to touch or be touched sexually. Other forms include sexual intercourse, juvenile prostitution, sexual exploitation though child pornography.