Psychology 2042A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Child Neglect, Psychological Abuse, Parenting
23 Apr 2013
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Chapter 14 child maltreatment and non-accidental trauma. 1 of 10 kids gets physical abuse every year. Abuse used to be seen as a private matter within families. Child maltreatment: 4 acts: physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, acts on everyone around the world. Non-accidental trauma wide-ranging effects of maltreatment on physical and emotional development. Victimization abuse of someone with limited ability to protect themselves. In the past, people never thought of child maltreatment as a problem. Rule of thumb roman law of chastisement. Convention of rights of the child 1989, value rights and needs of kids. 42 countries have policies against child abuse: earliest and most enduring social relationships, people use child-rearing methods used on them to respond to kids being annoying. Not always bad, but can be: how to be a healthy family. Have social and health services: the kid also needs to be in an expectable environment with protective adults.
