Lasting effects of child abuse

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Child abuse

A child is a is entitled to quick emotions and reactions when anything wrong is done to him/her. From the beginning children have been left under the care of their parents to be protected from any form of abuse. If not taken care of they will be at the risk of being abused in different ways.

There are several ways a child can be abused, these includes; sexual harassment, emotional torture, excess beatings and so much more. However, if a child is abused in any of these manner they will develop some side effects out of these abuses. Polansky, N. A. (1976).  Some of these changes will remain permanent in their psychology and the trauma can last until they are grown enough to protect themselves.

One of the effects child abuse will cause is, sadness, a child may remain sad for a long time and even put a sad face whenever they remember the abuse. The child will also have low self-esteem and cannot be able to interact with fellow children in freedom, they become fearful whenever they are around people. Wolfe, D. A. (1999).  They cannot be courageous to stand and express themselves before other kids. They may be subjected to use of drugs and substances and this may tamper with their psychology and therefore put them in the risk of losing sanity.

They may also develop health effects such as headaches eating disorders, heart disease mental health issues, obesity, substance use disorders. These issues are caused by stress and their bodies may no longer function normally and this can even lead to death.

References

Polansky, N. A. (1976). Child neglect: An annotated bibliography.

Wolfe, D. A. (1999). Child abuse: Implications for child development and psychopathology. SAGE Publications.