Psychological Child Abuse

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Burnett, B. B. (1993). The psychological abuse of latency age children: A survey. Child Abuse and Neglect, 17(4), 441-454. This article attempted to identify potential aspects of psychological abuse by abiding scenarios with behaviors from adults to be classified as psychological child abuse or not by 381 residents and by 452 professional experts. Both groups identified 9 different types of behavior that can be considered abuse such as humiliation, verbal abuse, threatening, and not showing affection. (Burnett 455). Edmundson, S. E., & Collier, P. (1993). Child protection and emotional abuse: Definition, Identification and usefulness within an educational setting. Educational…show more content…
This article reviews the findings of the relation between television viewing and the attitudes and behaviors of viewers, underlining the impact of televised violence. It analyzes the implications for public policy, society, and the parents and educators accountable for children's daily exposures. (Eron 198). Garbarino, J. (1980). Defining emotional maltreatment: The message is the meaning. Journal of Psychiatric Treatment and Evaluation, 2, 105-110 This paper aims to make improvement in solving what defines emotional maltreatment. It considers both theoretical and practical issues in presence of the known evidence. The message of this topic is that the vital threat posed by child maltreatment is to the growth of survival. (Garbarino 109). Germain, R.B., Brassard, M.R., & Hart, S.N. (1985). Crisis intervention for maltreated children. School Psychology Review; 14(3)…show more content…
It is debatable that while less than 1% of a student’s population may be tangled with reported cases of maltreatment, the actual occurrence is much greater. The interventions designed to limit the harm of maltreatment and are executed both prior to and after the occurrence of the incident. It has been concluded that the school can play an important role in protecting the welfare of its students and families. (Germain 289). Giovannoni, J. (1991). Social policy considerations in defining psychological maltreatment. Development and Psychopathology, 3(1), 51-59. This article examines social policy considerations in the context of R. A. McGee and D. A. Wolfe’s proposed operational and conceptual definitions of child psychological maltreatment, which are suitable for research purposes. From a social policy perspective, the author interprets child maltreatment as parental or the responsible caretaker treatment of children that provokes intrusion into family privacy, autonomy and the amount of societal resources to alleviate it. (Giovannoni 54). Gracia, E. (1995). Visible but unreported: A case for the "not serious enough" Cases of child maltreatment. Child Abuse and Neglect; 19(9)
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