The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children

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abuse can also be as serious as broken bones, time in the hospital, or as serious as death. Sexual abuse is also a very common type of abuse. Pressuring a child to do sexual acts, child pornography, and unwanted penetration to a child's genitals are all forms of sexual abuse. Psychological abuse is the least common form of abuse performed. Psychological abuse does exactly what the name states. It's abuse to someone through their mind such as telling someone they are fat or that they are ugly.
Domestic violence can be scary for the young children who witness it. Depending on the situation, domestic violence can have negative outcomes that can stay with the child for the rest of their life. Depression is repeatedly seen in children exposed to domestic violence. Another frequent long-term problem shown in children is that of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Depression is defined as being in an emotional state of sadness or hopelessness that lasts for long periods of time. Depression ...

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of post traumatic stress disorder can depend on many factors focused around the witnessing or experiencing of domestic violence.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- Fourth Edition stipulates that in order for an individual to be diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, he or she must have experienced or witnessed a life-threatening event and reacted with intense fear, hopelessness, or horror. The traumatic event is persistently reexperienced (e.g., distressing recollections), there is persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma, and the victim experiences some form of the hyperarousal (e.g., exaggerated startle response). These symptoms ...

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