Unit 4223-010
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Unit 4223-010
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1.1 Define the following types of abuse:
•Physical abuse.Physical abuse may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, sufocating, or otherwise causing physical harm to an individual.
Symptoms can include;
* Series of unexplained falls
* Major injuries.
* .visible Injuries/bruises at different stages of healing.
* Bruising in unusual sites e.g. inner arms, thighs.
* The individual can act in a passive manner.
•Sexual abuse .Sexual abuse involves forcing or enticing an individual take part in sexual activities, whether or not the individual is aware of what is happening. The activities may involve physical contact, including penetrative or nonpenetrative acts. They may include involving individual’s in looking at, or in the production of, pornographic material, or encouraging them to behave in sexually inappropriate ways. Symptoms can include a change in behaviour. Overt sexual behaviour or language. Difficulty in walking, sitting. Injuries to genital and/or anal area.
• Emotional/Psychological abuse Emotional abuse is the persistent emotional ill‐treatment of an individual causing severe and persistent adverse effects on the individual’s emotional development, often by:
1. Making them feel they are worthless or unloved, inadequate, or valued only insofar as they meet the needs of another person;
2. Age inappropriate or developmentally inappropriate expectations being imposed on them, causing individuals frequently to feel frightened;
3. The exploitation or corruption of the person.
Signs and symptoms can include, withdrawal, depression. Cowering and fearfulness. Change in sleep patterns. Agitation, confusion, changes in behaviour. Change in appetite/weight.
•Financial abuse Financial Abuse is another name for stealing or defrauding someone of goods and/or property. It is always a crime but is not always prosecuted. Often this type of abuse...
(1.1, 1.2)
1.1 Define the following types of abuse:
•Physical abuse.Physical abuse may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, sufocating, or otherwise causing physical harm to an individual.
Symptoms can include;
* Series of unexplained falls
* Major injuries.
* .visible Injuries/bruises at different stages of healing.
* Bruising in unusual sites e.g. inner arms, thighs.
* The individual can act in a passive manner.
•Sexual abuse .Sexual abuse involves forcing or enticing an individual take part in sexual activities, whether or not the individual is aware of what is happening. The activities may involve physical contact, including penetrative or nonpenetrative acts. They may include involving individual’s in looking at, or in the production of, pornographic material, or encouraging them to behave in sexually inappropriate ways. Symptoms can include a change in behaviour. Overt sexual behaviour or language. Difficulty in walking, sitting. Injuries to genital and/or anal area.
• Emotional/Psychological abuse Emotional abuse is the persistent emotional ill‐treatment of an individual causing severe and persistent adverse effects on the individual’s emotional development, often by:
1. Making them feel they are worthless or unloved, inadequate, or valued only insofar as they meet the needs of another person;
2. Age inappropriate or developmentally inappropriate expectations being imposed on them, causing individuals frequently to feel frightened;
3. The exploitation or corruption of the person.
Signs and symptoms can include, withdrawal, depression. Cowering and fearfulness. Change in sleep patterns. Agitation, confusion, changes in behaviour. Change in appetite/weight.
•Financial abuse Financial Abuse is another name for stealing or defrauding someone of goods and/or property. It is always a crime but is not always prosecuted. Often this type of abuse...