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Children Who are Physically Abused, Depression, and Suicide

(Nester, 1998). The physical harm a child incurs as a result of child abuse, of course, is inextricably coupled with the...

Alcohol as a Drug Discussion

juice etc. This mixture of yeast and juice is left to ferment for several weeks in a container that does not allow air to enter, ...

Relationships Between Crime and Drug Abuse

community. This is when inner cities begin to influence public policy to such a point that "efforts to reverse drug prohibition f...

Causes and Effects of Child Abuse

harm in which a child sustains physical damage and emotional harm in which the charge is endangered psychologically. This harm ca...

Punishing Abuse

two of which occurred while she was incarcerated (Ackerman, 2004). Psychiatric patients are forbidden to engage in sex, "but San...

Traditional Practices and Child Abuse Distinctions?

an overseeing entity be in place that looks out for the interest of those that cannot look out for themselves....

Cocaine Use by Teens, Causes and Effects

more quickly than that (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). The most negative aspect of cocaine use is of course the possibility o...

House Bill 250: Analysis

context notes the need for investigative teams to help differentiate whether abuse and/or neglect served as a direct cause of deat...

Priests and the Sexual Abuse of Children

in the testimony that is presented and many of these cases illuminate the inconsistencies and short comings that exist within the ...

The Role of Gender in Domestic Violence

abuse anyway? Does it mean beating another human being exclusively or can other physically violent acts qualify? In studying this ...

Traci West/Wounds of the Spirit

71). This seems to be particularly true for black women, who get caught between the double bind of being female in a male dominate...

Should The United States Legalize Medical Marijuana Use?

of such states as Montana (Anonymous, 2005), Rhode Island (Roman, 2006) as well as Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Ne...

Child Development and Verbal Abuse

told repeatedly that one is "stupid" or "lazy" or "useless." Children internalize this message and consider themselves to be all t...

Suicidality and Depression in Young Children

Given that serious depression too often leads to suicide, it is a problem that simply cannot be ignored. Numerous factors enter i...

Social Work Case Management

or other individual. The goal of child welfare services is to provide an array of prevention and intervention services to children...

The Liza Minnelli Case

have been abused themselves will inevitably abuse others if in fact they do not get help. Simpson (2000) writes: "In those familie...

Child Abuse Causes and Effects

(physical, sexual, and emotional), neglect (physical, medical, and educational), abandonment, and multiple maltreatments that enco...

Delinquency and Child Abuse Connection

1994). Physical abuse are aggressive acts such as hitting, punching, kicking, shaking, or burning a childe while sexual abuse can...

Drug Abuse and the Influences of Psychology and Sociology

haven for crime, violence and poverty. The inner cities of one city are no different than the inner cities anywhere else around t...

Drug Abuse Sociological and Psychological Causative Factors

author Nick Davies investigates the problems of drug abuse in Britains largest cities. The slums, ghettos, and red-light areas he...

A Therapy Plan for Donald (Case Study)

This fictitious case study concerns Donald, a middle aged man with a history of abuse and neglect. CBT is the recommended course ...

The Causes of the Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal

The writer looks at some of the potential influences that resulted in the abuse at Abu Ghraib Prison occurring and continuing. The...

The Impacts of Child Molestation

In a paper of five pages, the author reflects on an APA formatted research study on the impacts of child sexual abuse on girls and...

Child Abuse, Its Nature and History

were perceived and what sort of behavior was considered appropriate in regards to children has changed considerably over the cours...

Issues in Addiction and Maladaptive Behavior

important to understand the difference between use, abuse and dependence because these terms denote the stages of maladaptive beha...

Mapping the Mental Health Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse

impact how a person perceives the counseling relationship, how they react to certain situations, and how they define their persona...

The Responsible Use of Technology in Law Enforcement

fire small barbed electrodes into a targets skin, and then send an electrical current passing through their body. This has the eff...

The Problem of Alcohol Abuse - Impact in Abusers and Families

Alcohol poses a direct risk as a result of the physical impact it has on the body. The use of alcohol is often seen as a social ...

Pastoral Counseling

include intra-psychic, interpersonal and social factors. Stack (145) is just one researcher to investigate the effects of modern...

Children's Psychological Treatment and Ethical Issues

counselor, not wanting to agitate the situation but realizing she had to uncover more information, asked whether or not Jennifers ...