HD 300 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture I Historical View of Children II Justification for Abuse III Mutilation IV Infanticide V Sexual Misuse of Children VI Legal Action VII Justification for Prevention of Child Abuse Outline of Current Lecture I Developmental Trajectory of Abuse a Prenatal abuse b Newborn Abuse c Infancy d Toddler e Pre School f School Age g Adolescence Current Lecture Unit 3 Developmental Effects of Abuse Developmental Trajectory of Abuse When does abuse begin o Prior to conception of the child As grow up attitudes toward children and parenting History of abuse Prenatal abuse o Pregnancy Unplanned pregnancy Wrong reason of conception Attitudes of pregnancy Violence against pregnant woman Maternal substance abuse These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Addicted babies crack babies Fetal alcohol syndrome o Small eye openings o Smooth philitrum o Thin upper lip Outcomes related to teratogens Small for gestational age SDA Miscarriage preterm birth or still birth Placenta abruption heart and lung defects stroke CNS defects o Brain lesions tremors or seizures microcephaly Addiction Higher risk for SIDS Cognitive and mental disabilities o Attachment disorders Newborn Abuse o Depends on the childbirth experience o Depends on the bonding experience o Expectations of the newborn o Effect of the newborn on parental lifestyle or personal expectations Infancy o Most vulnerable to abuse of all age groups o Infants most at risk Pre term ugly wrong sex Health problems Disabilities Colic 1 predictor of homicide Toddler o Potty training problems o Abuse can interfere with language development o Attachment disorders o Autonomy issues are interfered with by abuse Kids are supposed to go through the NO stage o Hypervigilence Stilling playing and then just blank look and gone when exposed to violence o Role reversal Child take care of mother Pre School o Relationships impaired o Sense of competency impaired o Gender identity may be negatively affected gender abuse especially o Behavior problems internal and external become more apparent School Age o Role reversal Parentified child where a sibling is taking care of the other siblings o Low self esteem lack of competence o Academic achievement negatively affected o Cognitive development impaired o Social relations impaired o Behavior problems Adolescence o Cognitive development impaired Level of thinking may be impaired Unable to perspective take empathy o Relationships with other impaired o May choose undesirable friends May join a gang o At risk for substance abuse o At risk for promiscuity o Higher rates of school drop outs o Higher rates of run aways o Suicidal ideation exacerbated o Difficulty with individuation
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