Understanding child abuse and neglect

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8 . What impact does an absent father have on child development

The absence of a father can have emotional and social consequences in a child 's development . Children manifest problematic behaviors including depression , aggression , delinquency , early role difficulties , as well as poor social and adaptive functioning and low self-esteem . In daughters the absence of a father reveals different behavior dimensions , the way they view the opposite sex , the outside world , and themselves . In the absence of male parental models , boys could not acquire strong masculine identities and

would not have models with which to identify with

10 . What factors lead a family to become incestuous

Factors leading to incest can vary . A disturbance in the family relationship can generate a shift in individual responsibilities and expectations that can lead to incest . A lack of spousal sexual activity can also lead to incest

11 . What are the tasks of adolescence ? How are they impeded by maltreatment

HOPE (Helping Our Parents to be Educators ) project identifies ten tasks of adolescence : to adjust to sexually maturing bodies and feelings develop and apply abstract thinking skills develop and apply a more complex level of perspective taking develop and apply new coping skills in areas such as decision making , problem solving , and conflict resolution identify meaningful moral standards , values , and belief systems understand and express more complex emotional experiences form friendships that are mutually close and supportive establish key aspects of identity meet the demands of increasingly mature roles and responsibilities...