verbal child abuse

Child Verbal Abuse and Its Effects on the Child 's Mental Health

Introduction

Most children are reported to be victims of various types of violence such as verbal abuse . Verbal child abuse is said to come up as a result a result of poverty , gender inequality and even socio-economic factors This type of abuse is commonly known as the emotional violence that include the humiliation of the child by calling names , scolding threatening , blaming , insulting and controlling what a child can do , it may also be practiced by withholding the victims information

, this act is usually applied to make the victim embarrassed , isolated and denied the right to enjoy his personal rights (William , 2007

According to various research studies conducted we find that these verbal child abuse is caused by the psychological factors which involve that personality and the characteristics of the stated offender and this may also carry a form of social hypothesis that normally consider the factors that are created externally in the offender 's surroundings , this may include the family structure , stress or even social classifications . In some communities we find that verbal child abuse comes up as a result of an individual seeking power or control over the in the family or even the society at large , here we find that the abuser creates a negative impact on the victims , whereby they end up attributed to low self- esteem , and the child may be found to be affected psychologically and suffering from the following diss (Suzanne , 2007

Phobia

A phobia is referred to as an unusual , irrational and persistent fear of a particular situation or a condition that forces a child to do away with the situation resulting to his or her abuse despite the fact that such a situation may not be dangerous in any way . Such a child with fear or a phobic child will always find it difficult to mingle with other children in the society , work with other children and carry out his /her normal life responsibilities in the desired way . Phobias therefore fall under group of mental diss called anxiety diss such as Obsessive-compulsive Dis , panic dis and post-traumatic diss

In many cases we find that children with Panic diss generally reveal swift feelings of fear which arises at once . Medical studies reveal that a child with panic dis can foresee the happening of the attack which makes him or her in the course to develop strong anxiety concerning the looming attack and also worry about such future happenings . Panic attack symptoms comprise sweating profusely , high heart beats rates , being weak , fainting , vomiting , and tingling of hands , chest pains e .t .c (William , 2007

Mood Diss

Mood diss are the most prevalent psychological dis typified by low moods , lack of interest when achieving normal responsibilities and declined potential to experience contentment . In real meaning , mood dis is a transient reduced mood by individuals when they are distressed or anxious . Mood diss can easily develop into clinical depression which is a severe...