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Brat: A term used to describe a badly-behaved or spoiled child. Burden: A term (also ableist) of contempt or disdain used to describe old and infirm or disabled people who either don't contribute to society or who contribute in a limited way; this lack of contribution may be imposed or facilitated by social stigma and other factors.
[18] [19] The terms abuse and maltreatment are often used interchangeably in the literature. [20]: 11 Child maltreatment can also be an umbrella term covering all forms of child abuse and child neglect. [16] Defining child maltreatment depends on prevailing cultural values as they relate to children, child development, and parenting. [21]
Neglect, abandonment, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and physical abuse are all forms of psychological trauma that can have long-lasting effects on a child's mental health. These types of abuse disrupt a child's sense of safety and trust, which can lead to various mental disorders including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attachment ...
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) include childhood emotional, physical, or sexual abuse and household dysfunction during childhood. The categories are verbal abuse, physical abuse, contact sexual abuse, a battered mother/father, household substance abuse, household mental illness, incarcerated household members, and parental separation or divorce.
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Physical abuse of adult: Coded V61.1 in the DSM-IV. V61.12: Physical abuse of adult (if by partner) Included only in the DSM-IV-TR. V62.83: Physical abuse of adult (if by person other than partner) Included only in the DSM-IV-TR. V61.21: Physical abuse of child: 307.52: Pica: 304.80: Polysubstance dependence: 309.81: Posttraumatic stress ...
The term pedophile is commonly used by the public to describe all child sexual abuse offenders. [ 7 ] [ 11 ] This usage is considered problematic by researchers, because many child molesters do not have a strong sexual interest in prepubescent children, and are consequently not pedophiles.
The term pedocriminality (De: Pädokriminalität; Fr: pédocriminalité) is a controversial term which originated in the 1980s and has been used by organisations such as UNICEF, UNHRC, the World Health Organization [186] and the Council of Europe [187] to refer to child sexual abuse and sexual violence used against children, [188] [189] child ...