Assess and evaluate the immediate and potential long term effects of two types of abuse on the health and well-being of adults.
Physical abuse of the elderly occurs when a carer harms the individual or places them in danger. A carer may be a family member or someone who is responsible for taking caring of them. The carer may hit, slap, kick, push, burn, or force feed the elderly person and these are all considered to be signs of physical abuse. They may also give the wrong amount or even the wrong medicine to the elderly person. Physical abuse also includes sexual abuse; when someone has sexual contact with an individual without their consent.
Physical abuse can happen in their own home, the carer's home, or a facility, such as a nursing home. The most immediate physical effects include wounds, and injuries (e.g., bruises, dental problems, head injuries, broken bones, pressure sores), constant physical pain and soreness, nutrition and hydration issues such as loss of appetite and depression is a consequence of poor appetite, sleep disturbances, increasingly prone to new illnesses (including sexually transmitted diseases), increasing health conditions and risks for premature death.
Physical abuses are also a major source of stress and can have long-term effects on the health and well-being of older adults. The stress of abuse may trigger chest pain or angina, and may be a factor in other serious heart problems. High blood pressure, breathing problems, stomach problems (ulcers), and panic attacks are common stress-related symptoms among older people who experience abuse. In general, older adults have less physical strength and may be very frail, therefore their bones break more easily and take longer to heal. For older people, the consequences of maltreatment can be especially serious because their bones are more brittle and even relatively minor injuries can cause serious and permanent damage, or even death. Most physical wounds heal in time. But, any type of mistreatment can leave the abused person feeling fearful, depressed and anxious (psychological consequences) and especially
Physical abuse can happen in their own home, the carer's home, or a facility, such as a nursing home. The most immediate physical effects include wounds, and injuries (e.g., bruises, dental problems, head injuries, broken bones, pressure sores), constant physical pain and soreness, nutrition and hydration issues such as loss of appetite and depression is a consequence of poor appetite, sleep disturbances, increasingly prone to new illnesses (including sexually transmitted diseases), increasing health conditions and risks for premature death.
Physical abuses are also a major source of stress and can have long-term effects on the health and well-being of older adults. The stress of abuse may trigger chest pain or angina, and may be a factor in other serious heart problems. High blood pressure, breathing problems, stomach problems (ulcers), and panic attacks are common stress-related symptoms among older people who experience abuse. In general, older adults have less physical strength and may be very frail, therefore their bones break more easily and take longer to heal. For older people, the consequences of maltreatment can be especially serious because their bones are more brittle and even relatively minor injuries can cause serious and permanent damage, or even death. Most physical wounds heal in time. But, any type of mistreatment can leave the abused person feeling fearful, depressed and anxious (psychological consequences) and especially