What Is Neglect?
In today’s society, abuse in households has grown tremendously. Studies have been done in order to reveal the amount of abuse that goes on today. About one in four girls, are sexually assaulted before the age of 18, and about one in eight boys also suffer sexual assault before the age of 18. These numbers continue to grow each year, and researchers are continuing to study why. The term abuse does not just consider sexual assault, but any form of child neglect ( Beating, breaking bones, torture, burning). Neglect can also include holding the child back from forming other relationships, or from medical care, or education. After a child is exposed to any type of abuse, it is very important that they seek some sort of treatment in order to help
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This disorder includes hearing internal voices speaking negative things, the feeling of people out to get them, and seeing things that are not there. These symptoms can be categorized into two groups; positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms refer to the presence of psychotic behaviors including; hallucinations, delusions, thought disorders, and movement disorders. Negative symptoms refer to the disruptions to normal emotions and behaviors, these include; flat affect, need help with everyday tasks, lazy/unwilling to help themselves, and lack of pleasure. Symptoms may differ depending on the type of Schizophrenia. For example, Disorganized Schizophrenia may include problems with expressing certain ideas and showing little emotion, or Catatonic Schizophrenia may include a period in which the individual cannot move, or be active in any form. Many people wonder where exactly Schizophrenia comes from, genes and the environment or brain structure and function, and the answer is a little bit of both. Schizophrenia has been shown to be passed through families, and is more common in those who have family members suffering from Schizophrenia, rather than not having a family member with the disorder. Scientists have also noticed a change in dopamine, and glutamate, which are neurotransmitters in our brains, that have been linked to formed of Schizophrenia. There are many forms of treatments for Schizophrenia including; therapy, hospitalization, and medication. Though these treatments may be successful, the medications can cause lasting harmful effects on the
This disorder includes hearing internal voices speaking negative things, the feeling of people out to get them, and seeing things that are not there. These symptoms can be categorized into two groups; positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms refer to the presence of psychotic behaviors including; hallucinations, delusions, thought disorders, and movement disorders. Negative symptoms refer to the disruptions to normal emotions and behaviors, these include; flat affect, need help with everyday tasks, lazy/unwilling to help themselves, and lack of pleasure. Symptoms may differ depending on the type of Schizophrenia. For example, Disorganized Schizophrenia may include problems with expressing certain ideas and showing little emotion, or Catatonic Schizophrenia may include a period in which the individual cannot move, or be active in any form. Many people wonder where exactly Schizophrenia comes from, genes and the environment or brain structure and function, and the answer is a little bit of both. Schizophrenia has been shown to be passed through families, and is more common in those who have family members suffering from Schizophrenia, rather than not having a family member with the disorder. Scientists have also noticed a change in dopamine, and glutamate, which are neurotransmitters in our brains, that have been linked to formed of Schizophrenia. There are many forms of treatments for Schizophrenia including; therapy, hospitalization, and medication. Though these treatments may be successful, the medications can cause lasting harmful effects on the