Unit 5 Health and social NVQ3
Bonnie McGregor
2/8/14
Unit 5
1.1 Define the following types of abuse.
Physical abuse.
Physical abuse is when someone is being hurt/harmed, by physical actions like hitting, biting, burning, force feeding, shaking and pushing.
Sexual abuse.
Sexual abuse is when an individual is forced to perform sexual acts or watch sexual acts, such as penetrative sex, touching in a sexual way and watching pornography.
Emotional/psychological abuse.
Emotional abuse is when you make someone feel worthless using act's like bulling and fear or devaluing their self esteem.
Financial abuse.
Financial abuse is when you have someone who steals money/possessions or denying them access by taking advantage of their vulnerability such as the elderly or someone who has learning difficulties or mental health issues.
Institutional abuse.
Institutional abuse is when someone is in a health and social care setting and the staff missuses their authority, bullies or denies the vulnerable individual and fails to maintain professional boundaries.
Self neglect abuse.
Self neglect abuse is when someone is not looking after themselves by not washing, eating or harming themselves by cutting or pulling their hair out.
Neglect by others abuse.
Neglect by others is when a carer is not looking after the individual properly by not washing, toileting, feeding or giving personal care.
1.2 Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse.
Physical abuse.
Signs of physical abuse can be the person presenting change in their behaviour, being withdrawn, bruising, bite or burn marks, cuts to the skin, broken bones, the person flinching and being on edge.
Sexual abuse.
Signs of sexual abuse the person could present behaviours such as sexual comments or behaviour, depression, they could self harm and have repeated urine infections, they could be quiet and withdrawn. emotional/psychological abuse.
The signs could be feeling low, depressed, withdrawn, loss of self
2/8/14
Unit 5
1.1 Define the following types of abuse.
Physical abuse.
Physical abuse is when someone is being hurt/harmed, by physical actions like hitting, biting, burning, force feeding, shaking and pushing.
Sexual abuse.
Sexual abuse is when an individual is forced to perform sexual acts or watch sexual acts, such as penetrative sex, touching in a sexual way and watching pornography.
Emotional/psychological abuse.
Emotional abuse is when you make someone feel worthless using act's like bulling and fear or devaluing their self esteem.
Financial abuse.
Financial abuse is when you have someone who steals money/possessions or denying them access by taking advantage of their vulnerability such as the elderly or someone who has learning difficulties or mental health issues.
Institutional abuse.
Institutional abuse is when someone is in a health and social care setting and the staff missuses their authority, bullies or denies the vulnerable individual and fails to maintain professional boundaries.
Self neglect abuse.
Self neglect abuse is when someone is not looking after themselves by not washing, eating or harming themselves by cutting or pulling their hair out.
Neglect by others abuse.
Neglect by others is when a carer is not looking after the individual properly by not washing, toileting, feeding or giving personal care.
1.2 Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse.
Physical abuse.
Signs of physical abuse can be the person presenting change in their behaviour, being withdrawn, bruising, bite or burn marks, cuts to the skin, broken bones, the person flinching and being on edge.
Sexual abuse.
Signs of sexual abuse the person could present behaviours such as sexual comments or behaviour, depression, they could self harm and have repeated urine infections, they could be quiet and withdrawn. emotional/psychological abuse.
The signs could be feeling low, depressed, withdrawn, loss of self