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• Change in sexual activity (severe increase or decrease, sex can trigger flashbacks) • Change in Relationships (decrease in trust of others, decrease in contact with friends and family, loss of confidence and self-esteem) PHYSICAL AFTER-EFFECTS OF ABUSE • Serious injuries (i.e. broken bones, fractures, sprains, burns, cuts, concussions, lacerations, contusions, bites, perforated eardrums) • Infections (anal, vaginal, pelvic) • Dizziness, numbness • Permanent disabilities (i.e. asthma, belly pain, muscle pain, irritable bowel syndrome) • Miscarriages, unwanted pregnancies • STDs, HIV/AIDS • Death THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CHILD We know much about woman abuse. We know much about child abuse. But if we are to seriously address either one, we must recognize the links between these two forms of domestic violence. While one form of abuse can certainly occur without the other, the tragic reality is that anytime a mother is abused by her husband/partner, her children may also be affected in both overt and subtle ways, such as: • Seeing, hearing, and sensing the abuse • Confusion, stress, and fear • Feeling guilty that they can’t protect her • Feeling responsible, or that they are the reason she is being beaten • Being abused or neglected themselves • Headaches, ulcers, bedwetting, sleep disorders, abdominal pain • Sons are more likely to abuse their future wives, and the daughters more likely to be abused by their future husbands • Constant anxiety and stress about their mother’s well-being • Thumb-sucking, excessive clinginess • Speech impediments • Worry and uncertainty about their future • Disinterestedness in their future, goals, or having self-control 17-56
• Embarrassment, reluctance to open up to or trust others • Need to be invisible or perfect • Suicidal thoughts or attempts, self-injury, depression • Anger management problems, hostility • Nightmares, insomnia, memory repression, denial • Low empathy, low self-esteem • Hyperactivity, constant attention seeking • Withdrawal, truancy, running away from home With traumatized children, one of the most effective ways of getting him or her to open up is having them draw what happened, how they were feeling before, during, and after the incident. This allows them to express their feelings without having to put them into words right away, which can seem overwhelming and scary. You can then use the drawings as a basis for discussion. It is important to allow the child to feel comfortable expressing their emotions in front of you. If you think, for whatever reason, that you should refer the child to an outside agency or person, discuss this decision with the child, principal, and parent (if possible). 18-56
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Page 3 and 4: SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 2-56
Page 5 and 6: 3. “Domestic violence only happen
Page 7 and 8: 7. “Batterers are just violent pe
Page 9 and 10: SECTION 2 THE NATURE OF DOMESTIC VI
Page 11 and 12: • Sexual degradation, including:
Page 13 and 14: • Verbally abusive, threatening,
Page 15 and 16: • The victim attempts to stay out
Page 17: EMOTIONAL AFTER-EFFECTS OF ABUSE Do
Page 21 and 22: Ultimately, domestic violence is on
Page 23 and 24: STATISTICS (from the handbook Sayin
Page 25 and 26: MENTAL PREPERATION When someone exp
Page 27 and 28: Threat to “turn her in” Loss of
Page 29 and 30: SECTION 5 LEGAL & MEDICAL PROCEDURE
Page 31 and 32: issues and domestic violence; they
Page 33 and 34: A Protection Order... • Has the a
Page 35 and 36: comprehensive support system for vi
Page 37 and 38: 2. Documentation • The Domestic V
Page 39 and 40: • Symptoms / Detection: Some peop
Page 41 and 42: • Treatment: Treatments for genit
Page 43 and 44: SECTION 6 RESOURCES 43-56
Page 45 and 46: Red Cross 824-4804/2807 Cor. Joseph
Page 47 and 48: BEFORE YOU START COUNSELING… Befo
Page 49 and 50: show how she is really feeling. Let
Page 51 and 52: the first weeks after an assault, p
Page 53 and 54: • Allow your counselee to talk ab
Page 55 and 56: MISCELLANEOUS TIPS The following ar

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