When most people get older, they have to rely more on others to help take care of themselves. That brings a greater chance someone will mistreat them or take advantage of them. That’s called elder abuse. Elder abuse is when someone harms or neglects a person aged 60 or older. It can...
There are many systems for classifying child abuse, but the most practical one is perhaps the clinical system. It recognizes 4 main types of abuse, which are, in decreasing order of frequency, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional or psychological abuse. We will first discuss ph...
physical, or sexual abuse, the death of a loved one, school problems, or being the victim ofbullyingor peer pressure. Gay teens are at higher risk for developing mental disorders like depression, thought to be because of bullying by peers and potential rejection ...
Any change in movement, walking, balance, behavior, mood, or personality may signal a problem. A visit to the person’s health care provider is a good idea if the change interferes with any of the following: The ability to take care of himself or herself The ability to maintain health an...
Extreme mood swings are rapid changes in a teenager’s emotional state. For example, your child may be happy and excited and then suddenly feel angry and agitated by the slightest inconvenience. Stress and exhaustion are common causes of sudden mood changes. ...
“The link may be caused by taller people having more cells in the body. One of the major assumptions was that something happening early in life was making your cells easier to suffer from cancer and causing you to be tall incidentally.” Nunney told The Guardian.“It is not quite right ...
Lying or Hiding Gaming Habits:They may lie to loved ones about what they are truly doing for hours in their rooms, and start to make up reasons of why they cannot go out and socialize, or partake in other activities. Lack of Self-Care:More time spent gaming will demand the person to ...
The real red flag here is not “has she been raped/abused?” but rather “is she using a claim of rape/abuse to try to control me, get sympathy from me, or direct the courtship?” However, it’s easy to let your little head do too much thinking here (“It seems like she’s ...
Also, I want to say here that the inner child healing exercises that I’m about to describe are not intended to replace therapy or therapeutic programs or groups for the inner child or child abuse. If you’ve gone through child sexual abuse, severeemotional abuse, or have a mental illness...
If my life was lacking in drama, I’d find the nearest calamity and blame (or abuse) myself for the disaster. It sounds funny now, but this is so common. If I got a bad grade on a test, I would berate myself for being a failing idiot who could never do anything right in life...