genetic engineering

             Many factors contribute to the definition of abuse as stated by law. They also make note of differences between adult and child abuse. When physical abuse refers to adults, it is divided into battery and spousal abuse, which may encompass other types of abuse. The five main types of abuse for children are physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, neglect, and chemical dependency. Physical is the most commonly thought of abuse. For children physical abuse is commonly associated with over-discipline by the caregiver. The least reported is sexual abuse. The children are least likely to talk to others about the incident or recall the event later in life. Emotional abuse may be an isolated problem but is present in almost all other forms of abuse. It is characterized by speech disorders, developmental lags, or behavioral changes. Neglect is the failure to provide for the child's basic needs. It is the most difficult form of abuse to identify because it is mainly within the confines of the home. Chemical dependency deals with infants of substance abusing mothers who are born hooked. The most known situations are crack babies and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome patients.
             As with child abuse, spousal abuse is a power issue. Spousal abuse is power issue. A man often dismisses spousal abuse only as battering of a woman. Spousal abuse is physical, mental, emotional, and sexual violence of one person in an intimate relationship to another.
             They may be married, unmarried, or of the same sex. Men are just less likely to report it. Abuse can encompass many aspects: verbal assaults, withholding possessions, emotional or physical punishment, lack of concern for ones feelings. A reason for remaining in these bad relationships is co-dependency. They feel they are economically dependant on the other, the violence will increase if they leave, the situation may turn positive, they are at fault, and a variety of other reasons why they st...

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