VERBAL CHILD ABUSE AND

ADULT GROWTH
BY: MIREYA AHUMADA

WHAT IS CHILD MALTREATMENT?

PHYSICAL
SEXUAL
EMOTIONAL
NEGLECT

ARE YOU CAUSING IT?

NAME-CALLING
RIDICULE
DEGRADATION
EXAGGERATING A FEAR
DESTROYING PERSONAL POSSESSIONS
EXCESSIVE CRITICISM
EXCESSIVE DEMANDS
ROUTINE LABELING OR HUMILIATION

VERBAL ABUSE EFFECTS

Behavioral Consequences
Limited stress tolerance
Anxiety
Depression
Suicidality
PTSD
Behavioral Symptoms:
Poor impulse control
Episodic aggression
Substance abuse
ADHD
CD

Low IQ, specific deficits in language, memory and

attention

PERSONAL INSIGHTS
JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE MAY HAVE GONE THROUGH CHILDHOOD
MALTREATMENT, THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE AFFECTED
BY THAT IN ADULTHOOD. IT DEPENDS ON THEIR PERSONALITY AND HOW
WELL THEY ARE ABLE TO HANDLE THINGS. I ALSO WONDER IF SOON
ENOUGH WE WOULD BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO FURTHER DETAIL HOW
VERBAL CHILD ABUSE AFFECTS THE BRAIN ACTIVITY.
SOME OF THE FINDINGS, BUT NOT ALL YET.

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