Family Violence

By: Agung Diah Wulandari

Introduction
• Family violence is one of public health issues. Nurses caring for victims of
this type of violence are often unaware that it is occurring within the
families of their patients.
• Child abuse, domestic violence (also called intimate partner abuse), and
elder abuse can lead to life-long emotional and physical problems for the
victims.
• Family violence is often part of the history of violent criminals and
runaways.
• Victims are often too fearful or ashamed to report abuse, so that a violent
family situation often goes unnoticed by outsiders.
• Health-care professionals must recognize the signs of abuse.
Child Abuse
• Child abuse includes physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and
sexual abuse, and occurs at all socioeconomic levels.
• The youngest children (less than 4 years of age) are the most
vulnerable and the most likely to die from abuse or neglect.
• Many children have been victims of this violence because they depend
on others (adults) for all their needs. Parents are the most common
abusers.
• Shaken baby syndrome is a form of child abuse that contributes to
infant deaths each year.
Sexual Abuse
• Girls are the most frequent victims of sexual abuse.
• Eighty percent of sexually abused children know their abuser.
• Long-term effects of sexual abuse include fear of intimacy, sexual
problems, eating disorders, and an overwhelming sense of
powerlessness. Victims may block out the memory of these incidents
until later in life, when a major event or trauma triggers memory
recall.
• Exploiting children in pornography has been increasing with access to
the Internet.
Domestic Violence
• Domestic violence most often refers to men abusing their female
partners.
• Like child abuse, domestic violence is found at all socioeconomic
levels. Victims of abuse may endure physical, emotional, and sexual
abuse.
• The victim of the abuse may also be the killer in the future because of
the past abuse experience.
• One of the most frequently misunderstood factors in domestic violence
is why these women remain with the abusers. It is important to
understand that they often feel trapped and have little money,
resources, or support, and fear being killed
Elder Abuse
• Elder abuse includes neglect as well as physical, sexual, and emotional
abuse.
• The abuser is often the victim’s caregiver, even including the elderly
spouse.
• Victims rarely report the abuse. They fear reprisals or abandonment because
they are dependent on the caregiver.
• Elder abuse can also be difficult to detect by professionals because common
signs such as bruising and skin tears may be common in older populations.
• The patient with dementia is particularly vulnerable because he or she is
unable to speak up or will not be believed because of his or her intermittent
confusion.
TASK:
• Please make a group consisting 5 members then make a role play
about this topic (family violence). You can choose one of these kinds
of family violence such as: child abuse, domestic violence or elder
abuse. Do not choose topic about sexual abuse.
• Record your role play, do not forget to introduce your name (for every
member of the group), so I can give score individually.
• Gather all your videos in one folder.
• On Monday, Your leader in the class will submit to me.
• Thank you for your cooperation.
Mam Wulan