Who is most likely to be a victim of child sexual abuse? What are the typical signs? Describe the effects of sexual abuse
What will be an ideal response?
• Most likely victim
- girls
- middle childhood or adolescence children
- children whose parents are separated, divorced, or remarried
- socially isolated children
- earlier-maturing children
- children from homes where conflict or domestic violence occurs
• Typical signs of abuse
- difficulty walking or sitting
- refusal to participate in physical activities
- nightmares or bedwetting
- anxiety symptoms
- sudden change in appetite
- redness/rash or swelling of genitals
- new behavioral problems
- depression, withdrawal, and/or mistrust of adults
• Effects of sexual abuse
- damage to parts of the brain from high levels of cortisol
- sensitization
- poor immune system
- depression
- drug and/or alcohol use
- posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, eating disorder
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