Traumatic Experiences Faced by Tina - 3025 Words

|University of south africa | |Assignment No Code: Assignment 1 (322943)Module: The Educator in a Pastoral Role | |Student No: 53808878 | | | |Slindile Philisiwe Bombo | |8/13/2013†¦show more content†¦Suffering from the above-mentioned forms of abuse could raise feelings of sadness, anger, betrayal, unworthiness and children will soon be withdrawn from social scene (Finkerlhor Browne; 1985). 1.2.2 Effects of Sexual abuse â€Å"The National Centre on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) describes sexual abuse as contacts or interactions between a child and an adult when the child is being used for the sexual stimulation of the adult† (Kempe Kempe; 1987 in Schoeman; 2013: 63). This conceptualisation finds relevance in Tina’s case as she is used for her step brother’s stimulation and benefit for sexual pleasure. Sexual abuse has four traumatic impacts in a child’s life; these are discussed from a clinical and socio-cultural view. Finkelhor and Browne (1985) came up with a conceptualization that could be used in research and treatment of sexual abuse victims. This is targeting people in pastoral roles away from the family unit where children are exposed to these stressors; in this case Tina confiding in her teacher is the first step to acknowledging teachers as social activists. These are labelled as the four traumagenic dynamics and they are impacts that alter children’s cognitive and emotional orientation to the world and create trauma by distorting children’s self-concept, world view and effective capacities (1985). †¢ TraumaticShow MoreRelatedEssay about Reaching Acceptance: the Five Stages of Grief1141 Words   |  5 PagesWhen one is faced with grief, an individual must go through all of the five stages, whether it is for a brief or extended period of time in order to reach the final stage of acceptance. Denial is the first logical stage that one feels when trying to cope with trauma because it feels safe to trick oneself into thinking that the event did not actually occur. Anger follows when the individual realizes that the trauma did occur and there is nothing to make it better. Depression is the third stage inRead MoreEducator in a Pastoral Role4826 Words   |  20 Pagespg. 1 SECTION 1 1.1 Tina is an adolescent. At 11 years old she has not yet developed, nor is she expected to have developed, a strong mental (or physical for that matter) capacity to process all negative and/or traumatic experiences that life has already thrown at her. She is at a very impressionable age. There are various points to keep in mind with respect to her unique situation viz. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. She is very young and vulnerable being 11 years old Her father was not present in herRead MoreEarly Childhood Through Middle Adulthood And The Effects Of Obesity5776 Words   |  24 Pagesthrough Late Adulthood Obesity has become an epidemic which negatively affects millions of American’s and individuals from other countries. Individuals whose mass index score exceeds the 95th percentile is considered obese. Each age group is faced with normal developmental, social, and psychological challenges. Cognitive and socioemotional theories developed by Piaget and Erikson define each age and stage of life. In investigating the cause of obesity in each age group, we must consider theRead MoreLibrary Management204752 Words   |  820 Pagesconceived as a basic text for library and information science curriculum, primarily in North America, because the authors were both faculty members in schools on that continent. Many students in programs for which the textbook was intended had work experience in libraries or other types of information centers before entering graduate school, but they had little understanding of the theories and philosophies that impact the environments in which they w orked or would be working in the future. They simply