Higher Risk for Psychological Disorders
Children who are raised in families dealing with abuse are far more likely to suffer from psychological disorders, according to a study published in the journal Child Development. Although no one psychological disorder stood out as particularly prevalent, these children were at greater risk for disorders of all types. In addition, the study found that family relationships, including relationships between siblings, were not as warm and loving as they are in other families.
Additionally, children who were directly abused were far more likely than their peers to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study published in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect. This was particularly true for sexual abuse, but it is also a concern for other forms of child abuse.
Poor Performance in School
Neglecting a child, or failing to meet his or her basic human needs, can have a dramatic effect on school performance, according to a study published in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect. The study found that early neglect in particular was very harmful to children, preventing them from forming social relationships at school and from learning at the same rate as their peers. The study found that neglect was just as harmful in terms of school performance as direct abuse.
Depression and Low Self-Esteem
According to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Research, parenting style can have a direct effect on a child’s self-esteem and vulnerability to depression. The study found that if parents are extremely controlling, children are at greater risk for depression and don’t see themselves as positively. Another study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry found that children who were the victims of sexual abuse at home had much lower self-esteem than their peers. They also showed more signs of depression and had negative views about their family relationships.
Violence and Behaviour Problems
Exposing children to a community where there is significant violence can result in internalised violence and behaviour problems in kids, according to a study published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. The study also found that if children were victims of community violence or violence at home, they were more likely to exhibit violent behaviour in the preschool setting.
A study published in the Journal of Family Violence found that children who both witnessed and experienced domestic abuse were far more likely to suffer from internalised anger and behaviour problems than their peers. This can lead to a “cycle of abuse,” in which children grow up to abuse others in the same way they were abused.
Negative attitude towards life
In general, children who have been neglected or abused by their parents may develop a quite negative attitude towards life due to their bad childhood memories. However, a negative attitude towards life leads to several other issues, including mental health problems.Therefore, bad parenting may lead to serious issues, not only in childhood but also for later stages in the life of these children.
Mental problems
Due to bad parenting, children may also suffer from serious mental issues.Since children haven’t developed a stable character yet, they are quite vulnerable when it comes to neglect or other consequences of bad parenting. In turn, these children may develop mental health issues like depressions since they may feel quite lost in life due to a lack of support from their parents, especially if they also have additional problems in school or other parts of their daily life.
Solutions for bad parenting
Better support from schools
Children should always have the opportunity to get support from schools if they suffer from bad parenting and the resulting consequences.This could mean that schools provide after school care where children can do their homework with the help of a tutor or teacher.Moreover, it could also mean psychological support. Children should have an instance in school where they can turn to in case they get abused or experience other issues related to bad parenting. By giving children these opportunities, they may get proper assistance and the problems related to bad parenting could be mitigated to a certain extent.
Psychological support
In case parents suffer from mental issues, it could also be helpful to provide them with psychological support. Not only will this improve the overall quality of life of parents, but it may also improve the parenting quality for children since if mentally sick parents get help and proper treatment, they may be able to take better care of their children.
Financial subsidies
Parents who suffer from extreme levels of poverty should also get financial support for their children in order to provide them with educational materials and other things necessary to give these children a fair chance for a good future.This could also come in the form of education vouchers so that parents cannot spend the money on alcohol or drugs instead and it can be assured that the money is spent on things that actually benefit children from difficult family conditions.
What is Addiction?
Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences.
Prevention efforts and treatment approaches for addiction are generally as successful as those for other chronic diseases.
A person with an addiction uses a substance, or engages in a behavior, for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeat the activity, despite detrimental consequences. Addiction may involve the use of substances such as alcohol, inhalants, opioids, cocaine, and nicotine, or behaviors such as gambling.
There is evidence that addictive behaviors share key neurobiological features: They intensely involve brain pathways of reward and reinforcement, which involve the neurotransmitter dopamine. And, in keeping with other highly motivated states, they lead to the pruning of synapses in the prefrontal cortex, home of the brain’s highest functions, so that attention is highly focused on cues related to the target substance or activity. It is important to know that such brain changes are reversible after the substance use or behavior is discontinued.
Both substance use disorders and gambling behaviors have an increased likelihood of being accompanied by mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, or other pre-existing problems. Substance use and gambling disorders not only engage the same brain mechanisms, they respond to many of the same treatment approaches.
Substance use and gambling disorders are complex conditions that affect the reward, reinforcement, motivation, and memory systems of the brain. They are characterized by impaired control over usage; social impairment, involving the disruption of everyday activities and relationships; and craving. Continuing use is typically harmful to relationships as well as to obligations at work or school.
Types of addiction
Many addictions can fit within three categories, which include the following:
Behavioral addiction: Many people associate addiction solely with substances, like alcohol or drugs. But you can also be addicted to specific behaviors. Common addictive behaviors include shopping, sex, gambling and video gaming. The compulsive behavior gives the user a rush or high similar to what those addicted to a substance experience.
Substance addiction: Substance addiction creates a physical dependence on a specific chemical. People can be addicted to prescription medication, such as opioids, or illicit drugs, such as crystal meth, heroin or cocaine. Alcoholism is also considered a type of substance addiction.
Impulse addiction: Impulse control disorders can lead to impulse addiction. Someone with an impulse control disorder struggles to manage their emotions and actions. This disorder may make someone prone to theft, emotional outbursts or destructive behavior. Approximately 10.5% of people have an impulse control disorder, according to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Behaviors that arise with impulse control disorders can become addictive. Impulse addiction can also intersect with other mental health issues, such as substance abuse.
