Long Term Effects of Abuse & Neglect

Long Term Effects of Neglect Infants and toddlers fail to develop secure attachments Hinders the infant's or toddler's ability to explore his/her environment Hinders their ability to develop feelings of competence

Mother-Child Interaction Study Two-year-olds demonstrate significant deficits in coping skills, more frustration, anger, and noncompliance Preschool children developed lower self-esteem, poorer control over impulses, and expressed less positive and more negative affect Preschool and early school-aged children were less secure in their readiness to learn. School-aged children with histories of neglect have serious learning deficits particularly in math, reading and language development.

Social Learning Theory “how people learn from one another, including such concepts as observational learning, imitation, and modeling.”

Long Term Effects continued Appear to be more generally passive Socially withdrawn in their interactions with peers

Teachers have rated neglected children as: Extremely inattentive Uninvolved Reliant Lacking in creative initiative Difficulty in comprehending day-to-day schoolwork Lacking: persistence initiative confidence to work on their own