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*...child abuse is coercive: the abuser preys upon a child’s moral and intellectual helplessness. The abuser gets all the self-satisfaction he or she wants and in the process leaves the child with a life-long emotional scar of having been exposed to the manipulative aspects of [[life]] well before having developed healthy [[defense mechanism]]s to cope with such psychological assaults. The abuser walks away smacking his lips, and the child is left as bones for the garbage. [http://www.guidetopsychology.com/sex_love.htm#perversion]
*...child abuse is coercive: the abuser preys upon a child’s moral and intellectual helplessness. The abuser gets all the self-satisfaction he or she wants and in the process leaves the child with a life-long emotional scar of having been exposed to the manipulative aspects of [[life]] well before having developed healthy [[defense mechanism]]s to cope with such psychological assaults. The abuser walks away smacking his lips, and the child is left as bones for the garbage. [http://www.guidetopsychology.com/sex_love.htm#perversion]
==Causes of Child Abuse==
It goes without saying that use of [[illegal drugs]] and [[alcoholism]] can cause an adult to abuse a child. Two-thirds of all reported cases of child abuse involve an abuser who used drugs or alcohol.<ref>Famularo et al, <u>Parental substance abuse and the nature of child maltreatment</u>, ''Child Abuse & Neglect'', vol. 16 iss. 4 pg. 475–83</ref> However, less obvious factors are suspected to influence an adults propensity towards child abuse. Adults who were abused as children are much more likely to abuse children themselves.
==Effects of Child Abuse==
The effects of physical violence on children are significant.
Children who are targets of sexual abuse suffer profound developmental changes as they grow into adults. Women who were abused as children are 3.8 times more likely to smoke [[cigarettes]] and indulge in other dangerous and harmful habits than women who were not abused.<ref>http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/social_sciences/report-26149.html</ref> Men who are abused as children are ten times more likely to attempt suicide.<ref>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/men-sexually-abused-as-kids-ten-times-more-likely-to-contemplate-suicide_100133116.html</ref>
==Child Abuse Law==
In the United States, every medical and mental health professional who discovers evidence of child abuse in the course of performing their duties is required by law to report the suspected abuse to authorities. These laws also apply to social workers and teachers. In some states, these laws extend to clergy and attorneys, and in only 18 states, the mandatory reporting laws extends to anybody who discovers evidence of child abuse.<ref>http://www.findcounseling.com/journal/child-abuse/child-abuse-laws.html</ref>
==References==
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