Child sexual abuse is seen as a serious social problem that causes complex, long and short-term negative psychological consequences, negatively affecting the quality of life and life satisfaction of the person. It is defined as taking part in an act that will cause sexual satisfaction of a completed adult or condoning this event.
Sexual abuse; verbal abuse, obscene telephone conversations, exhibitionism and voyeurism, witnessing sexual intercourse, touching one's own body for sexual purposes, subjecting many obscene publications, prostitution, rape, incest-forbidden love (sexual abuse in the family)
According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, all individuals under the age of 18 are considered children. In other words, if the individual has been sexually abused before the age of 18, this is child sexual abuse. Many physiological, psychological and emotional problems may arise. Children who were married as children fall behind in their school life, and unexpected maturity is expected from a child in marriage, and they are even forced to become parents. There are many reasons why a child is sexually abused.
Economy, culture, beliefs, customs, etc. situations pave the way for the abuse of children. Children are seen as an economic means of income and are sold by their parents who aim to earn income from them. Acting according to tradition, children are abused by being forced into marriage at an early age. The child is most often sexually abused by family members. Fathers, mothers, brothers, relatives; Many people outside the family can abuse the child. These are teachers, neighbors, doctors, etc. can happen. Some adults use the child's trust for malicious purposes. Those who sexually abuse a child are generally individuals whom the child trusts, knows, thinks will not be harmed, and loves. Children do not or cannot tell about the abuse they have experienced for the following reasons. r. If this person is known by school staff and parents, their approach to children may be different. He said that bad things could happen to his loved ones if he told someone else, in which case he could kill them or go to jail. and they want to lose value and be labeled in the eyes of their loved ones.
-The abuser is someone they want to protect.
-They often do not have the ability to speak to explain this. The reactions of children who have been sexually abused vary according to the severity and type of sexual abuse, their age and frequency of occurrence.
-Lack of confidence in adults or unusual fear,
-Eating and changes in sleeping habits
-Decrease in academic performance and grades,
-Difficulty concentrating on schoolwork
-Sudden decrease or loss of interest in school activities
-Coming to school early and returning home reluctantly and reluctantly
-Exhibiting anger, hostility or aggressive behavior
-Fake maturity, the state of showing complete obedience
- Demonstrating regressive behaviors such as thumb sucking, bedwetting, baby talk,
-Being a better child than before, never making any mistakes in a way that he never did to strive for
-Increase in some psychosomatic symptoms, for example; stomachaches, headaches
-Mysterious nature, reluctance to share thoughts and feelings
-Extreme state of shame, guilt or anxiety
- Inability to make or maintain friends,
Sexual Abuse It is the situation of being sexually abused and abused by others without the consent of the person. People of all genders can be exposed to abuse. Generally, women and children are the groups exposed to abuse. The vast majority of people who have been sexually abused Although he does not talk about the abuse, he does not share it with anyone.
Child Sexual Abuse Traumas that leave deep traces on the child and play a major role in the irreversible change in his life. According to the research of the World Health Organization, it is not possible for the child to give consent. Because, although the child does not know exactly about sexuality, it is unacceptable because he is not developmentally ready and is against the laws and norms of the society. They state that most people who have difficulties in adulthood and receive help from mental health institutions have experienced sexual abuse in childhood. Child sexual abuse is fully defined as adult dependent and developmentally immature children having difficulty in sexual activities. It is also used by adults older than children as a means of sexual satisfaction. There are different types of sexual abuse, so recognizing sexual abuse is not as easy as it seems. Therefore, all children under the age of eighteen are included in child abuse.
Pornography is a tool that reflects the human body and intimacy to make people sexually aroused. Nowadays, pornography is easily accessible due to the development of technology and the ease of access to internet tools. For this reason, children who watch and witness pornographic films at an early age cause situations such as disgust and inability to make sense of sexuality because they do not know much about sexuality. This causes sexual trauma in the child. At the same time, there is a huge increase in child pornography today.
Sexual Relationship It is any kind of sexual behavior that two people who are passionate about each other produce and enjoy together. Sexual behaviors take place with some parts of the body. At the same time, parents also have sexual intercourse. However, witnessing the sexual intercourse of young children by their parents during sexual intercourse causes children to experience sexual trauma. The reason for this is that boys think that their father hurts their mother, but also girls. As a result of the feeling of rivalry with the mother formed at a young age, there is the thought that her mother's father will steal from her. The important part in this process is that the child's trauma effect remains hidden. When parents question his situation, he may show tantrums and aggressive behavior. May be angry and reactive towards friends of the same kind. He can reflect on his situation by playing sexually explicit games with his friends. Clinical features of sexual abuse and its effects on children; It varies depending on the child's connection with the abuser, the type and time of abuse, the use of violence, the presence of physical harm, the child's developmental stage and age, psychological characteristics and psychological stages before the trauma. The attitude of the family to the subject also plays an impressive role on the subject. Incest, in particular, can create a crisis environment that threatens the whole family unit and family members, and in cases where the intervention to the crisis is bad, the risk of the child being found guilty, ostracized, and exposed to violence comes to the fore.
Negative emotions experienced by parents, Especially when anger is reflected on the child, it can cause intense emotional and behavioral problems in the child. Whether the abuse occurs outside the family or inside the family, the interaction with the child immediately after the abuse occurs is decisive on the clinical picture. A more positive clinical picture emerges in a form of support that is in a solution-oriented search for abuse and can take the feelings of responsibility and guilt from the child. The effects of the event on mental health have been examined with many research designs to date. While examining the disorders and reactions seen in childhood based on the researches, it aimed to investigate the problems, some of which are reflected in the adulthood. When we look at the conclusion part, it has been shown that abuse is associated with many mental symptoms in the late and early period.
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