What Is Neglect And What Types Of Neglect Are There? (2024)

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What is neglect and what are the types of neglect?

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As Porchia-Usher defines, chronic child neglect is an ongoing, serious pattern ofdeprivationof a child's basic physical, developmental, and/or emotional needs for healthy growth and development. Child neglect is more prevalent and difficult to resolve than other forms of child abuse.Let's take a look at the types of neglect.

Physical Neglect.The failure to provide necessary food, clothing, and shelter; inappropriate or lack of supervision.

Medical Neglect.The failure to provide necessary medical or mental health treatment.

Educational Neglect.The failure to educate a child or to provide for special education needs.

Emotional Neglect.The failure to meet a child's emotional needs and provide psychosocial support, or permitting the child to use alcohol or other drugs.

I want to point out that this information comes from the Child Welfare Information Gateway, one of the best references you're going to run across.

This Ask the Expert is an edited excerpt from the course,Child Abuseand Neglect: An Overview, by Marilyn Massey-Stokes.

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Marilyn Massey-Stokes, EdD, CHES, CHWC

Dr. Massey-Stokes is Associate Professor and Associate Director of Undergraduate Academic Programs in the School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology at Texas Woman's University. She has approximately 30 years of experience teaching health at the university level and has actively engaged in scholarship related to health education and health promotion, including child and adolescent health. Dr. Massey-Stokes is also a Certified Health Education Specialist and Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Her passion is promoting health and wellness across the lifespan, and she particularly enjoys working with adult learners.

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What Is Neglect And What Types Of Neglect Are There? (2024)

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What Is Neglect And What Types Of Neglect Are There? ›

Neglect is the persistent failure to meet a child's basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child's health or development. Neglect may occur during pregnancy as a result of maternal substance abuse.

What types of neglect are there? ›

But broadly speaking, there are 4 types of neglect.
  • Physical neglect. A child's basic needs, such as food, clothing or shelter, are not met or they aren't properly supervised or kept safe.
  • Educational neglect. A parent doesn't ensure their child is given an education.
  • Emotional neglect. ...
  • Medical neglect.

What is the description of neglect? ›

Neglect is the persistent failure to meet a child's basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child's health or development. Neglect may occur during pregnancy as a result of maternal substance abuse.

What best describes neglect? ›

Abuse is defined as an act of commission and neglect is defined as an act of omission in the care leading to potential or actual harm. Neglect may include inadequate health care, education, supervision, protection from hazards in the environment, and unmet basic needs such as clothing and food.

What is neglect when a child is quizlet? ›

- depriving a child the basic physical necessities (food, clothing, and shelter). Also includes inadequate supervision and abandonment. failure to provide the experiences needed for a child's emotional and developmental growth - e.g., education, fostering friendships, emotional support and encouragement, etc.

What is the definition of neglect What are two types of neglect? ›

General neglect is the negligent failure of a parent/guardian or caretaker to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or supervision where no physical injury to the child has occurred. Severe neglect refers to those situations of neglect where the child's health is endangered, including severe malnutrition.

What type of neglect is most common? ›

Physical neglect is by far the most common type of neglect. In most cases, the parent or caregiver is not providing the child with all of the basic necessities like food, clothing and shelter.

What makes a person neglect? ›

Causes. Self-neglect can be as a result of brain injury, dementia or mental illness. It can be a result of any mental or physical illness which has an effect on the person's physical abilities, energy levels, attention, organizational skills or motivation.

Why is neglect hard to define? ›

Factors that make child neglect difficult to define include: (1) Cultural differences; motives must be taken into account because parents may believe they are acting in the child's best interests based on cultural beliefs (2) the fact that the effect of child abuse is not always immediately visible; the effects of ...

What are three words for neglect? ›

Some common synonyms of neglect are disregard, forget, ignore, overlook, and slight.

What does neglect look like? ›

Signs of emotional neglect in children

The following signs may indicate emotional neglect in children: extremes in behavior, including compliance, aggression, or becoming overly passive or demanding. acts inappropriately adult, such as by looking after other children. acts inappropriately infantile.

What is active neglect? ›

Active neglect is the willful failure by a caregiver to fulfill care-taking functions and responsibilities. This includes, but is not limited to, abandonment, deprivation of food, medication, water, heat, cleanliness, eyeglasses, dentures, or health-related services.

What does neglect feel like? ›

Feeling hollow, empty, or numb can be a common experience for people who have experienced childhood emotional neglect. Sometimes, this can be associated with depressive symptoms in adulthood, and other times, it can stem from not knowing what you're feeling or being able to express emotions.

What is child neglect in simple terms? ›

Child neglect refers to the failure of a parent to provide for their good development: health, education, affection, nutrition, shelter, and safe living conditions. This particular type of mistreatment is much more frequent than physical or sexual abuse against children.

Which of the following are examples of neglect? ›

Evidence of physical neglect includes, but is not limited to:
  • Inadequate food.
  • Malnutrition.
  • Inadequate clothing.
  • Inadequate housing or shelter.

What is the description of child neglect? ›

Child Abuse and Neglect Definition

"Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation"; or. "An act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm."

What are the 5 broad categories of abuse and neglect? ›

Types of Child Maltreatment
  • Physical abuse.
  • Neglect.
  • Sexual abuse, including sex trafficking.
  • Emotional abuse.
  • Threatened abuse or neglect.

What is passive neglect? ›

Passive neglect – the failure by a caregiver to provide a person with the necessities of life including, but not limited to, food, clothing, shelter, or medical care, because of failure to understand the person's needs, lack of awareness of services to help meet needs, or lack of capacity to care for the person.

What are examples of neglect in care? ›

Real life example of neglect and acts of omission
  • Residents found in a wet bed.
  • Residents kept in the dark for long periods of time.
  • Residents found besides plates of uneaten food (unable to feed themselves or food not edible)
  • Clothing being worn by residents including underwear, socks and shoes found soaked in urine.

What are the three main types of self neglect? ›

Historically, three classes of SN have been described, non-intentional (passive), intentional (active), and Diogenes Syndrome (Ridings, 2008).

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