Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a rare type of disorder. It primarily affects the caregiver who in most cases is the mother. As such, the caregiver may fake illness for a child to get medical attention. As health care strives to know what causes the child 's symptoms, the deliberate action of the caregiver or mother could worsen the situation. In the recent years, many people have been diagnosed with this syndrome and it is associated with various reasons (Fisher, 2006). To avoid being persecuted, some caregivers tend to fake, once they have realized their evil intentions have been discovered. The actions of the caregiver are not motivated by material gains, in most cases; they may want to seek more attention from the health care. In fact, …show more content…
First, it would depend on the honesty of the patients to come forth and tell the truth regarding such symptoms. In most cases, people with such symptoms tend to lie to the doctors regarding their health status making it difficult for the doctors to suspect anything. However, once the person is diagnosed with the disorder, she could be helped by undergoing a type of therapy session known as psychotherapy focused on changing the thinking and the behaviors of the person. The goal of the therapy of MSP is to help the person identify some of the behaviors that make her act in certain ways. It is important for them to understand such behaviors so as to try and avoid them in the future. As such, it is established that why people with MSP act in those weird ways is because they think that their actions would protect their children from certain medical conditions. In the real sense, they might be harming their children without their intention or knowledge. The therapy is also to help the person with MSP develop a good relationship with his/her child. In some cases, such people behave like that simply because they have a strange relationship with their children. They might want to destroy their children as a result of some of the past challenges that they may have …show more content…
However, the therapy sessions would be beneficial to them as it will enable them to develop certain behaviors for overcoming the disorder (Gehlawat, 2015). It may take long therapy session for such people to be helped since it involves identifying the things that make them behave in that inhuman way and again analysed how those behaviors could be changed to something beneficial for their child. Also, during such period of therapy, it is advisable that the child or the victim should be placed under the care of another guardian. This would help the person concentrate on her recovering and also prevent the victim from further abuses. The child is recommended to be placed under foster care for that period which would also be beneficial on his or her
Artingstall, Kathryn.. Practical Aspects of Munchausen by Proxy and Munchausen Syndrome Investigation.. FL: CRC Press, 1999. Print. (tags: none | edit tags)
The denial of child care for her two children’s has added fear, helplessness, hopelessness, loss, of control and guilt which impacts Katy health and contributed to worsening of her health. Katy was experiencing a situational crisis because of her medical condition and her concern to provide for her children. It occurs when an individual produces an overwhelming response as they confronted with a stressful event. Factors that contribute to Katy crisis are high demand to provide for her children, denial of child care services, medical condition, and a single parent. These factors play a critical role in her health outcome and progression of her disease and psychological state. Therefore, prolonged stress included adverse psychological and physical health effects as well as the increased risk of premature death (Denollet, J., et al.
Child abuse is usually recognized by a pattern of physical injuries or outward appearance of neglect. From RelayHealth, Munchausen Syndrome by proxy is a mental disorder, causing illness in others, usually children, to get sympathy and attention for the abuser. With the mental disorder of MSBP documented, the behaviors of the abuser and victims should be easy to identify, but it is not. Any parent/guardian entering the emergency room insisting on immediate care for their child would be considered a suspect. According to RelayHealth, dishonesty is a key part of the disorder, and of the abusers: 90% are the mothers. Imagine a mother who is able to manipulate an experienced doctor against his better judgment to perform unnecessary treatments and tests; now th...
Siegel, D. (2009). Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: A Pediatrician’s Observations. Families, Systems, & Health, 27(1), 113-115.
It is important to appreciate that these issues are very complex, and to be familiar with how abuse and neglect can affect various aspects of a person's life. Child abuse does not affect every person the same. The extremity of the abuse and different situations determine the effect. Some people could live on to become great people and do great things. They don’t look at the abuse as something negative but rather as something that made them strong and made them believe that they were better and could do better than the situation that they were in. Dealing with abuse after it is over is the toughest thing to handle, most people that could afford therapy go to it, but since most people can‘t afford it they try to deal with it the best they can. Although in most cases the child is removed from the home that the abuse is happening in, sometimes child abuse can slip by unnoticed and that can have severe consequences on the child as well as others.
Lastly, there is family therapy, and in my opinion the most important. This is essential for both the patient and members of their family to understand and learn how to cope with this behavior. This style of therapy will teach family members not to be co-dependent and allow the patient to take responsibility for their actions.
The nature of the disorder makes it difficult to treat, since patients are convinced that they suffer from a real and serious medical problem. Indeed, the mere su...
Rosenberg, Donna Andrea (2003). Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: medical diagnostic criteria. Child Abuse and Neglect, 27 p. 421-430.
Due to the rise of domestic violence in many families, psychologists are helping affected children cope and confront their emotional imprisonment by using various methods. Over the years, there has been a drastic increase in domestic violence cases. In many instances, the children are most affected in the involvement of the violent disputes. Psychologists study the behaviors of affected children and develop a plan of treatment that aim towards the child’s overall health. Psychologists provide the best treatment by immersing themselves inside the child’s situation and connecting with what the child sees. Furthermore, psychologist use a strategy of taking small steps in the overall treatment. Sadly, over the years, there’s been an increase in the volume of cases that psychologists see each year.
...g a support system can be hard. If they do not have anyone to listen to him or her or even help take care of them, they can easily turn to child abuse. Sometimes parents are able to drop of their children at their grandparent’s house to get away and have a day to themselves. This can help relieve stress since they have responsible people that have no issue taking care of their child. In other cases where this option is not available, the stress can build and the parent may abuse their child out of frustration. These parents can even turn to drugs and alcohol because of it, which can lead to more problems for both the child and the parent. Children can die from being abused and those who are lucky enough to survive usually end up with psychological problems because of it. No matter what type of abuse they receive, they will never be able to live their lives normally.
There are several domains that must be considered when treating a survivor of child abuse: the need for safety and trust, sense of belonging, protection from perceived or actual threats, facing the defendant in court, prevention of revictimization, and empowerment (Sawyer & Judd, 2012). Davis, 2005, states that “children terrorized through sexual abuse, neglect, physical abuse, or wartime atrocities may suffer from lasting wounds, nightmares, depression, and troubled adolescence involving substance abuse, binge eating, or aggression.” Victims of child abuse need to regain their sense of control over their lives. Experiencing healthy relationships, being nurtured by adults and helping them to learn resilience are all interventions that have been well-documented (Sawyer & Judd, 2...
Children are usually known for their innocence and happiness but this is not always the case for every child. The environment a child grows up in affects them for the rest of their life. Growing up in a bad household can set a child up to live an unusual life. Children that are abused by their parents are more likely to form psychiatric issues. Dr. Ken Magid, a clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of severely abused children, says in Child of Rage, “These children have been so traumatized in the first years of life that they cannot form a bond with other people. These children do not have a conscience and they can hurt or even kill without any feelings of remorse.” Children must be able to form normal, healthy relationships at home in order to develop a normal conscience. The child interviewed displayed so much hate and resent towards males all because her birth father would rape her when she was thirteen months old. She talked about trying to kill her own brother and did not even seem disturbed from her intentions. Everything that happens to a young child will affect them for the rest of their life...
I will need to find out the family history, in order to fully treat my patient. Is there any history of drug or alcohol abuse, physical abuse or neglect in the home? Children who come from homes with any of these things can have emotional and or behavior problems. A child is more likely to act out if they have experienced a traumatic event. If the parent is not consistent with their discipline or use unkind forms of parenting, this can also trigger behavior problems or it could possibly just be a case of middle child syndrome.
According to Lisa Ware, "One promising treatment for families who have a history of child maltreatment is parent-child interaction therapy". This type of therapy focuses on the interactions that the child and the parent have. It coaches the parents in how to interact with their child the proper way. Along with interaction therapy, the child and parents are also given separate therapy. The child’s therapy is centered on the abuse they received, their social and academic skills, and teaching ways of relaxation and anger management. While the therapy for the parents are more concerned with finding ways so that the parents can interact with their children in the right way. The therapy gives the parents proper techniques for controlling their anger and allows them to identify how they view abuse. These examples of techniques practiced in therapy have shown promising results, but there are many different forms of therapy that also work. When dealing with individuals and families who suffered from abuse or were the one's abusing, the therapy needs to be fitted to the specific needs of the individuals as well as the whole family. If a child suffers from a certain problem, it is the job of the therapist to focus on ways to help the child with that specific problem. A generalized therapy plan to help everyone with their problems will not work because each individual experiences different things when faced with abuse, which is why the therapy needs to be specific to the needs of the
A child who suffers child abuse also have social problems, they have problems with interacting with other children. They tend to be nasty to other children, they do not have the courage to have close relationships with others, this is because they lack social skills. This child tends to have aggressive behavior, they are hostile and less attentive to social cues. They are unable to handle their personal problems and blame others for almost everything.