Attachment Theory Of Child Abuse

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Theories of child abuse
Most perpetrators who participate in abusing children are often abused when they were younger. This paper is going to discuss the different theories of child abuse such as the social learning theory, the attachment theory, and the ecological theory.
Social learning theory
This theory states that there are two different ways that we learn. One of which is through “being rewarded for our actions” this is also an example of instrumental learning. The other way is how we observe others behaviors and imitate them from watching, this is also called modeling. This theory states that children learn to be abusive from watching one parent abuse another or from being abused by the parents.
Attachment Theory In this theory, theorists