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Bio-Psycho Social Factors

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Biological Factors A few biological factors that need to be considered are age, biological sex, and substance abuse. According to Shieh and Kravitz (2006), pregnant cocaine/heroin users were 6 years older, had more pregnancies, higher drug severity scores, and initiated prenatal care later compared to pregnant marijuana users. Therefore, a social worker working with the family should ask Kyla information in regards to her heroin use and her pregnancies. If possible, the social worker should also try getting information on Kyla’s mother and her substance use. Using heroin frequently, the physical structure and physiology of the brain changes (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2014). Long-term imbalances in neuronal and hormonal systems also occur with heroin use (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2014). Symptoms that occurred when withdrawing included restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, …show more content…

Meltzer, Doos, Vostanis, Ford, and Goodman (2009) discovered that observing domestic violence caused children to develop fear, anxiety, and depression. Therefore, it can be hypothesized that Isaac and Anton witnessed Kevin abuse Kyla. Furthermore, witnessing the abuse might have caused Isaac’s and Anton’s behavior in school. Being left alone at home might have also caused anxiety for Isaac and Anton. Heroin has been shown the potential to impact the ability to make decisions, regulate behavior, and responses to stressful situation (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2014). Heroin additionally causes profound degrees of tolerance and physical dependence (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2014). Based on this information, it can be suggested that Kyla was neglectful towards Isaac and Anton because of her heroin use, which is not easy to

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