Dissociative and Sexual Behaviors in Children and Adolescents With Sexual Abuse and Psychiatric Histories

Friedrich, William N.; Jaworski, Theresa M.; Huxsahl, John E.; Bengtson, Brad S.

doi:10.1177/088626097012002001

Cited by 60 publications

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“…The answers with m and unusual contents reported in other studies (Friedrich et al, 1997;Kaser-Boyd & Evans, 2008;Kendall-Tackett et al, 1993) can also reflect early sexualization, as mentioned by Finkelhor and Browne (1985), as the center of the traumatic dynamics of sexual abuse. As mentioned, the problems in the mental development of sexual abuse victims signal the difficulties to organize an apparatus with distinguished spaces, and which remit to the victims' traumatic experiences with primary objects, with their body, with the others.…”

Section: Cr Answersmentioning

confidence: 61%

New Contributions of the Rorschach Method on the Effects of Sexual Abuse in Childhood

Scortegagna¹,

Ribeiro²,

Villemor-Amaral³

2016

PSYCH

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This study aimed to verify the effects of sexual abuse and maternal abandonment and to explore the utility of the Rorschach method to understand the victims' interior life. The qualitative analysis focused on 12 protocols of children between six and eight years of age, including five girls and seven boys from Brazilian institutions. The presence of recursive responses of inanimate movement (m), morbid (MOR), aggressive (AG), sexual (Sx) contents and anatomy (An) was evidenced. The results suggest traumatic experiences with primary objects, hostile and aggressive human interactions, damaged self-perception and early abusive sexualization. The findings illustrate the harmful effects of sexual abuse and maternal abandonment in child development, and ratify the use of the Rorschach for evaluation processes in an ideographic approach, beyond the nomothetic perspective.

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Section: Cr Answersmentioning

confidence: 61%

New Contributions of the Rorschach Method on the Effects of Sexual Abuse in Childhood

Scortegagna¹,

Ribeiro²,

Villemor-Amaral³

2016

PSYCH

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“…The CDC has demonstrated good internal consistency and good test-retest reliability (Putnam et al, 1993). It has discriminated between children diagnosed with dissociative spectrum disorder and children receiving other psychiatric diagnoses (Friedrich, Gerber et al, 2001), and children who have been rated by clinicians as having dissociative symptoms (Friedrich, Jaworski, Huxsahl, & Bengtson, 1997). Elevated CDC scores have also been found among children who have experienced parental violence compared with children exposed to other stressful events.…”

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confidence: 98%

Attachment disruptions in seriously emotionally disturbed children: Implications for treatment

Kobak

Little²,

Race³

et al. 2001

Attachment & Human Development

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In this paper, we consider the effect of attachment disruptions on severe adjustment problems in school-age boys. Three groups of 9-11-year-old boys were sampled based on their degree of risk for adjustment difficulties: (1) boys in regular classrooms, (2) boys in regular classrooms who are at risk due to poverty, and (3) boys who have been placed in special education classrooms as a result of serious emotional disturbance (SED). Attachment disruptions were categorized according to the severity of major separations from the biological mother. SED children experienced significantly more severe disruptions of their relationships with their biological mothers and fathers than either the high-risk or comparison boys. Teachers' ratings indicated that both the high-risk and SED boys experienced more externalizing symptoms than comparison boys in regular classrooms. However, SED children were most clearly discriminated from their high-risk and comparison counterparts by higher levels of dissociative symptoms. Regression analyses indicated that children who had experienced maternal attachment disruptions were more likely to show dissociative symptomatology in the classroom setting and were more likely to develop dependent relationships with their teachers after risk group status, child age and family structure were controlled. Implications of these findings for the treatment of SED children are discussed.

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“…In general, Cerney (1990) and Friedrich, Jaworski, Huxsahl and Bengtson (1997) reported a strong dissociative component in the Rorschach, as verified in the responses with morbid and sexual contents and in the increased index of uncommon responses. Further research support these findings, showing the presence of dissociative responses by sexual abuse victims in the Rorschach, which indicates these individuals' greater vulnerability to disorders involving the soma and the self.…”

Section: Use Of the Rorschach In The Evaluation Of Consequences Of Sementioning

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Uso do Rorschach na investigação do abuso sexual infantil

Scortegagna

Villemor-Amaral

2012

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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Abstract:The choice of adequate methods to identify children who were victims of sexual abuse is a necessary practice in the forensic scenery. Among the psychological assessment instruments, the Rorschach test shows special usefulness for this purpose. Aiming at the broadening and foundation of these ideas and seeking to verify the extension and importance of the use of this instrument in psychological evaluation of the victims of sexual abuse. To do so, we preceded to an electronic bibliographic research of indexed papers of studies developed in Brazil, Cuba, Argentina, Chile, United States of America and Canada. The main fi ndings certify the validity of Rorschach in cases where sexual abuse is suspected and in the investigation of its sequels, and its possible contributions to the area, which confers to the instrument the necessary properties to answer in a safe way within this context. Keywords: psychological assessment, Rorschach test, sexual abuse, public health Uso do Rorschach na Investigação do Abuso Sexual InfantilResumo: A escolha de métodos apropriados para identifi car crianças vítimas de abuso sexual é uma prática necessária no cenário forense. Entre os instrumentos de avaliação psicológica, o Método de Rorschach demonstra especial utilidade para esta fi nalidade. Visando a ampliar e fundamentar essas ideias, este estudo teve como objetivo verifi car a extensão e importância da utilização do Rorschach como instrumento de avaliação psicológica de vítimas de abuso sexual. Para tanto, procedeu-se à busca bibliográfi ca eletrônica de artigos indexados. Os artigos revisados derivam de estudos desenvolvidos no Brasil, Cuba, Argentina, Chile, Estados Unidos da América e Canadá. Os principais achados atestam a validade do Rorschach em casos de suspeitas de abuso sexual e na investigação das consequências do abuso, e suas possíveis contribuições na área, o que confere ao instrumento propriedades necessárias para responder de forma segura nesse contexto.Palavras-chave: avaliação psicológica, teste de Rorschach, abuso sexual, saúde pública Uso del Rorschach en la Investigación del Maltrato a los NiñosResumen: La elección de métodos apropiados para identifi car niños víctimas de abuso sexual es una práctica necesaria en el escenario forense. Entre los instrumentos de evaluación psicológica, el método de Rorschach ha demostrado su utilidad especial para esa fi nalidad. Con el objeto de ampliar y fundamentar esas ideas, se busca verifi car la extensión y la importancia de la utilización de este instrumento en la evaluación psicológica de víctimas de abuso sexual. Para esto, se procedió a la búsqueda bibliográfi ca electrónica de artículos indexados de estudios desarrollados en Brasil Cuba, Argentina, Chile, Estados Unidos de América y Canadá. Los principales resultados certifi can la validez de Rorschach en casos de sospechas de abuso sexual y en la investigación de las consecuencias del abuso y sus posibles contribuciones en esta área, lo que confi ere al instrumento propiedades necesarias para contestar de for...

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Dissociative and Sexual Behaviors in Children and Adolescents With Sexual Abuse and Psychiatric Histories

Cited by 60 publications

References 14 publications

New Contributions of the Rorschach Method on the Effects of Sexual Abuse in Childhood

New Contributions of the Rorschach Method on the Effects of Sexual Abuse in Childhood

Attachment disruptions in seriously emotionally disturbed children: Implications for treatment

Uso do Rorschach na investigação do abuso sexual infantil

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