Sexual abuse : types, signs and treatments / Lauren E. Hynes, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hynes, Lauren E.

Series:

Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.

Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child sexual abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This new book presents topical research in the study of the types, signs and treatments of sexual abuse. Topics discussed include the role of religion in the recovery from childhood sexual abuse; HPA axis functioning and child maltreatment; the association of childhood sexual abuse and adult HIV-risk behaviors; "sexting" and its implications for children with disabilities and sexuality in victims of sexual violence.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Exploring Childhood Sexual Experiences and Vulnerability to Intimate Partner Violence among African American MSMW: Was that Abuse or Love?

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

Introduction

The Need to Address CSA in HIV Interventions

CSA and Sexual Identity

Appraisal of Sexual Experiences

CSA and Adult Revictimization

Design

Participants

Measures

Data Analysis

Childhood Sexual Experiences

Appraisal

Sexual Decision-Making

Sexual Identity

Undeclared Sexual Identity

Declared Sexual Identity

Intimate Partner Violence

Normative Behavior

Abuse Equates to Love

Discussion

Acknowledgments

References

Childhood Sexual Victimization and the Role of Religion in Recovery

Objective

Trauma and Childhood Sexual Abuse

Spirituality and Religion

Effects of Trauma on Spirituality

Effects of Spirituality on Trauma Outcomes

Data and Methods

Discussion and Implications for Treatment

Deviant Sexual Fantasies and Sexual Offending: Clinical, Psychodynamic, Psychosocial, and Developmental Issues

Clinical, Psychodynamic, and Psychosocial Issues in the Development of Sexual Offending

Childhood Traumatic Experiences in Sexual Offenders

Parent-Child Relationships in Sexual Offenders

Child and Adult Attachment in Sexual Offenders

Psychological Problems in Sexual Offenders

Interpersonal Problems in Sexual Offenders

Deviant Sexual Fantasy and Sexual Offending

Deviant Sexual Fantasies in Sexual Offenders

The Origin and Development of Deviant Sexual Fantasy in Sexual Offenders.

Functions of Deviant Sexual Fantasies in Sexual Offenders

Conclusions

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (HPA) Functioning and the Intergenerational Cycle of Child Maltreatment

Child Maltreatment

Typical HPA Axis Functioning

HPA Axis Disruption

HPA Dysregulation Following Childhood Maltreatment

Additional Effects of Childhood Maltreatment

Consequences of HPA System Dysregulation

HPA Axis Functioning and the Intergenerational Cycle of Abuse

Sexual Abuse: An Overview on Causes and Consequences

Current Knowledge About Causes of Rape and Pedophilia

Attachment and Neglect

Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD): A Vicious Circle

Key Point: Stress Pathway Activation

Differences between Rapists and Pedophiles

Social Support Role

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Sexual Abuse Consequences: Women and Children

A) Physical Consequences

Infective Consequences

B) Physical Long Term Consequences

Neurological Related Effects

Sexual Consequences

C) Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Anxiety

Depression

Borderline Personality Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Eating Disorders

Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

Suicide

High Risk Sexual Behavior and Risk of Revictimization

"Victims by Proxy"

Association of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adult HIV-Risk Behaviors in Puerto Rican Women with Severe Mental Illness: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Participant Characteristics and Study Design

HIV-Risk Behavior

Childhood Sexual Abuse

Substance Use

Demographic Characteristics

Analysis

Comparisons with Other Studies.

Strengths and Limitations

Public Health Implications

What is Already Known on this Subject?

What this Study Adds

Competing Interests

Can Txting B Bad 4 Spec. Ed Stdnts? Sexting and its Implications for Children with Disabilities

Teenagers Use of Cell Phones

Texting

Sexting

Special Education and Sexting

Legislation

Schools and Cell Phone Usage

School Prevention

Code of Ethics for Principals and Teachers

It's Illegal

Non-Legal Consequences

Not Just On Phones

Many Causes

Parents: Talk with your Kids

The Bottom Line

What To Do

Parents

Teens

What Can Parents Do?

Parent Prevention

Empowering a Voice for the Voiceless Sexually Abused: Visual Art Experiences for Children with Disabilities

Art Therapy

Art Therapy and the Ecological Model

Imagination

Relationships with Others

Access to Inner Experiences

Anger Management

Choice

Clinical and Psychopathological Research on Adolescents Engaged in Violent Sexual Actings: the Fate of Active/Passive Dynamics through Projective Tests

Absract

Theoretical Framework

Method

Contribution of Projective Tests

Meetings with the Adolescents

Analysis of Projective Test Data Arising from the Two Clinical Sub-Groups

Construction of Human Representations

Drive Organization and Kinesthetic Response

Clinical Illustrations

Matthieu, 16

Kevin, 17

First Figure: Acting as a Narcissistic Reassurance (Sub-Group I)

Second Figure: Acting to Fight Breakdown (Sub-Group II)

Sexuality in Victims of Sexual Violence

Epidemiology of Sexual Violence

Gender Effect

Socio-Cultural Effect.

Post-Traumatic Mental Health

Short-Term versus Long-Term Changes

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Complex PTSD

Post-Traumatic Personality Changes

Post-Traumatic Sexual Health

Description of Sexual Health Concept

Sexual Life after Rape

Pregnancy

"State of Mind" Regarding Attachment in a Group of 45 Adolescents who Have Sexually Offended

Attachment Theory and Internal Working Models

Attachment Theory and Sexually Offending

Narratives Told by Boys Who Had Sexually Offended

I Don't Know/I Don't Remember

I Don't Care/It Doesn't Matter

Idealization

Me to Blame

Concretize

To Feel Through Another

Some Reflections

Concluding Remarks

Index

Blank Page

Blank Page.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-62081-074-3