Characteristics of Previously Forgotten Memories of Sexual Abuse: A Descriptive Study

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine M. Roe ◽  
Mark F. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
White Women ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Abuse History

The present study is a first attempt to describe what people remember when they initially recall childhood sexual abuse after a period of self-reported amnesia for that abuse. Subjects were 52 white women who had previously been hospitalized for treatment of sexual trauma. Participants completed a questionnaire that inquired about their first suspicions of having been sexually abused, their first memories of sexual abuse, other memories of abuse, and details of their abuse history. Participants were more likely to recall part of an abuse episode, as opposed to an entire abuse episode, following a period of no memory of the abuse. Additionally, first memories tended to be described as vivid rather than vague. Descriptive statistics are used to present and summarize additional findings.

scholarly journals CONVERSION DISORDER;

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. 981-987
Author(s):  
NIAZ MAQSOOD ◽  
NAEEM-ULLAH LAGHARI ◽  
BUSHRA AKRAM
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Conversion Disorder ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Behavioural Sciences

Objective: The objective of the study was to find out association and pattern of childhood sexual abuse in patientspresenting with conversion disorder. Study Design: A descriptive study. Place & duration of study: The study was conducted in theDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, Bahawal Victoria Hospital & Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur from June,2011 to December, 2011. Subjects & Methods: The sample consisted of 60 Female in-patients with Conversion Disorder by purposivesampling. They were interviewed and results were analysed from the entries in a semi structured Performa. Results: Out of 60 patients,34(57%) reported sexually abused in childhood and 26(43%) not abused. There were 19(32%) patients reported uncomfortable sexualtalk, sexual touching, 9(15%) reported attempted intercourse which was successful and 6(10%) reported attempted for intercourse butfailed in their aim. 14(23%) patients abused by their relatives, 5(8%) by Neighbours and strangers, 3(5%) by their health caregivers,boyfriends and class fellows and 1(2%) by teachers. Conclusions: This study shows a positive association between severe sexual abuse(Uncomfortable talk, sexual touching, penetration or attempted penetration) in childhood and Conversion Disorder in adult life.

Detecting Childhood Sexual Abuse in Couples Therapy

1993 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferol E. Mennen ◽  
Lynn Pearlmutter
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Couples Therapy ◽  
Abuse History

The authors seek to heighten therapists' awareness of the possibility of childhood sexual abuse as a contributing but often unrecognized factor in couple dysfunction. Guidelines are given for detecting an abuse history in one or both members of a couple when it is not disclosed by the partners. The authors also present techniques for introducing and integrating the issue of sexual abuse into ongoing therapy.

Is there a Relationship between Sexual Abuse or Incest and Eating Disorders?

1986 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 656-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Sloan ◽  
P. Leichner
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
Early History ◽  
Eating Disordered ◽  
Sexual Conflicts ◽  
History Of

The significance of sexual conflicts in many patients with eating disorders has been well documented. However, even when these have been considered to have some degree of etiological importance, the occurrence of actual sexual trauma or incest in the early lives of these patients has been generally neglected in the literature. At one point in time, it was noted that five of six patients on an inpatient unit for eating disorders revealed an early history of sexual abuse or incest. These five cases are described. A parallel is drawn between the psychological problems experienced by victims of childhood sexual abuse and by patients with anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia. Our suspicion that these experiences may not be atypical led to the present article, which has implications for the investigation and management of eating-disordered patients.

Childhood sexual abuse history and role reversal in parenting

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 829-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela C Alexander ◽  
Laureen Teti ◽  
Catherine L Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Role Reversal ◽  
Abuse History

Factors Which Differentiate Sexually Abused from Nonabused Males: An Exploratory Study

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 767-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Violato ◽  
Mark Genuis
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
University Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Record Data ◽  
Unstable Environment ◽  
Separation From Parents ◽  
Male University Students

In the present study, 200 male university students between the ages of 18 and 27 years (mean = 21.4 yr.) completed a questionnaire designed to record data about childhood sexual abuse. The rate of disclosure of sexual abuse was 14%. Analysis indicated that the 28 abused subjects had experienced earlier separation from parents and a generally more unstable environment than the nonabused subjects. Implications for research are discussed.

Understanding Revictimization Among Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors: An Interpersonal Schema Approach

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marylene Cloitre ◽  
Lisa R. Cohen ◽  
Polly Scarvalone
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Developmental Model ◽  
Trauma Survivors ◽  
Repetition Compulsion ◽  
History Of Childhood ◽  
History Of ◽  
Interpersonal Schema

Revictimization among women with a history of childhood sexual abuse was investigated within the context of a developmental model of interpersonal schemas. Data from the Interpersonal Schema Questionnaire (ISQ) revealed contrasting schema characteristics among sexually revictimized women (those sexually abused in childhood and sexually assaulted in adulthood) (n = 26), compared to those only abused in childhood (n = 18), and those never abused or assaulted (n = 25). Both revictimized women and never victimized women significantly generalized their predominant parental schemas to current relationships and differed only in the content of the schemas. The generalized parental schema of revictimized women viewed others as hostile and controlling while that of never victimized women viewed others as warm and noncontrolling. Women who had only been abused in childhood held schemas of parents as hostile but not controlling and did not generalize from parental to current schemas. The tendency to generalize observed in the first two groups suggest that “repetition compulsion” is not limited to those who were traumatized and are psychologically distressed. In this article, reasons for the absence of generalization among the childhood abuse only group are explored and implications for the treatment of childhood trauma survivors are discussed.

Childhood Sexual Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Considerations for Rehabilitation Counsellors

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kylie Dearn ◽  
Lynda R. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Professional Collaboration ◽  
Significant Percentage ◽  
Long Term Impact

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a frequently occurring event that has a strong and lasting impact on adult functioning. A significant percentage of adults who are sexually abused as children subsequently meet the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and demonstrate an increased vulnerability toward further traumatisation. Despite the likelihood that rehabilitation counsellors will encounter clients with this history, published literature on the contribution of rehabilitation counsellors to work with adults who were abused as children is limited. This report discusses ways rehabilitation counsellors can contribute to the inter-professional collaboration required to achieve a reduction in impact of disability and handicap associated with the long-term impact of CSA.

The Contribution of Cognitive Strategies to the Resilience of Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Non-Abused Women

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 993-1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avital Kaye-Tzadok ◽  
Bilha Davidson-Arad
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Women Survivors ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Abused Women ◽  
Financial Status ◽  
Posttraumatic Symptoms ◽  
Self Forgiveness

This study examines the contribution of four strategies—self-forgiveness, realistic control, unrealistic control, and hope—to the resilience of 100 women survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), as compared with 84 non-sexually abused women. The findings show that CSA survivors exhibited lower resilience, lower self-forgiveness, lower hope, and higher levels of posttraumatic symptoms (PTS). They also indicate that resilience was explained by the participants’ financial status, PTS severity, and two cognitive strategies—self-forgiveness and hope. Finally, PTS and hope mediated the relation between CSA and resilience.

Speaking About the Unspeakable: Sexually Abused Men Striving Toward Language

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torbjørn Herlof Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Abuse History ◽  
Cultural Stereotypes ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Abused Men ◽  
To Come ◽  
Alternative Discourses ◽  
Harmful Effects

Traditionally, sexual abuse of males has not been an issue of priority among politicians or researchers. When addressed, focus is often on context or harmful effects of the abuse. This article is based on the idea of reality as socially constructed, examining possible ways for sexually abused males to come to terms with their experiences. The emphasis is on accessible discursive resources on “the abused male” and how cultural stereotypes of manliness influence and limit individual and societal constructions. An important key to reconstruction of abuse history and selfhood lies in acceptance of the idea of men as suppressed. Sexually abused males tend to feel marginalized and different. However, when given the opportunity, they offer alternative discourses of manliness with the potential for bringing sexually abused males out of the shadows, assisting them in better understanding, dealing with, and explaining their experiences to themselves and others. This article brings out the importance of a gender-sensitive approach to working politically as well as directly with men who have been sexually abused. The horizon of understanding in professional social work needs to include attention to stereotypical constructions of manliness that reject men's experiences of being “victims.”

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