Category: Sexual Abuse
The Good Therapy Blog
February 7th, 2012 |
The development of psychosis is often the result of a traumatic childhood event. Sexual abuse is one factor that has been shown to increase the likelihood of psychosis. Emerging research is suggesting that cannabis use is another factor that significantly increases the risk for psychotic symptoms. However, there is little research devoted to examining how early sexual trauma and cannabis use influence each other and an individual’s risk for psychosis later in life. J. E. Houston of the Division of Psychology at Nottingham... Read More
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January 31st, 2012 |
One risk factor for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is something known as neurological soft signs (NSS). These minor disturbances in brain functioning have been shown to be present in people with OCD more often than in people without OCD. Some studies have isolated NSS and discovered that individuals with OCD and NSS have impaired reflexes and motor coordination, as well as more severe symptoms of the disorder. Other risk factors that have been suggested are decreased intelligence, temperament, childhood trauma, and emotional functioning.... Read More
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January 27th, 2012 |
After having worked in a residential treatment facility for abused and neglected girls for 8 years, I observed that the phenomenon of learned helplessness had become an all-to-common denominator for these children. It was very rare that an abused child was placed with us for a single incident of abuse. By the time these children reached our facility, many of them had already been physically or sexually abused numerous times throughout their childhood and adolescence.
Many times these children had been abused not by a single perpetrator but by several different people, including members of their... Read More
November 18th, 2011 |
Sexual assault can significantly change how a woman lives her life. Many women who have been sexually assaulted look for methods of protection in order to avoid being victimized again. Some purchase guns, tasers or mace. Others acquire dogs for protection. And many women enroll in modern self-defense training (MSDT) classes in order to gain a sense of empowerment, strength and to reduce feelings of helplessness. “The primary goal of MSDT programs is teach participants how to avoid and resist sexual assault,”... Read More
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October 7th, 2011 |
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Children who engage in sexual intercourse at an early age are at increased risk for many psychological and physical problems. One of the primary indicators for early sexual activity is maltreatment. “A childhood history of maltreatment, including sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, and neglect, has been identified as a risk factor for early initiation of sexual intercourse,” said Sarah E. Oberlander of the University of Maryland School and lead author of a study assessing the effects of parental monitoring on adolescents’... Read More
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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Traumatic events in childhood can lead to a lifetime of psychological problems. People who have experienced an interpersonal trauma are much more likely to be re-victimized later in life than those who have no experience of trauma. “Women with a childhood abuse history are around 1.4 to 3.7 times more likely to be sexually assaulted in adulthood, and a majority (around 59%) of women with either childhood sexual assaults (CSA) or adult assaults have experienced both,” said Bridget Klest of the University of Oregon, author of a recent study that examined the effects of childhood trauma and... Read More
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July 29th, 2011 |
A recent study has discovered that although there is a link between binge drinking and sexual assault in adolescent girls, the drinking does not increase as a result of the assault. Additionally, researchers discovered that most girls who were victims of sexual assault as teens experience a decrease in the PTSD symptoms as time goes on. One of the risk factors... Read More
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July 8th, 2011 |
Professor Paul Bebbington, head of the Department of Mental Health Sciences at the University College London, told the Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists 2011, that children who are abused or engage in non-consensual sexual intercourse are at a significantly increased risk for the development of schizophrenia. In a recent article,... Read More
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June 23rd, 2011 |
Group therapy can be the most nurturing and also the most challenging form of therapy. It is highly effective. While it doesn’t replace individual therapy, it can be a great adjunct and a final step in the healing process.
Group therapy is very relevant for survivors of childhood abuse and in fact for any traumatized individual. Isolation and separation from communal support is a primary characteristic of trauma, and that is exactly what group therapy... Read More
March 24th, 2011 |
The recent sexual assault of CBS news reporter Lara Logan during her coverage of the February 2011 Egyptian uprising is a stark reminder that any woman is vulnerable to assault, regardless of her public status. You don’t have to travel to a distant country during political upheaval to be at risk. According to the National Violence Against Women Survey (2000), 17.6% of American women have been victims of an attempted or completed sexual assault. And while men can be sexual assault survivors, 90% of rape victims are women.
Here are some statistics on sexual assault:
1. 32.4% of rape survivors... Read More
March 14th, 2011 |
As I say in the prologue to my book, Power, Abused, Power Healed: Every form of power can be used well or misused... Sexuality has been used as a weapon to rape and dominate, as a substitute for unmet childhood bonding and physical touch, and as an exquisite sacred expression of love and union.*
We people in our world have such distortions related to sexuality. It is mind-boggling and heart-boggling! The misuse and abuse of sexuality in our world are mind-boggling and heart-boggling! And the impact on each of us and all of us is so damaging, so destructive.
Women and children are seduced,... Read More
March 11th, 2011 |
Full permission has been given by the client to tell this story on GoodTherapy.org. All identifying information has been changed.
The client ‘Jimmy’ that I described in the previous blog, who created a video project in art psychotherapy, has completed his video. He decided sometime ago that he wanted to upload it to YouTube. His intention was to come out from hiding his story and to possibly help others who are struggling with their own past experiences. His decision was an opportunity to discuss in therapy the possible... Read More
January 13th, 2011 |
When we think of sex therapy we generally assume this takes place with and is for adults or couples only. But in actuality there is a gamut of information and work that can and should be done with children in therapy and in their daily lives.
If you are a parent, an aunt/uncle, a much older sibling you already know that when it comes to the subject of sex and our children, we walk around on eggshells. The truth of the matter is that children are sexual beings from the very day they are born and to deprive them of sexual knowledge and their own natural expressions we do them a huge injustice,... Read More
January 11th, 2011 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
Too often, youth who most need access to medical care, counseling, and social support are the ones least likely to receive it. There is no single way to change this trend, but the more insight we have into what kids are experiencing (or not experiencing) the better equipped we are to help parents and schools meet those needs. Two seemingly-unrelated studies published recently shed light on the experiences that children are encountering and what parents can do to help.
Victimization is a large problem. A... Read More
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