The therapists' experience of psychotherapy with sexually abused children.
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Title
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The therapists' experience of psychotherapy with sexually abused children.
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Identifier
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AAI9029937
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identifier
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9029937
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Creator
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Grosso, Victoria Catalina.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Lawrence Gould
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Date
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1990
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical | Health Sciences, Mental Health
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Abstract
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This dissertation examines the affective experience of psychotherapists in the treatment of sexually abused children. It examines therapist-gender differences and the impact that gender has on this patient population. The study attempts to demonstrate that therapists see the sequelae of sexual abuse and stress related factors associated with the involvement of the legal system and child protective agencies as adding significantly to the traumatic impact of the abuse.;The subjects were twenty-eight psychotherapists of diverse clinical disciplines. They participated on a voluntary basis and were required to answer two structured response questionnaires: a background questionnaire and a therapy report which surveyed their affective experience. The subjects also rated a stress scale developed by the author which measures stress factors associated with the sequelae of the abuse.;The data indicates differences in the therapists' evaluation of their male vs female sexually abused patients. The therapists discussed their female sexually abused patients more in supervision. They attributed more stress to their female patients after parental separation following disclosure of the abuse than to their male sexually abused patients.;The data also revealed differences between male and female therapists. Female therapists tended to feel more comfortable and effective in their sessions and to attribute to their sexually abused patients a positive response to their interventions, while the male therapists tended to feel more apprehensive, uncertain and annoyed with their patients.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
