Bonded to the abuser
Subtitle: how victims make sense of childhood abuse
By: Amy J.L. Baker and Mel Scneiderman
Contributors: Schneiderman, Mel, author
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781442236905; 9781442236882
Subjects: Child Abuse; Psychology; SELF-HELP; Family Relationships; Personal Growth; Adult Survivors of Child Abuse; Child Rearing; Case studies; PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS; Adult child abuse victims; Rehabilitation; Parenting; Family Law; Abuse; Personal Narratives as Topic; Child Advocacy; LAW; Children; Happiness
Description: "Tens of thousands of children are removed from home each year due to some form of child maltreatment, usually physical neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse, although sometimes for emotional abuse as well. An additional significant number of children are victims of child maltreatment but remain in their home. Extensive research reveals the far reaching and long lasting negative impact of maltreatment on child victims, including on their physical, social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. One particularly troubling and complicated aspect is how the child victim forms (and maintains) a 'traumatic bond' with his abuser, even becoming protective and defensive of that person despite the pain and suffering they have caused. This book will provide the reader with the essential experience of understanding how children make meaning of being maltreated by a parent, and how these traumatic bonds form and last. Through an examination of published memoirs of abuse, the authors analyze and reveal the commonalities in the stories to uncover the ways in which adult victims of childhood abuse understand and digest the traumatic experiences of their childhoods. This understanding can inform interventions and treatments designed for this vulnerable population and can help family and friends of victims understand more fully the maltreatment experience ʹfrom the inside outʹ"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text in English.
Table of contents: title: Stories of physical abuse; title: Making meaning of physical abuse; title: Stories of sexual abuse; title: Making meaning of sexual abuse; title: Stories of emotional abuse; title: Making meaning of emotional abuse; title: Stories of emotional neglect; title: Making meaning of emotional neglect; title: Stories of physical neglect; title: Making meaning of physical neglect; title: Moving forward.