Psychological Assessment of Sexually Abused Children and Their Families (Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: October 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780761903116
Subjects: Paediatric medicine; Psychiatry; Sociology, Social Studies; Sexually abused teenagers; Psychological testing; Psychology; Abuse - General; Abuse - Sexual; Assessment, Testing & Measurement; Family & Relationships-Abuse - General; Psychology & Psychiatry / Interpersonal Relations; Psychology & Psychiatry / Testing & Measurement; Self-Abuse - Sexual; Sexually abused children
First sentence: developmental trajectory that predates the victimization and carries the child beyond the moment of trauma. Although this can be protective, it does create the potential for a lifetime of aftereffects.