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Routledge eBooks, 2009
9 The Case for the Study of Normal Dissociation Processes Constance J. Dalenberg, PhD Kelsey Pa... more 9 The Case for the Study of Normal Dissociation Processes Constance J. Dalenberg, PhD Kelsey Paulson, BS OUTLINE 9.1 9.2 9.3 ... They were sur-prised to find that absorption correlated more strongly with psychotic symptomatology (Allen & Coyne, 1995) and general ...
Journal of Psychology and Theology, 1992
With only a scant amount of empirical research available, there is little information to guide th... more With only a scant amount of empirical research available, there is little information to guide the clinician in assessing clients who present with a history of MPD or childhood ritual abuse. The authors surveyed 433 mental health professionals in San Diego County, California employing a 50-item questionnaire. Concerns of the investigators included whether (a) large numbers of ritual child abuse allegations are generated by a small number of therapists; (b) reporting of allegations is related to therapist discipline and level of training or licensure; (c) attendance at a MPD or ritual abuse workshop is related to MPD/ritual abuse reporting frequency; and (d) frequency of reporting MPD or ritual abuse reporting is related to workshop attendance or type of license. Results showed no differences across disciplines/licences in frequency of report of MPD diagnosis, ritual abuse patients seen, or the presence of symptom clusters which may be associated with diagnosis of either ritual abuse...
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1994
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 2015
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the consequences of sexual and physical trauma among a ... more The purpose of this study was to evaluate the consequences of sexual and physical trauma among a sample of deaf adults. Thirty-two men and 45 women completed the Life Event Checklist (LEC), the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), the Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI), the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire–20 (SDQ–20) and a sociodemographic questionnaire. In this sample, 40.6% of the male participants and 53.3% of the female participants had experienced some type of sexual trauma during their lifetimes. Physical trauma was reported by 75% of males and 71.1% of female participants. For those who had experienced childhood sexual trauma, the odds ratio of revictimization in adulthood was 6.69. Sexual trauma also rarely occurred by itself. Two thirds of all participants with sexual trauma histories also reported some type of physical abuse. Participants with sexual trauma histories displayed significantly more symptoms of PTSD and depression than people without such trauma history. Physical and sexual abuse represent significant problems in the deaf community. The authors include a call for the development of targeted intervention attempts to prevent further victimization in deaf child and adolescent populations.
The Impact of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease
Page 244. Scientific progress and methodological issues in the study of recovered and false memor... more Page 244. Scientific progress and methodological issues in the study of recovered and false memories of trauma Constance J. Dalenberg and Oxana G. Palesh Introduction Given the history of the recovered memory (RM) as ...
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Abstract 1. The author discusses countertransference in response to patient shame and self-blame ... more Abstract 1. The author discusses countertransference in response to patient shame and self-blame in psychotherapy with the traumatized client. Clinical vignettes are presented to illustrate countertransference responses. Issues of self-blame and other-blame are ...
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Recollections of Trauma, 1997
The issue of recovered memories of child abuse has emerged as a lightning rod for rhetoric in the... more The issue of recovered memories of child abuse has emerged as a lightning rod for rhetoric in the last decade. Clinicians who took these memories seriously in most recent years, sometimes with caution and compassion, at other times with a singleminded bias toward acceptance, were labeled “recovered memory therapists” (Ofshe & Watters, 1994; Wakefield & Underwager, 1994). Arguments were made that these clinicians may deserve condemnation “as a new class of sexual predator, causing psychological trauma equivalent to rape (Ofshe & Watters, p. 7). In response to what they perceive as zealous and negligent acceptance of such memories, some theorists appeared to advocate singleminded rejection of recovered memory of abuse, making categorical statements that ”people who experience severe trauma remember it“ (Wakefield & Underwager, 1994, p. 182). Exaggerated claims from both ”sides“ of the controversy culminated in highly biased and non-validated checklists (e.g., Fredrickson, 1992; Gardner, 1995) which purported to be helpful for making legal and clinical decisions despite the absence of supportive scientific research.
Routledge eBooks, 2009
9 The Case for the Study of Normal Dissociation Processes Constance J. Dalenberg, PhD Kelsey Pa... more 9 The Case for the Study of Normal Dissociation Processes Constance J. Dalenberg, PhD Kelsey Paulson, BS OUTLINE 9.1 9.2 9.3 ... They were sur-prised to find that absorption correlated more strongly with psychotic symptomatology (Allen & Coyne, 1995) and general ...
Journal of Psychology and Theology, 1992
With only a scant amount of empirical research available, there is little information to guide th... more With only a scant amount of empirical research available, there is little information to guide the clinician in assessing clients who present with a history of MPD or childhood ritual abuse. The authors surveyed 433 mental health professionals in San Diego County, California employing a 50-item questionnaire. Concerns of the investigators included whether (a) large numbers of ritual child abuse allegations are generated by a small number of therapists; (b) reporting of allegations is related to therapist discipline and level of training or licensure; (c) attendance at a MPD or ritual abuse workshop is related to MPD/ritual abuse reporting frequency; and (d) frequency of reporting MPD or ritual abuse reporting is related to workshop attendance or type of license. Results showed no differences across disciplines/licences in frequency of report of MPD diagnosis, ritual abuse patients seen, or the presence of symptom clusters which may be associated with diagnosis of either ritual abuse...
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1994
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 2015
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the consequences of sexual and physical trauma among a ... more The purpose of this study was to evaluate the consequences of sexual and physical trauma among a sample of deaf adults. Thirty-two men and 45 women completed the Life Event Checklist (LEC), the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), the Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI), the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire–20 (SDQ–20) and a sociodemographic questionnaire. In this sample, 40.6% of the male participants and 53.3% of the female participants had experienced some type of sexual trauma during their lifetimes. Physical trauma was reported by 75% of males and 71.1% of female participants. For those who had experienced childhood sexual trauma, the odds ratio of revictimization in adulthood was 6.69. Sexual trauma also rarely occurred by itself. Two thirds of all participants with sexual trauma histories also reported some type of physical abuse. Participants with sexual trauma histories displayed significantly more symptoms of PTSD and depression than people without such trauma history. Physical and sexual abuse represent significant problems in the deaf community. The authors include a call for the development of targeted intervention attempts to prevent further victimization in deaf child and adolescent populations.
The Impact of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease
Page 244. Scientific progress and methodological issues in the study of recovered and false memor... more Page 244. Scientific progress and methodological issues in the study of recovered and false memories of trauma Constance J. Dalenberg and Oxana G. Palesh Introduction Given the history of the recovered memory (RM) as ...
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Abstract 1. The author discusses countertransference in response to patient shame and self-blame ... more Abstract 1. The author discusses countertransference in response to patient shame and self-blame in psychotherapy with the traumatized client. Clinical vignettes are presented to illustrate countertransference responses. Issues of self-blame and other-blame are ...
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Countertransference and the treatment of trauma.
Recollections of Trauma, 1997
The issue of recovered memories of child abuse has emerged as a lightning rod for rhetoric in the... more The issue of recovered memories of child abuse has emerged as a lightning rod for rhetoric in the last decade. Clinicians who took these memories seriously in most recent years, sometimes with caution and compassion, at other times with a singleminded bias toward acceptance, were labeled “recovered memory therapists” (Ofshe & Watters, 1994; Wakefield & Underwager, 1994). Arguments were made that these clinicians may deserve condemnation “as a new class of sexual predator, causing psychological trauma equivalent to rape (Ofshe & Watters, p. 7). In response to what they perceive as zealous and negligent acceptance of such memories, some theorists appeared to advocate singleminded rejection of recovered memory of abuse, making categorical statements that ”people who experience severe trauma remember it“ (Wakefield & Underwager, 1994, p. 182). Exaggerated claims from both ”sides“ of the controversy culminated in highly biased and non-validated checklists (e.g., Fredrickson, 1992; Gardner, 1995) which purported to be helpful for making legal and clinical decisions despite the absence of supportive scientific research.