Coun 611 Lasting Effects of Child Sexual Abuse

Kayci Glass
COUN 611-B11
Liberty University

Abstract
This paper reviews several articles that discuss the lasting effects that sexual abuse can have on a child into their adult years. The articles agree that victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) will most likely suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or experience revictimization. This paper will also address the common forms of coping that victims of child sexual abuse take part in. Some research will touch on proper healing techniques for victims of CSA to receive.

Lasting Effects of Child Sexual Abuse Sexual violation of a child is one of the world’s darkest crimes. In most cases the victim’s view of the world and themselves is completely changed. This paper will review several aspects of child sexual abuse and discuss the symptoms victims will have based on a variety of empirical studies. It will also expand the subject from a Christian worldview.
Brief History of CSA Child sexual abuse has not suddenly appeared among the problems of the world. This form of abuse has been occurring since ancient Roman times; ancient Greeks even sold boys as sex slaves (Bahali, Akcan, Tahiroglu, & Avci, 2010). Genesis tells a story about a young girl named Dinah who was raped by the prince of her village. The book of 2 Samuel mentions young Tamar being raped by her brother Amnon. The tragedy of CSA has taken place for thousands of years; however, it wasn’t until the 1980’s that it was recognized as a wide spread problem in Western society (Bahali et al., 2010).
Definition and Statistics Hornor (2010) defines child sexual abuse as, “any sexual conduct or contact of an adult or significantly older child with or upon a child for the purposes of the sexual gratification of the perpetrator” (p. 359). Sexual abuse includes bother touching and non-touching behaviors. Examples of these behaviors include but are not limited to: fondling of breasts, genitalia, or buttocks under or on top of

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