Sorrow, shame, and self-esteem: Perception of self and others in groups for women survivors of child sexual abuse

Valerio, Paola; Lepper, Georgia

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“…As discussed it is notable that psychotherapy services are usually provided for women survivors of CSA, and they are often short-term which may not facilitate the working through of more complex attachments and traumatic responses (Valerio & Lepper, 2009, 2010. Estela Welldon's (1998aWelldon's ( , 1998b pioneering work stresses the importance of mixing perpetrators and victims in treatment in a forensic setting.…”

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Who Let the Boys In? Discussion of an NHS Mixed Gender Group for Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Valerio

2011

British Journal of Psychotherapy

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The impact on individuals of severe and early trauma is looked at from an integrative perspective that seeks to combine the growing body of evidence and literature from psychoanalysis and from an attachment perspective, which emphasizes the centrality of the relationship in which the trauma occurs. As much sexual abuse happens without the opportunity for communication, it is suggested that what is most traumatic about the trauma is its lack of shareability. This is exactly what group psychotherapy can promote. Through cohesiveness the group can create a secure base through which to explore the world of inner objects and interpersonal relationships and, specifically, the traumatic responses of the self. The majority of groups in non‐forensic settings are for women only and short‐term specifically in order to prevent the tendency of the women to get stuck in an identity of being victims. The author discusses the literature that addresses differences in the way in which men and women respond to childhood sexual abuse. As the group functions as a microcosm of society, it is suggested that mixed groups enable cultural stereotypes, or the social, to enter the group room where it can be shared and illuminated, and as further demonstrated through clinical material, the presence of the ‘other’ facilitates an interplay between the male/female/abuser/victim poles leading to an opportunity to work with more perverse attachments and identifications.

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Who Let the Boys In? Discussion of an NHS Mixed Gender Group for Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Valerio

2011

British Journal of Psychotherapy

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“…Self-esteem is an important construct for both individual and relationship functioning. Self-esteem may be threatened by self-criticism, which is vital to consider as those who experience childhood adversities are more likely to develop attitudes of self-criticism in adulthood (Pagura, Cox, Sareen, & Enns, 2006;Valerio & Lepper, 2009). Some literature suggests that perhaps this is due to negative self-attributions and WE SHALL OVERCOME blame that victims assign themselves after experiencing traumatic events (Littleton, Magee, & Axsom, 2007).…”

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“…Culturally sensitive, strength-based research on these populations is even less common. Research on couple relationships in general has suggested several important variables that are associated with relationship quality, including depression (Roberson, Lenger, Norona, & Olmstead, 2018;Rehman, Evraire, Karimiha, & Goodnight, 2015) and self-esteem (Doyle & Molix, 2014;Valerio & Lepper, 2009). Furthermore, adverse family of origin experiences have been found to be associated with poor adult relationship satisfaction for African Americans in particular (Chen & Busby, 2018).…”

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We Shall Overcome: The Association Between Family of Origin Adversity, Coming to Terms, and Relationship Quality in African Americans

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Because adverse childhood and family of origin experiences may have implications for adult relationships, it is important to understand what can help buffer potential negative effects. The current study was designed to understand the relationship between childhood family of origin adversities, coming to terms with family of origin issues and events, and adult romantic relationship quality for African Americans (N = 1613). A path analysis was conducted using data from the RELATE assessment (see www.relate-institute.org). Results indicated that, taken together, coming to terms, self-esteem, and depression likely partially mediated the relationship between family of origin adversity and adult relationship quality. Results also suggested that if African Americans were able to come to terms, they reported less depression and higher levels of self-esteem. Clinicians may find it useful to focus on assisting African American individuals in coming to terms with childhood family of origin adversity as part of treatment for depression, self-esteem issues, and adult romantic relationship problems. Additional clinical implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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“…This is therapeutic for those with complex trauma because it serves to remove a sense of social isolation, reduces shame and raises self-esteem, as will be seen in the clinical vignettes below. Other useful studies from group therapy are Kanas (2005), Seager andThummel (2009), andValerio andLepper (2009). Literature from the PTSD field distinguishes between groups which focus on symptom management or stabilisation, and those which involve trauma disclosure.…”

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A new diagnosis of complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD – a window of opportunity for the treatment of patients in the NHS?

Matheson

2016

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

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Sorrow, shame, and self-esteem: Perception of self and others in groups for women survivors of child sexual abuse

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Who Let the Boys In? Discussion of an NHS Mixed Gender Group for Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Who Let the Boys In? Discussion of an NHS Mixed Gender Group for Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

We Shall Overcome: The Association Between Family of Origin Adversity, Coming to Terms, and Relationship Quality in African Americans

A new diagnosis of complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD – a window of opportunity for the treatment of patients in the NHS?

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