The Impact of Family Violence on Children and Adolescents

by Javad H. Kashani

• ISBN13: 9780761908982
• ISBN10: 0761908986
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-02-06
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

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Table of Contents

Series Editor's Introduction	ix
Preface	xi
Definition and Nature of Family Violence	1	(5)
Definition of Family Violence	2	(2)
Nature of Family Violence	4	(2)
Etiology of Family Violence	6	(12)
Biological Perspective	6	(1)
Sociobiological Theory	7	(1)
Intergenerational Transmission	8	(2)
Family Systems Approaches	10	(3)
Parental Alcohol Abuse	13	(1)
Parental Personality Factors and Psychiatric Disorders	14	(2)
Summary	16	(2)
Caregiver Violence Toward Children	18	(15)
The Impact of Caregiver Violence on the Child	19	(1)
Physical Injury	20	(1)
Cognitive Functioning	21	(1)
Externalizing Problems	22	(2)
Internalizing Problems	24	(4)
Parent-Child Attachment and Child Social Development	28	(2)
Sibling Violence	30	(1)
Summary	31	(2)
Child Witnessing of Family Violence	33	(13)
The Nature of Spousal Violence	33	(1)
Etiology of Spousal Violence	34	(1)
Impact of Witnessing Spousal Violence on Children	35	(2)
Externalizing Problems	37	(1)
Internalizing Problems	37	(2)
Social Development	39	(1)
The Extreme Case: Spousal Homicide	40	(1)
Elder Abuse	41	(3)
Summary	44	(2)
Psychological Maltreatment Within the Family	46	(4)
Etiology and Prevalence of Psychological Maltreatment	47	(1)
Impact of Psychological Maltreatment on Children and Adolescents	48	(1)
Summary	49	(1)
Cross-Cultural Perspective	50	(6)
Patterns of Violence in Other Cultures	50	(2)
Spousal Violence	52	(1)
Violence Toward Children	52	(1)
Violence Toward Elders	53	(1)
Perceived Effects of Family Violence	53	(1)
Societies Without Violence	54	(1)
Summary	55	(1)
Assessment Strategies	56	(9)
General Child Assessment	56	(1)
Assessment of Degree of Child Abuse	57	(1)
Assessment of Degree of Child Witnessing of Family Violence	57	(1)
Assessment of the Impact of Family Violence on the Child	58	(4)
Family Assessment	62	(1)
A Word on Validation of Family Violence	63	(1)
Summary	64	(1)
Intervention Strategies for the Violent Family	65	(16)
Legal Responses	66	(1)
Treatment of the Perpetrator	67	(3)
Treatment of the Child Who Has Been Abused Within the Family	70	(3)
Treatment of the Child Who Has Witnessed Family Violence	73	(3)
Family Therapy for the Violent Family	76	(4)
Summary	80	(1)
The Resilient Child and Prevention Strategies	81	(5)
Lessons From the Resilient Child	81	(1)
Prevention Strategies	82	(3)
Summary	85	(1)
Discussion and Future Directions for Research	86	(5)
Discussion	86	(1)
Problems and Future Directions for Research	87	(4)
References	91	(12)
Index	103	(8)
About the Authors	111