Psychological Assessment of Sexually Abused Children and Their Families

by William N Friedrich

• ISBN13: 9780761903116
• ISBN10: 0761903119
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-15
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

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Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
The Purposes of the Psychological Evaluation of Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents	1	(34)
Why Should Anyone Need More Than Background Information?	2	(6)
The Purposes of Psychological Evaluations	8	(16)
Guidelines for a Valid Evaluation	24	(8)
The Process of Interpretation	32	(2)
Summary	34	(1)
Theoretical Framework for Assessment	35	(20)
Attachment	38	(7)
Dysregulation	45	(5)
Self-Perception	50	(4)
Summary	54	(1)
Variability in Sexually Abused Children	55	(18)
Contributions to Variability	56	(15)
Summary	71	(2)
Attachment-Related Assessment	73	(48)
Attachment-Related Case Material	75	(8)
Parent-Child Relationship	83	(22)
Martial Relationship	105	(1)
Family Functioning	106	(1)
Child-Parent Relationships	107	(7)
Child-Peer Relationship	114	(1)
Common Clinical Assessment Dilemmas	115	(4)
Summary	119	(2)
Assessment of Dysregulation	121	(38)
Dysregulation-Related Case Material	123	(4)
Overview of Dysregulation	127	(4)
Parent Rating---Self	131	(6)
Parent/Caregiver Rating of Child	137	(5)
Parent Rating---Family	142	(1)
Child Rating---Self	143	(9)
Common Clinical Assessment Dilemmas	152	(4)
Translating the Evaluation Into Treatment Recommendations	156	(1)
Summary	157	(2)
Evaluation of Sexual Behavior Problems	159	(35)
Sexualization-Related Case Material	162	(2)
Origins of Sexual Behavior Problems	164	(3)
How Does Sexually Aggressive Behavior Emerge?	167	(4)
Types of Sexual Behavior Problems	171	(2)
Developmental Differences	173	(2)
Assessment	175	(1)
Parent Rating---Self	176	(2)
Parent Rating---Child	178	(5)
Adolescents	183	(1)
Evaluator Rating of Sexual Behavior	184	(1)
Parent Rating---Family	185	(1)
Child Report---Self	186	(3)
Common Clinical Assessment Dilemmas	189	(2)
Translating the Evaluation Into Treatment Recommendations	191	(2)
Summary	193	(1)
Assessment of Self-Perception	194	(26)
Case Material Related to Self-Perception	196	(2)
Overview of Self-Perception Issues	198	(3)
Parent Report---Self	201	(7)
Parent Report---Child	208	(1)
Teacher Report---Child	209	(1)
Child Report---Generic	209	(7)
Child Report---Specific	216	(1)
Common Clinical Assessment Dilemmas	217	(1)
Translating the Evaluation Into Treatment	218	(1)
Summary	219	(1)
Screening	220	(18)
Framework	222	(2)
Case Example	224	(12)
Case Example	236	(1)
Summary	237	(1)
A Case Example for the Psychological Assessment of Teens and Their Families	238	(32)
Diana M. Elliott
Introduction	238	(1)
Background Information	239	(2)
Psychological Assessment of Catherine and Her Parents	241	(6)
Information Obtained in the Interviews	247	(15)
Appendix: Case Report on Catherine A	262	(8)
The Language of Distress: The Role of Ongoing Assessment in Understanding True and False Allegations of Sexual Abuse	270
W. Hobart Davies
Molly Murphy Garwood
Anita R. O'Conor
Angela Carron