CLPS 1700- Lectures - 17 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Who: child abuse leads to diminished LH activity
Van der Kolk; hint: Ollivander’s Left Handed
Van der Kolk
childhood abuse leads to less LH activity
List some effects of child abuse on the brain.
Diminished positivity, diminished memory, less interaction between hemispheres, elevated cortisol for more sensitive fight-flight repsonse
Who: victims of abuse are more likely to be abused again
Felitti; hint: belittled, more likely to submit
Felitti
victims of abuse more likely to be victimized again
List some effects of sexual abuse
depression, anxiety, suicidality, substance abuse, promiscuity, domestic violence, overactive amygdala, impaired hippocampal development, diminished attention/processing, agressive or sexualized behavior, etc.
Who: even mildly stressful situations interpreted as severely stressful in sexual abuse victims
Nemeroff; hint: Howard Nemeroff poet from OI, presentation seems more stressful than it is
Nemeroff
in victims of sexual abuse, mildly stressful situations are interpreted as very stressful
Who: sexual abuse related to higher levels of sex hormones in adolescence, may be related to acting out
Putnam; hint: Tom Putney smelled weird, sex hormones
Putnam
sexual abuse related to higher levels of sex hormons in adolescence, related to acting out
Who: during recall abuse, quieted language area activation; speechless terror
Van der Kolk; hint: underactive LH related to language
Van der Kolk and language
underactive LH, related to language dampening: speechless terror
Who: less common for female perpetrators to have been victims
Cohen; hint: for males, perpetrating and having been victims Cohencide
Cohen
less likely for female perpetrators to have been victims
Who: male victims often perpetrate abuse against victims that are the same age as they were
Green; hint: green as in young
Green
male victims perpetrate abuse against victims who are of a similar age as they were
Who: substance abuse, low self-exteem, personality disorders are related to men being perpetrators of sexual abuse
Fagan; hin: Fagan from Oliver Twist; neurotic, low self-esteem, substance abuse, etc.
Who: head injuries when younger associated with abuse because of poor impulse control
Blanchard; hint: blanche white because of blood loss to the head
Blanchard
head injury in younger males associated with future abuse because of impulsivity
Who: part of treatment is coming clean, have to surrender confidentiality and increase accountability
Ross and Loss; hint: loss of confidentiality
Ross and Loss
surrender confidentiality in treatment to increase accountability; need to come clean
Who: victims of abuse should write their narrative to decrease anxiety, depression, and fragmentation of the event in memory
Foa; hint: write it down Foa me
Foa and abuse
victims should write down their personal narrative to reduce anxiety, depression, fragmentation, etc.
Characteristics of male serial killers
intelligent/oprganized, adopted or poor mother and father relationship, loss of father; cruelty to animals, bedwetter, chronic masturbator, childhood head trauma, loner, looking for CONTROL or POWER
