The Effects of Sexual Abuse of Children

Child sexual abuse is a very common and widespread problem in the United States. There are about 80,000 child abuse every year. ("Child sexual abuse", 2011) However, these figures may not be accurate. Several cases of sexual abuse have not been reported. "It is estimated that one in four women was sexually abused as a child" ("definition, scope, and"). Although the number of men actually receiving sexual abuse is very inappropriate, it is estimated that "one in six people is sexually abused" ("definition, scope,").

why? One of the most tragic consequences of child sexual abuse is that the victim is often deeply responsible - it seems to be their fault. For their morbid control, abusers use the child's natural desire to combine. Victims must abide by abuser rules, otherwise they will "leave" from being exiled from the only world they know. Abusers succeed when they dominate the small world - the world based on fear. Using fear to control and manipulate is obvious and subtle. Abusers often use the word "love" to define their terrible behavior. It constitutes betrayal of complete trust. The resulting damage to the emotional development of the children is deep and unacceptable. I can accept this only after I can separate my experience, handle it and put it in place. My abuse may always be with me, but it does not have me.

Treatment for children and adolescents who received sexual abuse is aimed at reducing the effects of sexual abuse. The impact of sexual abuse manifests itself in various forms, such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), fear, anxiety. Post traumatic stress disorder is the most commonly diagnosed disease, with an estimated 37 to 53% of sexually abused children eventually suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (Trask, Walsh and DiLillo, 2011). Psychological trauma reactions include actively reviving abuse through memory and dreams or actively avoiding reminding children about abuse and irritation. Victims may also be involved in external behavior such as sexual problems, hyperactivity, aggression. Alternatively, the effects of sexual abuse can lead to children showing internalized behaviors such as depression and anxiety