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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"History of Childhood"”.
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Neuropsychological profiles of adolescents with a history of childhood trauma
Traumatic events experienced in childhood, such as physical and sexual abuse, can lead to multiple long-term effects on later cognitive functioning. Empirical research has shown that specific brain regions are affected by traumatic stress, including the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex. It …
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Acquired Cytogenetic Changes in Adult Twins Discordant for a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse
… aim was to evaluate the latent biological effect of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on adults by quantifying acquired cytogenetic changes and cortisol levels in identical twins who were discordant (N=22) or concordant (N=2) for a history of CSA. Although the difference scores for cortisol values …
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Resiliency in Lesbians with a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Implications for Clinical Practice
… was a collective case where lesbian survivors of childhood sexual abuse were studied. Resiliency is a combination of personality traits and environmental influences that serve to protect an individual from the harmful psychological effects of trauma (Bogar & Hulse-Killaky, 2006). The focus of …
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A correlation study between adult women substance abusers and a history of childhood incest
A study of women who are childhood sexual abuse survivors and have been affected by chemical dependency.
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A correlation study between adult women substance abusers and a history of childhood incest
A study of women who are childhood sexual abuse survivors and have been affected by chemical dependency.
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A MINOR TOUR IN A MAJOR CITY: WALKING THROUGH THE HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD IN PHILADELPHIA
This public history project seeks to create a walking tour that connects with children through use of history of childhood as well as engaging children by using methods that inspire interest in historical content. This is project engages the use of a website and digital map to create a virtual and …
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Social Functioning Characteristics of a Young Adult with a History of Childhood Apraxia of Speech
<p>Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a pediatric speech sound disorder (SSD) that results from a motor planning impairment for volitional speech movements. This underlying impairment causes pervasive errors in speech sound production and often leads to problems with intelligibility, thus …
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Women's Experiences Disclosing and Dealing With a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Close Relationships
… study sought to empirically specify the range of responses that are helpful and unhelpful to women and girls in disclosing and dealing with a history of childhood sexual abuse in their relationships with relatives, romantic partners, and friends. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with …
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Being Whole: Aligning Personhoods to Achieve Successful Childbirth with a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse during Perinatal Services
… female is a temporary condition. A woman with a history of childhood sexual abuse aligns the personhoods of child victim, adult survivor and pregnant female to achieve a successful pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum experience. Female survivors desire to be recognized and function as whole …
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Personality and attention bias in adults with a history of childhood trauma, and attenuating effects of mu-opioid agonist buprenorphine on attention bias
… (specifically, attentional bias) in a sample of adults who had experienced childhood trauma (the Trauma group) and a matched healthy control group. The study also examined the possible effects of the mu-opioid agonist buprenorphine on attentional bias in the Trauma group.
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Childhood Trauma, Self-Esteem, and Helping Behaviors: Does History of Trauma Predict Helping?
… Landry, & Wood, 2007). Individuals with a history of childhood trauma are more likely to report low self-esteem than those with no history of childhood trauma (Valerio & Lepper, 2009); also, those with a history of trauma are more likely to help others (Frazier, Greer, Gabrielsen, Tennen, …
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The effect of early adversity on adult spatial cognition : a functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Exposure to traumatic childhood events can lead to a range of behavioural, psychological, and physiological consequences. Previous studies have shown that neurobiological changes in reaction to severe stress may cause lasting damage to particular neural regions, including the hippocampus and the …
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The synthesis of childhood traumatic burden and executive dysfunction in young adults
… functioning in young adulthood and the incidence of one or more Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (mild-TBI) while accounting for psychosocial variables like childhood or adolescent trauma. The literature to date revealed there are indications of possible long-term consequences to adaptive functioning …
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Heritage As Process: Constructing The Historical Child’s Voice Through Art Practice
… Artists add another voice to the discourses of heritage and have been described as ‘critical figure[s] in the heritage process’ (Howard, 1998) because they present institutional critique, craft new heritage, and open up ‘Authorised Heritage Discourse’ (Smith, 2006). This role is explored …
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The Effects of Trauma Events on Substance Use and Depressive Symptoms among Homeless Youth
… suggests that many homeless youth have a history of childhood abuse, intimate partner violence (IPV), and street victimization. These trauma events are independently linked to risk behaviors, but the effects of multiple trauma events are less understood. The goals of this study were to 1) …
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Examining the relationships between childhood sexual abuse, sexual identity development, and sexual satisfaction
… 1998, Weeks, 1985). This study examined how a history of childhood sexual abuse impacts the process of forming a cohesive sexual identity in homosexual and heterosexual participants, which may affect adult sexual satisfaction later in life. Childhood sexual abuse was measured using an altered …
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The Impact of Treating Major Depression During Pregnancy on the Postpartum Phase
… The current project examined whether treatment of major depression during pregnancy reduced the risk for PPD and explored predictors of PPD in this high-risk sample. One hundred twenty women were clinically assessed using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD17), the Beck Depression …
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Who said "words can never hurt?": an investigation of child weight status, childhood psycosocial variables, and later adult quality of life
The first purpose of the research project was to examine the relationship between child weight status and adult quality of life. The second purpose of the research project was to test psychosocial variables as mediators of the relationship between child weight status and adult quality of life. A …
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Alcohol misuse therapy within the child protection arena : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of mothers
… The current paper aims to explore the impact of a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on later perceptions of parenting competency (PPC) by providing a systematic review of the literature assessing the association between these concepts. A further objective is to explore any potential …
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