Effects of Sexual Abuse on Children

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This paper discusses how perpetrators of sexual abuse for both sexes are mostly men and how sexual abuse may recur over a period of years before its disclosure. It contends that research and interview publications have validated clinical based observations of male survivor's legacy of childhood abuse permeating all of the important domains of their lives. It looks at how this reflects an intergenerational pattern of predominantly male victims becoming the abusers themselves.

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"Perpetrators of sexual abuse for both sexes are mostly men. Sexual abuse may recur over a period of years before its disclosure. The most vulnerable victims are those that came from families separated by divorce, having only one natural parent, and one whose family has discord or disunity. Physical symptoms of the abuse may result to vaginal or rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, bruised genitalia, and a sexually transmitted disease. Other children tend to exhibit inappropriate sexual stimulation behavior symptoms or excessive sometimes compulsive masturbation preferred even to play by putting objects into genitals or anus for sexual stimulation and by sexual play with peers. (MacConaghy 3). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Black, Cheryl Ann & Deblassie, Richard R. "Sexual abuse in male children and adolescents: indicator, effects, and treatments". Adolescence, 28.109, 2002, 123+.
• Conte, Jon & Shore, David. "Social work and child sexual abuse". Haworth Press, 1982, 2.
• Furniss, Tilman. "The multi-professional handbook of child sexual abuse: integrated management, therapy and legal intervention". Psychology Press, 1991, 45.
• Lisak, David. "The psychological impact of sexual abuse: content analysis of interview with Male survivors." Journal of Traumatic Stress. 7.4 , 1994, 525-548.
• MacConaghy, Nathaniel. "Sexual behavior: problems and management". Springer, 1993, 3.

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