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Children and AIDS —edited by Margaret L.Stuber, M.D.; Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 1992, 226 pages, $28.50

Children and AIDS —edited by Margaret L.Stuber, M.D.; Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric... nately, they also present a detenministic point of view that presupposes that a child who has been sexually abused will “develop dysfunctional ego structures that have the potential to cripple him on her.” If this is the case, then victims ofchild sexual abuse may be correctly perceiving themselves as “damaged goods.” A less deterministic frame of reference would encourage readers to recognize that different children may respond differently to sexual abuse. From the outset, Kaufman and Wohl write in a style that assumes the reader is familiar with psychoanalytic concepts. The concept of latency is not explicated beyond a descniption as “a difficult time charactenized by many demands that are simultaneously placed upon the child.” At times, their language is jargony and cumbersome, as in the statement “The cathexis of the child shifts from the family to the parental introject, enabling the youngster to begin to relate to the larger society.” Careful editing that promoted more reader-friendly language would have improved the book. Although they may be slowed down by the language and the deterministic point ofview, art therapists and other mental health professionals who work with children and with adults who have experienced child sexual abuse may http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychiatric Services American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)

Children and AIDS —edited by Margaret L.Stuber, M.D.; Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 1992, 226 pages, $28.50

Psychiatric Services , Volume 44 (10): 1010 – Oct 1, 1993

Children and AIDS —edited by Margaret L.Stuber, M.D.; Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 1992, 226 pages, $28.50

Psychiatric Services , Volume 44 (10): 1010 – Oct 1, 1993

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nately, they also present a detenministic point of view that presupposes that a child who has been sexually abused will “develop dysfunctional ego structures that have the potential to cripple him on her.” If this is the case, then victims ofchild sexual abuse may be correctly perceiving themselves as “damaged goods.” A less deterministic frame of reference would encourage readers to recognize that different children may respond differently to sexual abuse. From the outset, Kaufman and Wohl write in a style that assumes the reader is familiar with psychoanalytic concepts. The concept of latency is not explicated beyond a descniption as “a difficult time charactenized by many demands that are simultaneously placed upon the child.” At times, their language is jargony and cumbersome, as in the statement “The cathexis of the child shifts from the family to the parental introject, enabling the youngster to begin to relate to the larger society.” Careful editing that promoted more reader-friendly language would have improved the book. Although they may be slowed down by the language and the deterministic point ofview, art therapists and other mental health professionals who work with children and with adults who have experienced child sexual abuse may

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Abstract

nately, they also present a detenministic point of view that presupposes that a child who has been sexually abused will “develop dysfunctional ego structures that have the potential to cripple him on her.” If this is the case, then victims ofchild sexual abuse may be correctly perceiving themselves as “damaged goods.” A less deterministic frame of reference would encourage readers to recognize that different children may respond differently to sexual abuse. From the outset, Kaufman and Wohl write in a style that assumes the reader is familiar with psychoanalytic concepts. The concept of latency is not explicated beyond a descniption as “a difficult time charactenized by many demands that are simultaneously placed upon the child.” At times, their language is jargony and cumbersome, as in the statement “The cathexis of the child shifts from the family to the parental introject, enabling the youngster to begin to relate to the larger society.” Careful editing that promoted more reader-friendly language would have improved the book. Although they may be slowed down by the language and the deterministic point ofview, art therapists and other mental health professionals who work with children and with adults who have experienced child sexual abuse may

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Published: Oct 1, 1993

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