Trauma In Adulthood

Adulthood Implications Due to a History of Child Sexual Abuse

Daniela Cerda Vega Mills College Abstract

Childhood sexual abuse leads to negative consequences that result in a many psychological problems during adulthood such as sexual dysfunction, sleep deprivation, and low self-esteem. It is important to analyze the post traumatic implications that may result as soon as childhood or as late as adulthood. I investigated 3 main factors that may affect the victim, such as the relationship between

Sleeping interference is a subject that is less focused on or tested, and it is an important public health concern, since it can result in a permanent effect on the victim’s mental and physical well-being well into adulthood(Mackenzie J. Lind, 2015). The main purpose of this paper was to determine if any powerful form of CSA, was associated with insomnia symptoms in adulthood. In the all-female sample, having a history of CSA was associated with a 1.67 times increased risk for higher insomnia symptom severity in adulthood, which confirms that CSA is related to subjective sleep disturbances 25–30 years after abuse(Lind, 2015). Researchers hypothesized that sleep plays a huge role in future psychopathology breakdowns. To reduce depression, treatment with cognitive–behavioral therapy and antidepressants for insomnia has been found to be effective on survivors. Treatment of sleep problems in PTSD has also proved to reduce PTSD symptoms and has improved sleeping conditions(Lind, 2015). However, the treatment of sleep disturbances may be different depending on the trauma history a survivor may experience.. To test their hypothesis, they used an adult twin sample, age group adulthood, ages 18 years and older. Both sexes were tested with a broad CSA variable and abuse characteristics. A sum score of past-month insomnia symptoms was calculated from the Symptom Checklist-90(Lind). Finally, A random clinical test involving the use of interpersonal psychotherapy found that patients with current depression and a history of CSA showed less improvement in insomnia symptoms than those without CSA(Lind, 2015). The SCL-90 measured difficulty falling asleep, sleep that is distressed or restless, and awakening in the early morning. Estimated factor loadings were