Jeane Lessinger Borges

Relações entre abuso sexual na infância, transtorno de estresse pós-traumático (TEPT) e prejuízos cognitivos

Current theoretical study shows relationships between sexual abuse during childhood, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cognitive impairments. The cognitive perspective of sexual abuse effects and PTSD has been undertaken. Child sexual abuse against children is considered a risk factor in child development due to severe cognitive, emotional and behavioral sequences related to the event. The impact of sexual abuse involves short and long term effects and may be seen during adulthood. Review studies foreground the association between traumatic events (sexual abuse), PTSD, and alterations, structural and functional, in cerebral areas related to biological stress response systems. The necessity of future researches investigating the effects of stress and trauma in the child’s neurodevelopment will be discussed.Este estudo teorico aponta as relacoes entre abuso sexual infantil, transtorno de estresse pos-traumatico (TEPT) e prejuizos cognitivos. A perspectiva cognitiva dos efeitos do abuso sexual e do TEPT foi adotada nesta revisao. O abuso sexual contra criancas pode ser considerado um fator de risco para o desenvolvimento infantil, devido as severas sequelas cognitivas, emocionais e comportamentais relacionadas a sua ocorrencia, podendo seu impacto envolver efeitos a curto e longo prazos e estender-se ate a idade adulta. Os estudos de revisao fortalecem a associacao entre eventos traumaticos (abuso sexual), TEPT e alteracoes, tanto estruturais quanto funcionais, em areas cerebrais envolvidas nos sistemas neurais de resposta ao estresse. Finalmente, e discutida a necessidade de pesquisas que investiguem os efeitos do estresse e do trauma no neurodesenvolvimento infantil.

Avaliação neuropsicológica dos transtornos psicológicos na infância: um estudo de revisão

Resumo Este artigo apresenta uma revisao da literatura sobre a avaliacao neuropsicologica dos deficits cognitivos associados aos transtornos psicologicos na infância e adolescencia, com base em pesquisas publicadas no periodo de 2000 a 2006. Foi realizado um levantamento abrangendo publicacoes nacionais e internacionais indexadas nas bases de dados Medline, SciELo e PsycInfo. Os resultados indicaram um aumento da producao cientifica na area da avaliacao neuropsicologica do transtorno de deficit de atencao e hiperatividade, autismo, transtornos de humor e transtorno de conduta. Observou-se a presenca de poucos estudos nacionais, indicando a necessidade de pesquisas na area de avaliacao neuropsicologica no Brasil. Palavras-chave: Avaliacao neuropsicologica; Transtornos psicologicos; Testes; Infância. Neuropsychological assessment of psychological disorders in childhood: A review study

Theoretical-Methodological Aspects of Research on Violence in Adolescent Dating Relationships

The aim of this chapter is to discuss theoretical-methodological aspects involving the violence in dating relationships in the Brazilian adolescents. Therefore, we discuss the use of standardized instruments, as the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory and the Conflict Tactics Scale, in the investigation of the dating teen violence, as well as conceptions about dating and violence on dating relationship. The definition of dating violence adopted in research brings implications for the decision-making of the instruments and on the rates of prevalence. This chapter presents data of a research with 415 adolescents, aged 14–19 years old, from public and private high school – southern Brazil. The girls presented higher average perpetration of verbal/emotional violence, whereas boys are more perpetrators of sexual violence. The bi-directional index of violence was 94.7% in the cases investigated. Considering that the bi-directionality of violence is a specific characteristic of the affective-sexual relations between young people, the instruments must be sensitive to evaluate both the violence suffered and perpetrated. Finally, some methodological limitations of studies in this area are discussed, such as the participation of only one of the dyad members. In addition, gender and sexual orientation biases should be considered in future studies.

Risk and protective factors in adolescent's victims of abuse sexual

This work refers to a qualitative search that aimed to identify risk and protective factors in cases of the sexual abuse in the adolescence. We interviewed two teenager girls victims of sexual abuse who were in treatment at Centro de Referencia Especializado da Assistencia Social (CREAS) from a country city of Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil. The Interview’s data were analyzed through the Content Analysis (Bardin, 1977). Relating to the search results, we observed a greater presence of risk factors than protection factors in the teenagers present moment of their life, which deserves a special attention by the services that meet these cases. It is suggested future research related to the studies about resilience and positive aspects of human life, on victims of sexual abuse, since they can strengthen the victims’ healthy aspects, helping them to rebuild their lives.

Fatores de risco e de proteção em adolescentes vítimas de abuso sexual

This work refers to a qualitative search that aimed to identify risk and protective factors in cases of the sexual abuse in the adolescence. We interviewed two teenager girls victims of sexual abuse who were in treatment at Centro de Referencia Especializado da Assistencia Social (CREAS) from a country city of Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil. The Interview’s data were analyzed through the Content Analysis (Bardin, 1977). Relating to the search results, we observed a greater presence of risk factors than protection factors in the teenagers present moment of their life, which deserves a special attention by the services that meet these cases. It is suggested future research related to the studies about resilience and positive aspects of human life, on victims of sexual abuse, since they can strengthen the victims’ healthy aspects, helping them to rebuild their lives.

Factores de riesgo y de protección en adolescentes víctimas de abuso sexual

This work refers to a qualitative search that aimed to identify risk and protective factors in cases of the sexual abuse in the adolescence. We interviewed two teenager girls victims of sexual abuse who were in treatment at Centro de Referencia Especializado da Assistencia Social (CREAS) from a country city of Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil. The Interview’s data were analyzed through the Content Analysis (Bardin, 1977). Relating to the search results, we observed a greater presence of risk factors than protection factors in the teenagers present moment of their life, which deserves a special attention by the services that meet these cases. It is suggested future research related to the studies about resilience and positive aspects of human life, on victims of sexual abuse, since they can strengthen the victims’ healthy aspects, helping them to rebuild their lives.

Relationships between sexual abuse in childhood, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cognitive impairments

Current theoretical study shows relationships between sexual abuse during childhood, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cognitive impairments. The cognitive perspective of sexual abuse effects and PTSD has been undertaken. Child sexual abuse against children is considered a risk factor in child development due to severe cognitive, emotional and behavioral sequences related to the event. The impact of sexual abuse involves short and long term effects and may be seen during adulthood. Review studies foreground the association between traumatic events (sexual abuse), PTSD, and alterations, structural and functional, in cerebral areas related to biological stress response systems. The necessity of future researches investigating the effects of stress and trauma in the child’s neurodevelopment will be discussed.Este estudo teorico aponta as relacoes entre abuso sexual infantil, transtorno de estresse pos-traumatico (TEPT) e prejuizos cognitivos. A perspectiva cognitiva dos efeitos do abuso sexual e do TEPT foi adotada nesta revisao. O abuso sexual contra criancas pode ser considerado um fator de risco para o desenvolvimento infantil, devido as severas sequelas cognitivas, emocionais e comportamentais relacionadas a sua ocorrencia, podendo seu impacto envolver efeitos a curto e longo prazos e estender-se ate a idade adulta. Os estudos de revisao fortalecem a associacao entre eventos traumaticos (abuso sexual), TEPT e alteracoes, tanto estruturais quanto funcionais, em areas cerebrais envolvidas nos sistemas neurais de resposta ao estresse. Finalmente, e discutida a necessidade de pesquisas que investiguem os efeitos do estresse e do trauma no neurodesenvolvimento infantil.

Relaciones entre abuso sexual en la infancia, trastorno de estrés post-traumático (TEPT) y perjuicios cognitivos

Current theoretical study shows relationships between sexual abuse during childhood, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cognitive impairments. The cognitive perspective of sexual abuse effects and PTSD has been undertaken. Child sexual abuse against children is considered a risk factor in child development due to severe cognitive, emotional and behavioral sequences related to the event. The impact of sexual abuse involves short and long term effects and may be seen during adulthood. Review studies foreground the association between traumatic events (sexual abuse), PTSD, and alterations, structural and functional, in cerebral areas related to biological stress response systems. The necessity of future researches investigating the effects of stress and trauma in the child’s neurodevelopment will be discussed.Este estudo teorico aponta as relacoes entre abuso sexual infantil, transtorno de estresse pos-traumatico (TEPT) e prejuizos cognitivos. A perspectiva cognitiva dos efeitos do abuso sexual e do TEPT foi adotada nesta revisao. O abuso sexual contra criancas pode ser considerado um fator de risco para o desenvolvimento infantil, devido as severas sequelas cognitivas, emocionais e comportamentais relacionadas a sua ocorrencia, podendo seu impacto envolver efeitos a curto e longo prazos e estender-se ate a idade adulta. Os estudos de revisao fortalecem a associacao entre eventos traumaticos (abuso sexual), TEPT e alteracoes, tanto estruturais quanto funcionais, em areas cerebrais envolvidas nos sistemas neurais de resposta ao estresse. Finalmente, e discutida a necessidade de pesquisas que investiguem os efeitos do estresse e do trauma no neurodesenvolvimento infantil.