Trauma In Adolescence

How does sexual abuse among adolescent girls negatively affect their self-esteem in their adulthood? This matter of contention can be one that is considered controversial and unsupported to most, though some may disagree. The chain reaction of trauma, such as sexual abuse is not and should not be perceived as a minor change that occurs prior to an incident, seeing that it alters the overall perspective of self, others, and the world in a general spectrum. (Springmeyer, 2013.) Taking into consideration of the traumatic and emotional impediment left by their abusers, victims tend to devalue themselves as a response. As a subset of the devaluing, victims also tend to heap their social encounters to a bare minimum as a result of social anxiety.
CSA victims experience it more often because the attachment of the memory is one that has in some fashion scarred them. Female victims of sexual abuse that have developed PTSD develop a fear that causes them to find it hard to function in relationships. If a partner were to commit any type of sexual advance towards the person with the PTSD they may be thrown into a fit and find it hard to maintain their relationship.
Like many predicted, a topic of this sort is unsupported and too controversial to diagnosis. Although, it is proven that childhood sexual abuse can cause women to devalue themselves in their adulthood, it is not for certain that mental illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder is driven from the trauma of the incident. Factors like how server the abuser was and how long the abuse lasted should be taken in consideration. It is unlikely that a female can suffer from PTSD in her adulthood from only one case of sexual abuse in her childhood. In addition, like if the abuser was a familiar unit in the victims life. This particular research is one that has too many uncredited factors, therefore a final assessment cannot be