Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

, Volume 22, Issue 3–4, pp 321–341 | Cite as

Maltreatment and Trauma: Toward a Comprehensive Model of Abused Children from Developmental Psychology

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Abstract

Knowledge of how maltreatment and trauma affects personality functioning in abused children has been greatly enhanced by clinical theory and research in developmental psychology. Developmental research and theory has allowed the child abuse field to move beyond symptom-lists toward broader models of how trauma impacts major domains of personality functioning. However, these models continue to be based largely on discrete theories of development that parallel, if not confound, one another. This paper attempts to expand our understanding of the traumatized child by using the synthetic model of personality development expounded by Fred Pine that promotes a more holistic and comprehensive view of the abused child and, thus, enhances clinical theory and intervention.

Keywords

Child Abuse Developmental Theory Trauma Developmental Disorders Domain Functions 
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  1. 1.San JoseUSA

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