000			02784nam a2200313Ia 4500
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005			20250625151253.0
008			110331s1997 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aCody, Tracey-Lynne _9947
245			_aRe-negotiating meanings : _ba grounded theory of core factors in healing shame in adult survivors of sexual abuse _cCody, Tracey-Lynne
260			_c1997
300			_a144 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aThesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University. Available for loan from the Turitea Campus library.
520			_aThis thesis explores sexual abuse counselling practice, counsellors' conceptualisations of shame in sexual abuse survivors, and the process of healing from shame. Eight experienced therapists following different therapeutic orientations were interviewed. The author looks at different therapies employed in sexual abuse counselling such as cognitive-behavioural therapy and narrative therapy. The interview data was analysed using the grounded theory method of qualitative analysis and a theory of core factors in the healing process across therapeutic orientations was derived. Findings suggest that the child victim of sexual abuse makes meaning of their experiences, a process influenced by a number of contextual domains. The key meanings of being responsible for the abuse or being somehow defective as a consequence of abuse were found to be central to the development of shame, and were linked to a number of sequelae by respondents. The core factors in the respondents' conceptualisations of the process of healing shame involved renegotiating the meanings the child had formed. This process was made up of five key areas: developing trust in the therapeutic relationship; building a positive sense of self; facing the shamed self; contextualisation; and integration. Attention was also given to gender issues in order to discover similarities or differences in the experiences and healing process for male survivors of sexual abuse. Findings suggest that the respondents' saw shame in sexual abuse and the healing process as being the same for males and females, with differences being largely the result of socialisation practices. Implications of findings are discussed.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCOUNSELLING _9160
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTREATMENT _9613
650	2	4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
650	2	7	_aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
650	2	7	_9121 _aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
999			_c3374 _d3374