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Consequences of Childhood Bodily Abuse: A Clinical Model for Affective Interventions

Pages 131-143
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Childhood sexual and physical abuse results in distinctive patterns of damage that continue into adult life. This article describes a therapeutic model, the primary goal of which is the integration of traumatic memories and their accompanying affect into a coherent sense of self. This model emphasizes the development of an “affective edge,” within sessions and over the course of treatment, to facilitate the integration of cognition and affect. A range of affective techniques, including options for nonintrusive, body-centered interventions, are discussed.

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William F. Cornell

William F. Cornell, M.A., is a Clinical Training and Supervising Transactional Analyst in private practice in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. Karen A. Olio, M.A., M.Ed., is a Regular Member of the ITAA and in private practice in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Karen A. Olio

William F. Cornell, M.A., is a Clinical Training and Supervising Transactional Analyst in private practice in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. Karen A. Olio, M.A., M.Ed., is a Regular Member of the ITAA and in private practice in Norwalk, Connecticut.