Introduction to Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology
Video and Multimedia
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Video Resources
What Caring for Child with RAD Was Like for State Rep., Wife
Learning Objective: 12.1 Differentiate between Reactive Attachment Disorder and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder in terms of their key features, causes, and treatment.
Description: This 7 1/2-minute ABC News video describes the experience of taking in a sexually abused child with RAD.
Questions to Consider
- What did the family expect going into this situation?
- What were the early signs of RAD that the family witnessed? What then happened?
- How was their experience similar to other families’ experiences?
Note: This is the second part of the story. To see the first half of this story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbQp9HOItvo
The PTSD Brains of Children and Soldiers
Learning Objective: 12.1 Describe the key features of PTSD in children and adolescents and show how the signs and symptoms of this disorder vary as a function of children’s age and exposure to trauma.
Description: This 2-minute video describes research comparing changes in brain functioning in children and soldiers who have experienced trauma.
Questions to Consider
- How are trauma and long-term psychological problems related?
- What patterns of brain functioning did the researchers find?
- What are the implications of these results?
What Recovery Looks Like for a Sexual Abuse Survivor in Jamaica
Learning Objective: 12.3 List and give examples of the four main types of child maltreatment. Describe the potential consequences of child maltreatment and evidence-based treatments.
Description: In this 3 1/2-minute video from UNICEF, a young woman describes the aftermath of being raped as a child.
Questions to Consider
- What was the immediate consequence of her sexual abuse?
- What has happened to her since then? How has she recovered?
- What is she doing now?
- What does her experience in Jamaica tell us about sexual abuse recovery everywhere?
What I’ve Been Through is Not Who I Am
Learning Objective: 12.3 List and give examples of the four main types of child maltreatment. Describe the potential consequences of child maltreatment and evidence-based treatments.
Description: This 20-minute documentary from ECPAT (an organization dedicated to ending sexual exploitation), discusses the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
Questions to Consider
- Describe what happened to Katrina.
- How did she move from victim to survivor?
- Why is legislative reform necessary to help in the treatment of this form of child sexual abuse?
Audio Resources
Syria’s War Leaves Its Scars on the Children
Learning Objective: 12.1 Describe the key features of PTSD in children and adolescents and show how the signs and symptoms of this disorder vary as a function of children’s age and exposure to trauma.
Description: This 6-minute story discusses the consequences of trauma from the Syrian war on children.
Questions to Consider
- What symptoms of PTSD do the children in the story demonstrate?
- What may be the consequences of the war on children in the long-term?
- How can this school help the children?
When the Legal System Disappoints a Victim of Child Sex Abuse
Learning Objective: 12.3 List and give examples of the four main types of child maltreatment. Describe the potential consequences of child maltreatment and evidence-based treatments.
Description: This 5-minute clip describes how difficult it can be to prosecute child sexual abuse cases.
Questions to Consider
- Why is it so difficult to study how child sexual abuse cases are handled?
- What inspired Tennessee Watson to investigate this?
This is discussed in more depth in a 51-minute program: https://soundcloud.com/thisisreveal/dropped-and-dismissed-child-sex-abuse-lost-in-the-system