The Dynamics of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Sexual Violence Victims

Hamidah, Hera Wahyuni, Nurul Hartini

2018

Abstract

This study aims to show the dynamic of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of child sexual abuse victims. This study applied qualitative methods with case study approach through four participants (11-16 years old) who are diagnosed with PTSD. The data were collected using interview, observation and documentation techniques, followed by data analysis using categorical aggregation and direct interpretation. Our findings reveal that the dynamic of PTSD can be illustrated throughfive stages: 1). Traumatic Exposure, showing the severity of traumatic exposure experienced by the participants, 2). Excessive Negative Appraisal, participants assume that the sexual abuse experience has ruined their lives and they have no future, 3). Personality, the individuals' vulnerability contributes in creating the next phase, 4). Strong Emotion, such as feelings of guilt, shame and sadness, 5). Social Isolation, participants feel isolated and tends to avoid their community because they become victims of bullying.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Wahyuni H., Hamidah. and Hartini N. (2018). The Dynamics of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Sexual Violence Victims.In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS, ISBN 978-989-758-435-0, pages 283-289. DOI: 10.5220/0008588302830289

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icp-hesos18,
author={Hera Wahyuni and Hamidah and Nurul Hartini},
title={The Dynamics of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Sexual Violence Victims},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,},
year={2018},
pages={283-289},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008588302830289},
isbn={978-989-758-435-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,
TI - The Dynamics of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Sexual Violence Victims
SN - 978-989-758-435-0
AU - Wahyuni H.
AU - Hamidah.
AU - Hartini N.
PY - 2018
SP - 283
EP - 289
DO - 10.5220/0008588302830289