Sarah: A Sexual Biography (Suny Series in Sexual Behavior)

Sarah: A Sexual Biography (Suny Series in Sexual Behavior)

Sarah is the detailed case history of a UCLA undergraduate, written by a UCLA psychology professor. It is a unique case of psychological survival. Despite vicious sexual abuse, Sarah has managed to adapt, survive, and grow.

Balancing the intense emotional impact of Sarahâ€™s first-person account, Dr. Abramsonâ€™s commentary is interpolated throughout the record of Sarahâ€™s life. Sarahâ€™s story was obtained from seven months of interviewing, plus her diaries, drawings, family photographs, and four years of follow-ups, correspondence, and observations. This book is significant in that it documents psychological resolution in the face of endless abuse and trauma. Dr. Abramson provides an unusual perspective by focusing less on the damage associated with abuse and more on Sarahâ€™s gradual development of successful means of coping and surmounting negative patterns. He writes:

If you read carefully, in between the abuse and self-destructive behaviors, Sarah emerges as an active, striving individual. Sarah does not give upâ€”she is appalled, angry, depressed and confused, but she keeps fighting to maintain her integrity. The resolution of Sarahâ€™s existential dilemma was the emergence of faith in herself.
Country USA
Brand State University of New York Press
Manufacturer State University of New York Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780873958639
ReleaseDate 1984-06-30

Sarah: A Sexual Biography (Suny Series in Sexual Behavior)

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Country	USA
Brand	State University of New York Press
Manufacturer	State University of New York Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780873958639
ReleaseDate	1984-06-30