Impaired Sensory-Emotional Integration in a Violent Adolescent Sex Offender
Titel:
Impaired Sensory-Emotional Integration in a Violent Adolescent Sex Offender
Auteur:
Wahlberg, Lawrence Kennedy, Joycee Simpson, Janice
Verschenen in:
Journal of child sexual abuse
Paginering:
Jaargang 12 (2003) nr. 1 pagina's 1-15
Jaar:
2003-11-20
Inhoud:
Social risk factors, executive neuropsychological functioning, and emotional numbing were examined as potential risk factors for violent sexual assaults by an adolescent male. The subject had been exposed to at least four previously identified social risk factors, including neglect, early separation from both parents, sexual abuse, and low socio-economic status. At the time of assessment, executive neuropsychological functioning was intact. While impaired emotional responsiveness was an important factor in the assaults, the construct of emotional numbing is too broad to identify the specific neuropsychological impairment involved in the subject's assault behavior. The authors suggest that failures in sensory-emotional integration contributed to the likelihood of violent behavior. Implications for further research and clinical practice are discussed.