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Etiology and Treatment of Child Abuse/Neglect 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. CHAPTER I *

INTRODUCTION
Cultural Child Abuse:
Example of Cultural Neglect *
Example of Cultural Emotional and Cognitive Abuse: *
Example of Cultural Sexual Abuse *
Societal Child Abuse: *
Individual Child Abuse: *

B. CHAPTER II *

LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF CHILD ABUSE *
PHYSICAL ABUSE *  
PHYSICAL NEGLECT *
EMOTIONAL ABUSE *
EMOTIONAL NEGLECT *
SEXUAL ABUSE *
DISCUSSION OF CHILD ABUSE LAWS *

C. CHAPTER III *

MEDICAL DEFINITIONS OF CHILD ABUSE *
DEVELOPING DEFINITIONS *
INCIDENCE OF CHILD ABUSE *
PREVALENCE OF CHILD ABUSE *

D. CHAPTER IV *

DESCRIPTION OF CHILD ABUSE *
Physical Abuse *
Physical Neglect *

DETECTION OF CHILD ABUSE *

Physical Examination of the Child *
Abused Child Behavior *
Abusing Caretakers Behavior *
Victim and Perpetrator Denial *
Reporting of Sexual Abuse *

E. CHAPTER V *

EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE *
EARLY EFFECTS *
EFFECTS ON TEST PERFORMANCE *
LONG-RANGE EFFECTS *

F. CHAPTER VI *

THE DEVELOPING CHILD *
PRECONCEPTION AND FETAL *
THE INFANT *

CHILDBIRTH *
BREAST-FEEDING *
SEXUALITY OF THE INFANT *
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT *
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT *
VISION *

THE CHILD *

TOILET TRAINING *
VISION *
SPEECH DEVELOPMENT *
CHILDHOOD SEXUALITY *

G. CHAPTER VII *

TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSERS *

Modeling/Imitation *
Multi-Generational Therapy *
Support Systems *
Art Therapy *
Group Treatment *
Home Visits *
Marital/Family Contracts *
Multi-Discipline/Systems Approach *
Rage Reduction *
Sexual abuse *
Incestuous Rage *

H. REFERENCES *

I. CHILD REARING QUESTIONNAIRE *

J. SCALES AND SCORING THE CRQ *