Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Draw and Describe Their Experiences of Dissociation

Rachel Lev-Wiesel; Limor Goldner; Roni Malishkevich Haas; Ariel Hait; Neta Frid Gangersky; Lee Lahav; Susan Weinger; Bussakorn Binson

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Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Draw and Describe Their Experiences of Dissociation

Rachel Lev-Wiesel, Limor Goldner, Roni Malishkevich Haas, Ariel Hait, Neta Frid Gangersky, Lee Lahav, Susan Weinger, Bussakorn Binson

School of Creative Arts Therapies

University of Haifa

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The paper examined how dissociation is experienced and manifested in the drawings and narratives of female survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. Fifteen Israeli women filled out a self-report questionnaire consisting of demographics, traumatic events, and dissociation severity. Then, they were asked to draw a dissociation experience and provide a narrative. The results indicated that experiencing CSA was highly correlated with indicators such as the level of fragmentation, the figurative style, as well as with the narrative. Two main themes emerged: a constant movement between internal and external worlds, and distorted perceptions of time and space.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	2655-2673
Number of pages	19
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	30
Issue number	10
Early online date	16 Feb 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231155172
State	Published - 1 Aug 2024

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Keywords

childhood trauma
dissociation
drawings
narratives
sexual abuse

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