Disengagement: The Influence of Family Dysfunction and Childhood Trauma
Miles, Jacquelin Margaret
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Description
Title
Disengagement: The Influence of Family Dysfunction and Childhood Trauma
Author(s)
Miles, Jacquelin Margaret
Issue Date
2000
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Fitzgerald, Louise F.
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Sociology, Individual and Family Studies
Language
eng
Abstract
"It was found that the nature of Disengagement again differed for the two, groups and also that although trauma did not appear to differentiate between the groups, family dysfunction was much more prevalent in the ""low"" control group. In sum, Disengagement, as initially construed, seems to be characteristic of persons with ""high"" levels of control over this process, whereas dissociation predominates among those with ""low"" control. It is speculated that Disengagement arises as part of normal developmental processes, and that disruptions of this process may result in dissociation. An important disrupter appears to be family dysfunction, whereas trauma, although important, has different effects depending on the context in which it occurs."
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