Warner S L
Radiol Technol. 1977 Jul-Aug;49(1):29-38.
Child abuse is one of the difficult social phenomena with which the technologist directly deals as a part of his professional responsibilities. To be able to respond to all of the child's needs, radiologic technologists need to understand not only the physical effects, but also the psychological effects of the child. Understanding also helps the technologist deal with his own feelings when interacting with either the abused child or the child's parents. The Draw-A-Person test (DAP) was utilized in this study to illustrate visually the effect of abuse on the child's self-image. The subsequent personality characteristics of these children include low self-esteem, withdrawal, extreme forms of impulse control, and self-destructive behavior. Using the DAP, the abused child's self-portrait frequently showed body distortion, lack of detailing and poor sexual identification. In addition, the personality pattern of abusing parents was found to have many of the same characteristics as the personalities of abused children, because many times abusing parents were themselves abused as children.
虐待儿童是技术专家作为其职业责任一部分直接面对的棘手社会现象之一。为了能够满足儿童的所有需求，放射技师不仅需要了解虐待对儿童的生理影响，还需要了解其心理影响。这种理解也有助于技师在与受虐儿童或其父母互动时处理自己的感受。本研究采用画人测验（DAP）来直观展示虐待对儿童自我形象的影响。这些儿童随后表现出的人格特征包括自卑、孤僻、极端的冲动控制形式和自我毁灭行为。通过画人测验，受虐儿童的自画像常常呈现出身体变形、缺乏细节和性别识别不清的特点。此外，研究发现虐待儿童的父母的人格模式与受虐儿童的人格有许多相同特征，因为很多时候虐待儿童的父母自己小时候也曾遭受虐待。
