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Calofian Studies 300/TAT
Treating Abuse Today
Vol. 1, No. 4 * September/October, 1991
David L. Calof, Publisher and Editor, 1991-1997
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Reading Assignment from this issue:
"Survivors of Childhood Ritual Abuse: Multi-Generational Satanic Cult Involvement" by Lynda N. Driscoll and Cheryl Wright, Ph.D., pp. 5-13.
"Understanding Ritual Abuse: A Study of Thirty-Three Ritual Abuse Survivors" bu Caren Cook, pp. 14-19.
See also "Inside This Issue" and "From the Editor's Desk", noting refrences to these two articles.
Suggested study questions:
1. The editor hopes that the studies will aid field workers in case assessment and intervention with ritually abused clients. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
2. The Editorial Advisory Board of this issue includes:
A. Christine Courtois
B. Eliana gil
C. both of the above
D. neither of the above
Re: The Driscoll/Wright study:
1. Therapists have noted an increasing number of clients who show symptoms which indicate childhood ritual abuse. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
2. In order to carry out deviant family rituals, many generational cults intentionally facilitate dissociation in child victims. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
3. The authors developed a comprehensive questionnaire regarding characteristics of ritual abuse. Thirty-seven questionnaires were received from adult survivors of ritual abuse. 92% of the respondents stated their first memories were uncovered in therapy with the asistance of techniques such as hypnosis, primal, and art therapy. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
4. Male leaders of the perpetrating groups were called: (multiple choice)
A. High Priest
B. Prince of Baal
C. Diogenes of Washington
D. all of the above
E. A, B, and C
5. The three most commonly reported props used during the rituals were: (multiple choice)
A. blood, knives, and alters
B. animal parts, human parts, and fire
C. corpses, ropes, and pentagrams
6. 84% of the respondents reported human sacrifice. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
7. The results of this study are generalizable only to multigenerational cults. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
8. The responses obtained in this study provide partial answers to the question: "If so many survivors report human sacrifice where are the bodies?"
Re: Cook study
1. This report is a summary of the Ritual Abuse Project, a sociology honors thesis. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
2. Mental health providers are encountering increasing numbers of adult survivors of ritual abuse. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
3. Describe the sampling procedure for this study.
4. 88% of the respondents witnessed or participated in human sacrifice. (T/F)
A. True
B. False
5. List 13 categories of self-reported indicators of a ritual abuse history.
6. The author states that evidence strongly suggests that the ritually abusive groups are highly orgainzed. (T/F)
A. True
B. False