Abstract

FAIZIBAIOFF, Danilo Salles  and  TARDIVO, Leila Salomão de La Plata Cury. Psychological damage associated with special inquiry assessment. Est. Inter. Psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.1, suppl.1, pp.154-179. ISSN 2236-6407.  https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2021v12n1suplp154.

The Special Inquiry of child and adolescent sexually assaulted has been discharged by forensic psychologists. This article aims to discuss a model of psychological assessment prior to the inquiry, targeted to the occurrence of psychological damage or revictimization associated with it. For this, a reflexive synthesis of the authors' professional experience in criminal proceedings involving violence against children is presented, discussed within the specialized literature in Psychological Assessment and Forensic Psychology In the damage's intrapsychic dimension, it is suggested to assess child's fantasies, anxieties and defense mechanisms regarding testifying. In the intersubjective dimension, their level of cognitive development, moral reasoning and attachment to the interviewer is evaluated. The applicability of thematic projective techniques - CAT-A, TAT and Drawing-Stories Procedure -was observed to approach such constructs, using clinical-forensic vignettes to illustrate the evaluative reasoning. It is concluded that protecting the child from the criminal suit is protecting the criminal suit itself.

Keywords : child abuse; forensic psychology; personality tests.

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