• Roseline Florence Gomes
• Vanhmingliani Hnamte

Cognitive distortions are biased perspectives in the form of irrational thoughts and beliefs that is reinforced over time. These thought patterns are difficult to recognize and can cause psychological damage. Child Sexual Abuse revolves around the acts of sexual activity with a minor that includes exhibitionism, fondling, obscene phone calls, intercourse, etc. This may remain harmful to a child’s mental, emotional and physical welfare. This study focused on the content analysis of already proposed theory and frameworks of the cognitive inconsistencies of Child Sexual Abuse. The findings suggest that feelings of shame have been an important mediating factor in influencing child’s recovery of abuse (Melissa, 2005). There has been a strong relationship between psychopath and risk to re-offend sexually in terms of cognitive distortions (Haldaman, 2012). A meta-analytic review correlated anger and cognitive distortions with violence in violent offenders (Cherechi et.al., 2011). After analyzing the major themes it was also indicated that certain intervention plans can decrease the trigger of these negative thought processes. Trauma Focused interventions can help in understanding the dysfunctional attributions of painful emotions.

Cognitive distortions, Child sexual abuse, Interventions.

" Contextual Analysis on the Intensities of Cognitive Distortions of Children who witnessed Sexual Abuse.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no.555-562, October-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1810866.pdf

" Contextual Analysis on the Intensities of Cognitive Distortions of Children who witnessed Sexual Abuse.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no. pp555-562, October-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1810866.pdf