PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Acquaintance Rape, Incest
11 Apr 2013
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Most sexual harassment situations occur in either a work setting or a school setting. Most women experience anxiety, fear, self doubt, embarrassment, helplessness and depression. Research has found that females were more likely than males to believe that sexual harassment is a serious problem. Sexual assault is a term that includes sexual touching and other forms of unwanted sexual contact. Sexual assault is typically accompanied by psychological pressure, coercion or physical threats. Rape is a more specific kind of sexual assault. Rape can be defined as sexual penetration without the individual"s consent obtained by force. Rape is more common in cultures where women are clearly subordinate to men. Refers to rape by a person known to the rape survivor, who is not related by blood or marriage. Women who have been acquaintance raped are less likely to apply that term to the assault, and less likely to report it.
