HSCI 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Assault, Paraphilia
19 Sep 2012
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Spousal sexual assault: sexual assault of a person by his or her current or former marital or common-law spouse. Peak high distress 3 weeks after event, then continues at a high for next month then improvement 2-3 months after event. Post-traumatic stress disorder: long-term psychological distress suffered by someone who has experienced a terrifying event. Post-traumatic growth: positive life changes and psychological development following exposure to trauma. Psychopathology of sex offenders: act by a disturbed man. Feminist: views these acts as product of gender-role socialization, male showing their power. Social disorganization: a disrupted community which cannot enforce its norms against crime. Decide early if you would like to have intercourse. Intrafamilial sexual abuse: sexual contact between a child and an adult who is the child"s relative or caregiver, such as a step father. Sexual abused children are more likely to develop post traumatic stress disorder and things such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, alcohol and rug dependence later in life.
