PSYC 365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Pelvic Pain, Marital Rape, Date Rape
13 Nov 2017
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The definition of rape differs in each state. Victim may not be able to give consent. 28% had experienced an act that met the legal definition of rape. A woman has a 15-25% chance of being raped in her lifetime. Mental health more likely to develop anxiety, depression, ptsd, suicidal thoughts/behaviors. Physical health stis, pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, other sexual disorders. 40% of adolescent participants reported they were raped by someone they knew. Most common form of rape, especially on college campuses. Typically caused by a miscommunication; alcohol only makes this worse. Men tend to misinterpret a woman"s friendliness as an invitation for sexual encounter. Profile of a rapist no typical rapist. Most women have a fear of rape limits/changes their behavior in certain situations/activities. Unable = intoxicated or unconscious: violent home environment, delinquency, sexual promiscuity, hostile masculine personality, victim precipitated. It"s the victims fault, she asked for it. : psychopathology of rapists .
