PSYC 3020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse, Anxiety Disorder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3020
• Professor: Dan Yarmey

Document Summary

In 2008, 63 in 100 000 people reported sexual assaults to the canadian police, a slight drop in previous years. Victims don"t report because: its not important enough, already been dealt with, too personal, don"t want the cops involved. Children, youth and women are most highly victimized. 127 rapists reported almost double female child victim and equal child male victims. Any non-consensual sexual act by either a male or a female person to either a male or a female person, regardless of the relationship between the people involved. Divided into 3 levels of severity: simple sexual assault (max 10 years sentence), sexual assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm (max 14 years), and aggravated sexual assault (max life). Child victims of sexual abuse develop short and long term problems. 70% experience psychological symptoms a year post rape. Long term problems: substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, prostitution.