PSY 3122 Chapter : Ch 16 - Sexual Coercion.docx

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3122
• Professor: Lisa Henry

Document Summary

Statistics: according to statistics canada report in 2008, 86% of women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime, however according to the ottawa coalition to end. Violence against women(2009)only 1in 10 sexual assaults are reported to police: sexual assaults are commonly committed by someone known to the survivor, (46%) family members,(24%) partner, (5%) former spouse, strangers(18%) Statistics canada 2011c: according to statistics canada general social survey(2004-2007); (72%) survivors of sexual assault confided in friends/family and (41%) turned to informal supports. (i. e. the orcc crisis line receives 1540 calls a year ) What reactions do you think are common to survivors of childhood sexual assault and recent sexual assault: societal embarrassed, shameful, lose trust in strangers. Interpersonal lose trust in people, disconnect from friends: global may perceive the world as a much darker place than it really is. Boundaries you need to set when working with someone with rape. Debriefing a hard situation and signing off of crisis line.