Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Sexual Predator, Pedophilia, Sexual Assault

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Touching, forced oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse, sexual violence etc. Initially, rape was defined as heterosexual intercourse by a man on a women who was not his wife. 1983 the criminal code was amended sexual assault any nonconsensual sexual activity. Sexual assault by an acquaintance is much more common than assault by a stranger often termed (cid:498)date rape(cid:499) Men tend to think women"s friendliness and warmth indicates sexual interest. Sexually aggressive men likely have a (cid:498)suspicious schema(cid:499) where they think women do not. Consent must be established communicate what they actually mean date rape drugs. After a sexual assault on a women, high levels of distress generally peak at about 3 weeks post assault. Improvement generally show ~ 2-3 months after. Fear, anxiety, self-esteem problems generally still present. However this is not always the case, some people experience post-traumatic growth. Victim blaming woman is (cid:498)asking for it(cid:499) Psychopathology of sex offenders committed by a psychologically disturbed man.