Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Sexual Assault, Sexual Coercion, Flunitrazepam

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

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Children under age 16 cannot be considered to have consented to sexual activity with an adult as this is considered child sexual abuse. The rate of reported sexual assault has been decreasing. In about half of these incidents the perpetrator was someone the victim knew. Date rape: sexual assault by someone who is known to the victim. Is much more frequent than sexual assault by a stranger. Miscommunication may contribute to sexual assault in dating relationships. Partner sexual assault: sexual assault of a person by their current or former marital or common-law spouse or other intimate partner (more than half) A man might sexually assault his female partner from many motives, including anger, power and domination. Women who have experienced sexual assault are more likely to show several types of psychological distress, including anxiety, depression, suicide ideation and attempts, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Da(cid:373)age to (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s ph(cid:455)sical health (cid:373)a(cid:455) result fro(cid:373) se(cid:454)ual assault.