Sexual Assault Renae Franiuk is an assistant professor at Aurora University in Illinois and helps her readers understand the broadness of the term, sexual assault. Franiuk explains that "in most states, the legal definitions of first- and second-degree sexual assault involve nonconsensual sexual contact and/or intercourse" (Franiuk 2007). Meaning that any unwanted or forced sexual conduct is grounds for sexual assault. Franiuk held a controlled classroom experiment that asked 61 female and male students if a certain scenario would be considered sexual assault (Franiuk 2007). With a total of 8 scenarios, Franiuk proves that there is no clear cut definition that indicates whether a situation is consensual or not. Her data showed that in a scenario when the victim verbally says no, that the activity was in
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When a victim is sexually assaulted the PTSD can and will influence the way they respond to that pain (Ashby and Kaul 2016). Some of the effects the PTSD can have on sexual assault victims are feelings of "depression, suicidality, eating disorders, anxiety, and substance abuse" (Ashby and Kaul 2016). The worse the attack the worse the PTSD will be (Ashby and Kaul 2016).
Empirical Research Study on PTSD In an empirical research article, Posttraumatic Play in Young Children Exposed to Terrorism: An Empirical Study, the question of what aspects of posttraumatic play (PTP) in young children exposed to terrorism affects the relations of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Cohen Dr., E., Chazan, S., Lerner, M., & Maimon, E.) is posed. The purpose of the empirical research was to study the play activity of young children that have been exposed to terror events in an attempt to validate the characteristics of PTP associated with PTSD and posttraumatic distress (Cohen Dr., E.,
When a victim is sexually assaulted the PTSD can and will influence the way they respond to that pain (Ashby and Kaul 2016). Some of the effects the PTSD can have on sexual assault victims are feelings of "depression, suicidality, eating disorders, anxiety, and substance abuse" (Ashby and Kaul 2016). The worse the attack the worse the PTSD will be (Ashby and Kaul 2016).
Empirical Research Study on PTSD In an empirical research article, Posttraumatic Play in Young Children Exposed to Terrorism: An Empirical Study, the question of what aspects of posttraumatic play (PTP) in young children exposed to terrorism affects the relations of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Cohen Dr., E., Chazan, S., Lerner, M., & Maimon, E.) is posed. The purpose of the empirical research was to study the play activity of young children that have been exposed to terror events in an attempt to validate the characteristics of PTP associated with PTSD and posttraumatic distress (Cohen Dr., E.,