Rape Trauma Syndrome Pros And Cons
Dangers of Rape Trauma Syndrome
La’Fattai Wheeler
Dr. Susan Lentz
CRJ 479: Violence Against Women
Abstract Rape is a very traumatic experience that a person can have. It is hard to even imagine what goes on in the heads of those who have been harmed sexually by, for the most part, someone they know. It is an experience that the un-raped population, no matter how much they tried, would never understand. During the post period after the rape has occurred, the victim faces obstacles mentally in her personal life, and legally, if he or she decides to pursue a case, for others to see. There are a lot of victims out there who will keep quiet about the situation choosing not to take it to court. Just imagine how the victim would feel …show more content…
There are four phases that are involved in the stress response to violence that are interrelated with the three response patterns of victims who were raped. The first phase of the stress response to violence “includes reactions of shock, disbelief, and denial to the [occurring] event with temporary paralysis of action and denial of sensory impression” (Burgess 98-99). This is pretty accurate. When a violent act is happening to a person, they are appalled that is it happening. They do not even want to believe that something of its stature would happen to them. This is directly related to the first phase of the response patterns of victims who were raped. Burgess mentioned that it is “defined as an acute phase, characterized by shock and disbelief followed by or alternating with fear and anxiety” (99). This phase happens in the moment when violent crime is happening. They are in shock and disbelief because, for the most part, they may have welcomed that person and may have felt comfortable with them at one point (they know the person). It could also be the complete opposite. They may not know the person at all and they are in shock that someone would do such a thing to them. The denial part come in when the victim give up and ultimately act as if the assault is not happening. They want to push the situation as far in the back of their mind as possible hoping that maybe it will
La’Fattai Wheeler
Dr. Susan Lentz
CRJ 479: Violence Against Women
Abstract Rape is a very traumatic experience that a person can have. It is hard to even imagine what goes on in the heads of those who have been harmed sexually by, for the most part, someone they know. It is an experience that the un-raped population, no matter how much they tried, would never understand. During the post period after the rape has occurred, the victim faces obstacles mentally in her personal life, and legally, if he or she decides to pursue a case, for others to see. There are a lot of victims out there who will keep quiet about the situation choosing not to take it to court. Just imagine how the victim would feel …show more content…
There are four phases that are involved in the stress response to violence that are interrelated with the three response patterns of victims who were raped. The first phase of the stress response to violence “includes reactions of shock, disbelief, and denial to the [occurring] event with temporary paralysis of action and denial of sensory impression” (Burgess 98-99). This is pretty accurate. When a violent act is happening to a person, they are appalled that is it happening. They do not even want to believe that something of its stature would happen to them. This is directly related to the first phase of the response patterns of victims who were raped. Burgess mentioned that it is “defined as an acute phase, characterized by shock and disbelief followed by or alternating with fear and anxiety” (99). This phase happens in the moment when violent crime is happening. They are in shock and disbelief because, for the most part, they may have welcomed that person and may have felt comfortable with them at one point (they know the person). It could also be the complete opposite. They may not know the person at all and they are in shock that someone would do such a thing to them. The denial part come in when the victim give up and ultimately act as if the assault is not happening. They want to push the situation as far in the back of their mind as possible hoping that maybe it will