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Rape Trauma Syndrome Analysis

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Imagine being in a situation where you were drunk at a party and a stranger offers to take you home. However, instead of taking you home, they take you to their place and you ended up being a victim of rape. After that situation, one would feel traumatized because they would have emotional disturbance because they keep remembering that night. This is called Rape Trauma Syndrome because they would feel depressed, angry, and shocked that this happened to them. In this article, I learned that there are programs that can help with victims who have experience these types of events. For instance, the article states that there are there are two types of therapy that helps as follows: “Self-assertion training and supportive group therapy belong to the traditional forms of treatment” (Schneider 2001:587). In order for anyone to let go of their traumatizing past, they have to talk about it. Although it is hard for anyone to talk about those situations in detail, it is better than keeping it bottled inside. …show more content…

For instance, the article explains how situations like this can do damage to the victim and the covictims. An example in the article that states how their intimate partner would be hurt by this situation as follows: “Husbands and the intimate partners of women who have been raped by another man react with anger or suffer from feelings of powerlessness, vulnerability, and guilt.” (Schneider 2001:584). I would assume family, friends, and their intimate partner would give their support and empathy towards the victim because they are not emotionally stable. However, I did not know that it can affect those who are important to them. Another thing that I found interesting is there is an increase on the probability of revictimization for those who have been victimized before. Although this is hard to believe, it is unfortunate that they have to re-experience those events with another

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