Facts
How many females under 18 are victims of sexual assault?
82% (10)
Is the National Sexual Assault Hotline confidential?
Yes (8)
True or False: Every child experiences symptoms of sexual abuse.
False: Not every child exhibits symptoms of sexual abuse (1)
What is the Traumagenic Dynamic?
a model for understanding sexual abuse
Who are more likely to be victims of sexual assault?
females aged 16-19 (10)
What is the National Sexual Assault Hotline?
800.656.HOPE (8)
What factors have an effect on the impact of sexual abuse?
Severity of the trauma, relationship to the abuser, parental support (1)
What are the 4 factors of the Traumagenic Dynamic?
traumatic sexualization, betrayal, powerlessness, stigmatization (3)
True or false: Perpetrators of child sexual abuse are more likely to know the victim.
True (10)
How can self-care help after trauma?
cope with the short- and long-term effects of a trauma like sexual assault (11)
What are some negative outcomes of sexual abuse?
Depression, PTSD, anger, poor coping skills (1)
What are some behavior manifestations of traumatic sexualization?
compulsive sexual behaviors, promiscuity, prostitution, aggressive sexual behaviors (4)
What are some protective factors for sexual abuse?
education, optimism, appropriate coping skills, support from the family and wider social environment (5)
What does Risk Reduction through Family Therapy try to target?
a broad range of trauma-related psychopathology and risk behaviors (7)
What helps during a flashback?
breathing, using the five senses (seeing, smelling, hearing, touching, tasting), telling yourself you're having a flashback (9)
What are the psychological impacts of stigmatization?
guilt, shame, lowered self-esteem, sense of differentness from other (4)
What is sexual abuse?
"any interaction between a child and an adult ( or another child) in which the child is used for the sexual stimulation of the perpetrator or on observer." (2)
What is Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
How can you prevent a flashback?
Be aware of warning signs, Identify what experiences trigger your flashbacks (9)
What are the dynamics of powerlessness?
body territory invaded, vulnerability continues over time, offender uses force or trickery to involve child, repeated experience of fear (4)