Defenitions
What is stalking?
Unwanted survaillance
type of stalking is committed by a current or former partner?
Intimate Partner Stalking.
Excessive and repetitive attempts to win the target over, often disguised as friendship or courtship
Hyperintimacy
What describes fear-inducing way of stalking?
stalking
type of stalking is committed by someone known to the victim but not intimately
Acquaintance Stalking
Refers to stalker getting as much information as he can about the target’s life, movement, and patterns of activity
Surveillance
what is it when someone does unwanted surveillance online?
Cyberstalking
Type of stalking done by a stranger?
Stranger stalking
Strategies in which stalker attempts to irritate and
inconvenience the target through persistent interference in victim’s daily life
Harrasment
What psychological condition can result from being stalked?
PTSD
What is the main difference between cyberstalking and other types of stalking?
Cyber stalking is done virtually, sometimes with fake accounts
When stalker joins same clubs/groups, shows up at same places, and tries to engage with the person who is the obsession of the stalker
Interactional Contact
What is the name of someone who engages in stalking?
Stalker
Which type of stalking involves repeated unwanted communication through online platforms?
Cyberstalking
Refers to when stalker’s method of contact is violent; it
can include kidnappings and assaults
Threat and Coersion