Sexual Assault – Flashcards

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The majority of victims of sexual assault are _______
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female
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T/F Rape and sexual assault are not used interchangeably
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False
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Any non sensual contact between two or more people Sexual organs of one person or more Regardless of sex or martial status With or without penetration With or without physical injury Vaginal oral or anal contact
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rape/sexual assault
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T/F In state of Ga, only a female can be raped
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True
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A continual process by which partners each mutually agree and give permission to sexual contact without force, coercion or threat
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Consent
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Behaviors that compel someone to engage in sexual activity
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Coercion
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List different acts that would be considered sexual assault
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sexual assault continuum
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The term ______ of rape is often used for emergency department response and early impact
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Victim
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_________ is term of rape for later periods of recovery
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survivor
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Victim does not know who the attacker is Frequently thought of as a "blitz attack" The attacker may know who the victim is Less likely that friends, family ,law enforcement, or medical personnel will blame the victim
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Stranger rape
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When two people know each other somehow or well known friend The nature of the victim offender relationship exists on a continuum from slight acquaintance to former husband or lover
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Acquaintance rape
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when two people go out on a traditional prearranged date, subsequently a rape occurs When two people meet at a gathering, subsequently a rape occurs Often times the situation is not labeled as rape by the victim or perpetrator
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date rape
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Every ___ minutes someone in the US is sexually assaulted
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2
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1 in __ women are sexually assaulted
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6
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1 in ___ men are sexually assaulted in their lifetime
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22
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____% of victims are under the age of 18
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44
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_____% of victims are under the age of 30
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80
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____% of assaults go unreported
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59
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Sexual assault has fallen by ____% in recent years
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60
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_____% of female students on our campus have had unwanted sexual contact or experience either before starting college, after starting college, or both before and after starting college
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24.7
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_____% of male students on our campus have had unwanted sexual contact or experience either before starting college , after stating college or both before and after starting college
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9.8
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_____% of females carry mace or pepper spray to defend themselves vs. ___% of males
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42.2, 4
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1 out of very ___ American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime
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6
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_______ million American women have been victims of attempted or completed rape
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17.7
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___ out every 10 rape victims were female in 2003
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9
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Lifetime rate of rape/Attempted rape for women by race: White women=_____% Black women= ______% Asian Pacific Islander women= _____% American Indian/Alaskan women = _____-% Mixed race women= _____%
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17.7,18.8,6.8,34.1,24.4
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About ____% of American men or 1 in _____ have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime
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3,33
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T/F 2.78 million men in the U.S have been victims of sexual assault or rape
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true
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____-% of sexual assaulted and rape victims are under age 12
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15
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Ages ___ to _____ are the highest risk years for rape
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12,34
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Girls ages 16-19 are __ times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault
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4
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___% of girls in grades 5-8 and ____% of girls in grades 9-12 said they had been sexually abused
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7, 12
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___% of boys grades 5- 8 and ___% of boys in grades 9-12 said they had been sexual abused
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3,5
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In 1995 local child protection service agencies identified ________ who were victims of either substantiated or indicated sexual abuse
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126,000
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_____% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker 34.2% of were __________ 58.7% were _____________ 7% were _____________
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93, family member, acquaintance, stranger
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What are 6 physical effects of sexual assault
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genital trauma, pregnancy, sexual dysfunction, substance abuse, STIs, non-genital physical injury
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The incidence of pregnancy for one time unprotected sexual intercourse is ___%
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5
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RAINN estimates that there were _______ pregnancies that resulted from rape in 2004-2005
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3,204
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What are 5 psychological impacts of sexual assault
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anxiety, fear, depression, suicidal ideation, self blame, shame, post traumatic stress disorder
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Victims of sexual assault are ___ times more likely to suffer from depression
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3
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Victims of sexual assault are ___ times more likely to suffer from PTSD
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6
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Victims of sexual assault are ____ times more likely to abuse alcohol
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13
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Victims of sexual assault are ____ times more likely to abuse drugs
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26
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Victims of sexual assault are ___ times more likely to contemplate suicide
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4
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T/F Partners, family and close friends (secondary or indirect victims) often suffer many of the same initial and long term symptoms as the victim does
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True
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What are 5 possible reasons why a victim of sexual assault may not report it
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fear of other people finding out, denial/ minimization, fear of not being believed, fear of being blame or self blame, fear of retaliation by perpetrator or others,
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T/F According to the FBI's 2004 Uniform Crime Reports 94,635 women reported being raped in 2004
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True
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For every woman who is raped and reports her rape to the law enforcement , an additional __ to ___ are raped and do not report their rapes to law enforcement
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4,15
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T/F Victims are more likely to report their rapes if they know their assailant
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false
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T/F Rape is often perpetrated by a stranger
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false
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T/F A woman is statistically more likely to be raped by someone she knows
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true
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T/F Women cannot be raped by their husbands
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False
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T/F Rape cannot happen in same gender relationships
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False
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_____ is a culture in which a male character continuing to pursue a female character despite being turned down is depicted as romantic
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rape culture
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__________ is an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excuse in the media and popular culture.
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rape culture
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__________ is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of women's bodies and the glamorization of sexual violence, thereby creating a society that disregards womens rights and safety
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rape culture
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An example of ____________ and its affect on women is limiting behavior because of fear of rape
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rape culture
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The _______ is legacy of rape culture
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cycle of fear
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What are 5 examples of rape culture
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blaming victim, rape jokes, tolerance of sexual harassment, pressure on men to score, assuming only promiscuous women get raped
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What are 5 ways to combat rape culture?
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get educated about sexual violence, get involved in a community group to end violence, define your own manhood/womanhood, avoid using language that objectifies or degrades women, think critically about the medias messages
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What are 3 things you can do to help someone who has been raped
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avoid blame, listen , help victim located appropriate resources,
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The number one thing to remember when helping a friend who says they were raped is to _________ them
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believe
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The number of false reports of rape is the same as any other violent crime, less than ____%
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2
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What are 5 options victims have following an attack?
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do nothing, report to police, if a student report to university, seek medical attention, call a crisis hotline
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Prevention lies with ______ and not potential victims
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assailants
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