CHAPTER ELEVEN 1. Answer: a. Sexual aggression is not always about a stranger perpetrating a sexual act on another; many perpetrators are known to the victim. 2. Answer: d. Date rape can be about anger, power, and miscommunication and can be made worse by alcohol and drug use. It is generally not around relaxed sexual rules in society. 3. Answer: d. Most victims of sexual harassment have more subtle threats and implications if they do not comply; only about 10 percent are threatened with termination if they do not go along with the perpetrator. 4. Answer: b. The majority of victims of sexual harassment in the military are women who have been perpetrated on by a male of higher rank or one in a supervisory position over the victim. 5. Answer: c. In general, each of these is a form of sexual abuse against a child; however, a parent bathing a child, as long as their physical boundaries are respected, does not have to be sexual abuse. 6. Answer: b. Incest with a parental perpetrator is considered to have the greatest potential damage to the child victim and is a common form of sexual abuse against children. 7. Answer: b. Each of these is true of the physical effects of rape and sexual assault except that the presence of physical damage to the genitals is not a requirement in reporting an assault. 8. Answer: d. Each of these is true except that gay men have an increased risk of rape compared to heterosexual men. 9. Answer: b. Each of these is a motivation behind rape except for male insecurity. Most of these men feel they will be somehow held in high-esteem by their male peers for their behavior. 10. Answer: a. Each of these increases the likelihood of severe symptoms after the event, except for dissociation, which can occur but does not necessarily affect symptom severity.
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