ECP Psych Week 7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acquaintance rape | Rape committed by someone known to the victim. |
| anger rape | Rape distinguished by physical violence and cruelty to the victim. |
| childhood sexual abuse | Inappropriate sexual behavior with a child instigated by a perpetrator for purposes of the perpetrator's sexual pleasure or for economic gain through child prostitution or pornography. |
| date rape | Verbal coercion and deception to pressure a date into having sex. |
| family systems theory | The consideration of the structure, cohesion, adaptability, and communication patterns of families. |
| gang rape | Rape by a number of perpetrators against the same victim. |
| grooming behaviors | Behaviors used to gain the trust of children or family members before sexual abuse begins. The purpose is to persuade the victim to comply with the abuse. |
| marital rape | Rape in which the victim and perpetrator are in an intimate relationship. |
| power rape | Rape in which the intent of the rapist is to command and master the victim sexually. |
| rape | Any forced sexual activity, the key factor being the absence of consent. |
| rape-trauma syndrome | Symptoms of, or specific responses to, the experience of being raped; also, a nursing diagnosis. |
| sadistic rape | Forced sexual activity in which brutality is used for sexual excitement for the perpetrator. |
| sexual harassment | Unwanted and unwelcome sexual behavior that interferes with everyday life; a form of sexual violence. |
| sexual healing | An empowering process that enables survivors of sexual abuse to reclaim their sexuality as positive and pleasurable. |
| sexual violence | The use of threat, intimidation, force, and exploitation of authority with the goal of imposing one's will on a nonconsenting person for the purpose of personal gratification that may or may not be predominantly sexual in nature. |
| sibling incest | Sexual abuse in which the victim and perpetrator are siblings. |
| spiritual recovery | Regaining a sense of purpose in life, finding meaning in trauma, and learning to trust others once again. |
| affective violence | The verbal expression of intense anger and emotions; bullying, ugly taunts, disrespect, alienation, scapegoating, and physical threats. |
| antisocial behavior | Behavior that is against the norms of other individuals and society. |
| authority killing | Retaliation for real or imagined offenses; targets may be individuals or a building or structure that symbolizes the authority. |
| contextual sensitivity hypothesis | The belief that human behavior is highly sensitive to social contexts. |
| cyberstalking | The use of the Internet, e-mail, or other electronic communications to stalk another person. |
| gang | A group of people, often young, who band together, often for the purpose of conducting illegal or antisocial activities. |
| hate crimes | Crimes motivated by bias and hatred of minority groups. |
| nonspecific homicide | Homicide in which only the perpetrator knows the motive. |
| patricide/matricide homicide | Killing of one or both parents, often after many years of physical and sexual abuse. |
| predatory violence | Violence in which individuals are attacked who have done nothing to provoke the attack. |
| revenge homicide | Homicide in retaliation for real or imagined offenses. |
| school violence | Injury or death of students or staff that occur in or around school property. |
| stalking | The act of following, viewing, communicating with, or moving threateningly toward another person. May be accompained by property damage and assault. |
| street violence | Injury or death of people in their neighborhoods or other community settings. |
| workplace violence | Injury or death of individuals occurring at their place of employment. |
| acute stress disorder | A DSM-4 diagnosis for the initial symptoms of severe stress. |
| adventitious crisis | An unexpected crisis, such as a natural disaster. |
| bioterrorism | Terrorism committed with biological weapons. |
| cause-based terrorism | Terrorism based on a cause embracing a particular ideology. |
| chemical terrorism | Terrorism committed with chemical agents. |
| criminal terrorism | Terrorists that fund their cause by criminal behavior. |
| environmental terrorism | Terrorism based on environmental activism. |
| mass-casualty terrorism | Large-scale terrorism meant to cause large-scale damage. |
| nationalist terrorism | Terrorism that pushes forth the agenda of a particular ethnic group. |
| natural disaster | Unanticipated disaster, such as hurricanes and tornadoes. |
| posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | An anxiety disorder characterized by a constant anticipation of danger and a phobic avoidance of triggers that remind the person of the original trauma; other characteristics include irritability, aggression, and flashbacks. |
| primary prevention | Interventions aimed at decreasing the severity of a response. |
| radiological terrorism | Terrorism committed with radiological agents. |
| revolutionary terrorism | Terrorism meant to frighten those persons that have power and those who support them in order to replace them with an alternative form of government. |
| secondary prevention | Interventions aimed to meet the immediate needs of individuals and the community. |
| state-sponsored terrorism | Terrorism that occurs when an oppressive government terrorizes its citizens into submission and obedience and squashes political dissonance. |
| terrorism | Premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience. |
| terrorist group | Any group practicing or having significant subgroups that practice international terrorism. |
| tertiary prevention | Interventions aimed to meet the care goals of individuals and communities on a long-term basis. |
| loss | To be deprived of in terms of a person, object, self-esteem, or control. |
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