Ch. 14: Sexual Aggression and Coercion

hebephilia

attraction and arousal in adults focused on pubescent adolescents to post-pubescent mid-adolescents, consists of ages 11-14

ephebophilia

attraction and arousal in adults focused on the mid-to-late adolescents, includes attractions to those who are of legal age to consent, consists of ages 15-19

false memory syndrome

believed-in but untrue recollections of earlier events

rape

a forcible sexual assault involving penetration or attempted penetration

acquiantance rape/date rape

assault which may use force or the threat of force by a known perpetrator

tension building phase

poor communication and attempts by the victim to appease the abuser

violent phase

sudden violent outburst

reconciliation phase

abuser promises never to offent again and expresses genuine remorse

grudge stalking

done deliberately for the purposes of revenge and intimidation

erotomania

delusion that the person being stalked is attracted to the stalker

loser male hypothesis

a male unable to have a mate would commit sexual assault

increased fecundity hypothesis

selecting for more offspring by increased mating

Megan’s law

a federal sex offender tracking system that applies in all states

honor killings

gender violence which targets women for a perceived violation of family honor, murder is perpetrated by a member of family, primarily occurs in developing economies

forced marriage

adolescent women forced into marriage on threat of violence

acid attacks

throwing acid on women not behaving in a manner deemed appropriate, highest in predominantly Islamic regions of developing economie, not common in more industrialized societies

telephone scatologia

obscene telephone calls

sexual harassment

wide range of unwelcome behaviors that are sexual in nature

environmental harassment

involves a workplace or other environment which is hostile in terms of: sexual comments, offensive jokes, and tolerance for sexual innuendo or other sexualized or gender-based hostility

rape shield laws

laws that limit the introduction of evidence about a victim’s sexual history

intimate partner violence (IPV)

physical violence in an emotionally and sexually intimate relationship

civil commitment of sexually violent predators (SVPs)

legal principles permitting the commitment of people with a history of sexual offending who fit the profile of having a high risk of future offending so as to prevent imminent harm to self or others

quid pro quo harassment

requiring or implying that sex or some sexual act is necessary in exchange for obtaining or retaining a job, promotion, grade, or some other type of resource that the harasser and not the victim controls

dual relationship

may refer to an association or intimate relationship with someone—typically a health care or mental health professional—with whom one already has a professional relationship

date rape drugs

sedative agents such as Rohypnol or GHB which affect memory and reduce resistance to sexual pressure