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Active resistance is considered to be the ‘normal’ reaction during rape. However, studies have indicated that similar to animals, humans exposed to extreme threat may react with a state of… Click to show full abstract
Active resistance is considered to be the ‘normal’ reaction during rape. However, studies have indicated that similar to animals, humans exposed to extreme threat may react with a state of involuntary, temporary motor inhibition known as tonic immobility. The aim of the present study was to assess the occurrence of tonic immobility during rape and subsequent post‐traumatic stress disorder and severe depression.
Keywords:
post traumatic;
immobility;
stress disorder;
tonic immobility;
disorder severe;
traumatic stress
Journal Title: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Year Published: 2017
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