"I just became like a log of wood … I was paralyzed all over my body": women's lived experiences of tonic immobility following rape
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07471
Abstract: Tonic immobility is considered the last involuntary self-protecting act/mechanism experienced by victims of rape when they are under attack. It is associated with trauma related mental health risks post-rape. Despite this, tonic immobility has not… read more here.
Keywords: immobility; rape victims; became like; tonic immobility ... See more keywords