Tonic immobility during sexual assault – a common reaction predicting post‐traumatic stress disorder and severe depression
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DOI: 10.1111/aogs.13174
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… read more here.
Keywords: post traumatic; immobility; stress disorder; tonic immobility ... See more keywords