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Being raped generates an enormous amount of anxiety in the victim. This anxiety is the basis for an acute traumatic reaction called the rape trauma syndrome 1 The nucleus of the anxiety is the impact of the life-threatening or highly stressful experience on the individual.
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Burgess, A.W., Holmstrom, L.L. (1979). Adaptive Strategies and Recovery from Rape. In: Moos, R.H. (eds) Coping with Life Crises. The Springer Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7021-5_25
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