The U.S. Department of Justice classifies sexual victimization into 11 categories. Using their definitions, what distinguishes completed sexual coercion from completed rape?
a. Sexual coercion does not have to include any type of penetration, but rape includes
penetration by definition.
b. Sexual coercion does not have to include actual or threatened physical force, but rape
must include the use of actual or threatened force.
c. Sexual coercion refers to penetration with an object, whereas rape refers to
penetration with a body part.
d. Sexual coercion refers only to acts where penetration causes no outward signs of
physical damage, whereas rape refers to acts where penetration causes visible,
measurable physical damage to the body.
B
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Why is it important to understand the causes of mental disorders?
A. Effective treatment is not possible without such an understanding. B. Classification of disorders cannot be done without such information. C. Such knowledge might make both the prevention and successful treatment of mental disorders possible. D. Disagreements about the causes of psychopathology have long limited the advancements made in the study of abnormal psychology.
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a. environmental factors c. genetic factors b. failures to self-actualize d. cognitive factors