Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) might occur to a victim after they have experienced the traumatic event of a crime. Explain what PTSD entails and how it is currently addressed

What will be an ideal response?


PTSD is a mental health/forensic psychology term for how victims react to being harmed by crime. One import angle to their research is the study of why some victims have PTSD and some do not. Victims who are more resilient in the aftermath of crime may have different personality traits, coping skills, inner resources, or belief systems to help them process the harm.

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The majority of teenagers who hang out have no serious problems

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Feminists have been instrumental in pushing for:

A. better programming for supervised women and girls. B. lighter sentences for women and girls. C. the reduction in incarceration for girls who commit status offenses. D. Both A and B E. Both a and c

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False pretenses or fraud differs from traditional larceny because:

a. false pretenses requires a "trespass in the taking.". b. the offender has lawful possession but not legal ownership of the possessions. c. the victims willingly give their possessions to the offender. d. false pretenses requires constructive intent.

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_________________ is a complex process of socially constructing and ascribing characteristics and meanings to biological racial categories

A. Microaggressions B. Socialization C. Interlocking Oppressions D. Racialization

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