A victim of a sexual assault that occurred approximately 1 hour earlier sits in the emergency department rocking back and forth and repeatedly saying, "I can't believe I've been raped."
This behavior is characteristic of which phase of the rape trauma syndrome?
a. Acute phase
b. Outward adjustment phase
c. Long-term reorganization phase
d. Anger phase
ANS: A
The victim's response is typical of the acute phase and evidences cognitive, affective, and behavioral disruptions. The response is immediate and does not include a display of behaviors suggestive of the outward adjustment, long-term, or anger phase.
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