In educating a group of women at a community center, the nurse talks about the myths surrounding sexual assault. What topics would the nurse include? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Older women are less likely to be sexually assaulted.
2. Rape is universal, and all societies have rape.
3. Women who party and do drugs set themselves up for sexual assault.
4. If the woman just relaxes, it will be over, and she might even like it.
5. Women lie about rape as an act of revenge.
2, 4, 5
Explanation: 2. Rape is not universal to all societies, and not all men rape women.
4. Rape is an act of violence in which the perpetrator uses sex as a weapon to control, intimidate, and violate the victim.
5. While false allegations of rape do occur, they are the exception, not the rule.
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