Treatment of Fear and Anxiety in Victims of Rape

• NCJ Number: 122885
• Author(s): D G Kolpatrick
• Date Published: 1984
• Length: 76 pages
• Grant Number(s): MH29602
• Sponsoring Agency: Medical University of South Carolina
• Corporate Author: National Institute of Mental Health
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A series of interrelated experiments were conducted to examine the identification and treatment of rape-related fear and anxiety responses.

Abstract

The subjects studied were approximately 300 rape victims and a comparison group of 200 nonvictims. The results obtained demonstrate that fear and anxiety are significant problems for many rape victims and that fear, anxiety, and avoidance behavior can be acquired through classical conditioning in a rape experience. 10 tables, 35 figures. (Author abstract modified)