A Victim of a Sexual Assault Who Sits in the Emergency

question 8

Multiple Choice

A victim of a sexual assault who sits in the emergency department is rocking back and forth and repeatedly saying, "I can't believe I've been raped." This behaviour is characteristic of which stage of rape-trauma syndrome?

• A) The acute phase
• B) The long-term phase
• C) A delayed reaction
• D) The angry stage

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