Frazier's (2003) Research on Blame, Control, and Coping Among Victims

question 104

Multiple Choice

Frazier's (2003) research on blame, control, and coping among victims of rape indicates that

• A) assigning blame to the rapist or self leads to less stress.
• B) self-blame is only adaptive when it leads to feelings of future safety.
• C) blaming the assailant is the faster way to recover from the trauma.
• D) the most useful sense of control is over the past.

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