Coercive Sexual Activity Directed at Someone with Whom the Perpetrator

question 59

Short Answer

Coercive sexual activity directed at someone with whom the perpetrator is at least casually acquainted.

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Definitions:

Caregiver

An individual who provides care to someone who is unable to fully care for themselves; this can include parents, family members, or professional caregivers.

Process Of Internalization

The psychological process through which individuals integrate and adopt external norms, values, and beliefs as their own.

Child's Personality

The combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of a child; it is the distinct set of personality traits and patterns that evolve over childhood.

Strange Situation

A paradigm used to test attachment in young children that involves separation from a parent.