MGG2602 Sexual Trauma (2020 - Semester 1 - Assignment 1)

MGG2602 – Sexual Trauma 2020 – Semester 1 – Assignment 1 Question 1: A traumatic event may affect witnesses and those who have direct contact with the victim, which is termed indirect traumatisation. 1. True 2. False Question 2: The symptoms experienced by victims of indirect trauma cannot be identical to those experienced by victims of direct trauma. 1. True 2. False Question 3: Female genital mutilation, which is one of the traditional practices in some African cultures, may result in sexual trauma. 1. True 2. False Question 4: Rape and sexual abuse are the most obvious forms of sexual trauma. 1. True 2. False Question 5: People are generally more open and permissive regarding premarital sexual intercourse; same sex sexuality and extramarital sexual intercourse than they were in the past. 1. True 2. False Question 6: The following subjects of sexuality, namely masturbation, same gender sexuality and premarital sexuality are still considered a taboo nowadays. 1. True 2. False Question 7: Parents who commit incest may also have been raised in families where they were sexually abused. 1. True 2. False Question 8: Sexual experimentation, manifesting itself in different forms at different times of development, is also part of the growing child`s quest for identity. 1. True 2. False Question 9: Extrafamilial sexual abuse describes sexual abuse committed by offenders who are related to their victims. 1. True 2. False Question 10: Adults who have been sexually abused as children may accept abuse as a valid family rule and may later transfer it to their own family. 1. True 2. False Question 11: Sexual offenders are not defensive about their actions and do not blame their victims for the abuse. 1. True 2. False Question 12: Sexual abuse is an exploitation of the child`s basic needs for affection and acceptance. 1. True 2. False Question 13: Intrafamilial sexual abuse refers to sexual relations between a child and a family member, extended family member or surrogate parent figure. 1. True 2. False Question 14: It is compulsory for any person who has contact with a child and who suspects that the child is being sexually, physically or emotionally abused to report it to the police, a child welfare agency or social workers. 1. True 2. False Question 15: Suspected child sexual abuse should be reported to a child welfare society and not to one of the child protection units (CPUs) of the South African Police Service (SAPS). 1. True 2. False Question 16: Sexual abuse usually occurs in secret with only two people knowing what happened – the perpetrator and the victim. 1. True 2. False Question 17: An intermediary is required to ask the child questions in a simple way, although some of the meanings should be changed. 1. True 2. False Question 18: Healing can only begin with the survivor at the steering wheel and other people may offer advice, support, assistance and care but none of those will “cure” the survivor. 1. True 2. False Question 19: "Statutory rape" is a term used to refer to consensual intercourse that takes place between an adult and a child who is younger than 18 years. 1. True 2. False Question 20: A prostitute cannot be raped once she has been paid for her services. 1. True 2. False