Crisis Counseling Quiz

Rape Trauma Syndrome, as defined by Burgess and Holmstrom, is a cluster of [blank_start]emotional[blank_end] responses to the extreme stress experience by the survivor during the sexual assault.

More specifically, RTS is a response to the profound fear of _____________that almost all survivors experience during the assault.

RTS occurs in two phases: ______________ phase and the _________________ phase.

All survivors will exhibit the same range of emotions in response to sexual violence.

The role of the advocate in providing crisis counseling is to analyze the feelings of the survivor, interpret what they need and make appropriate suggestions.

List the two emotional styles a survivor is likely to display?

What is the most common type of sexual assault?

RVA Medical Advocates help survivors of sexual violence by taking over for the survivor, telling them what they need to do, making suggestions, making decisions for them so that they don't feel overwhelmed.

You can tell if a sexual assault actually occurred by the way the victim is acting.

Studies on the neurobiology of trauma tells us that there are three survival modes that a victim of trauma might experience. If a survivor is not drugged or unconscious, what are the three responses that their survival drive may have to the traumatic event?

During a sexual assault, what part of the brain is activated to release survival hormones?

Name the four survival hormones released by the brain during a sexual assault.

The amount of each of the four survival hormones released during an attack will differ from person to person.

When the brain releases a high level of catecholamine (which primes the brain for a fight or flight response) and a low level of cortisol (which makes energy available), the victim is likely to experience what type of response?

The absence of fighting back during an attack is a hormonally controlled trauma reaction.

Advocates are committed to providing ___________________ support.

By providing non-judgmental support and offering options, advocates _________________ survivors of sexual violence.

Listening is an important part of crisis intervention. What do you do when a survivor does not want to talk about what happened to them?

Validating is an important part of crisis intervention. If a survivor tells you that they are stupid for agreeing to go on a date with the assailant after their friend had warned them about his "shady behavior." How do you respond?

Normalizing is an important part of crisis intervention. A survivor tells you that they feel more angry at their partner for blaming them for the assault than they feel toward the assailant. How do you respond?

What are three statements you should always feel comfortable communicating to a survivor?