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  2. Child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS) is a syndrome proposed by Roland C. Summit in 1983 to describe how he believed sexually abused children responded to ongoing sexual abuse. He said children "learn to accept the situation and to survive.

  3. Child sexual abuse - Wikipedia

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    Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child (whether by asking or pressuring, or by other means), indecent exposure , child grooming , and ...

  4. Rape trauma syndrome - Wikipedia

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    A criticism of rape trauma syndrome as currently conceptualized is that it delegitimizes a person's reaction to rape by describing their coping mechanisms, including their rational attempts to struggle through, survive the pain of sexual assault, and to adapt to a violent world, as symptoms of disorder.

  5. Post-traumatic stress disorder - Wikipedia

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    Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [b] is a mental and behavioral disorder [8] that develops from experiencing a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, warfare and its associated traumas, natural disaster, traffic collision, or other threats on a person's life or well-being.

  6. Kansas ended statutes of limitation for child sex crimes, but ...

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    Most children that experience sexual assault don’t disclose that it occurred until well into adulthood, and the average age someone reports sex abuse is 52 years old, according to Child USA, a ...

  7. Effects and aftermath of rape - Wikipedia

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    Secondary victimization is the re-traumatization of the sexual assault, abuse, or rape victim through the responses of individuals and institutions. Types of secondary victimization include victim blaming and inappropriate post-assault behavior or language by medical personnel or other organizations with which the victim has contact. [37]

  8. Law gives child sex assault victims more time to file suits - AOL

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    The law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom gives victims of childhood sexual abuse until age 40, or five years from discovery of the abuse, to file civil lawsuits. It also suspends the statute of ...

  9. Child abuse - Wikipedia

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    Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent abuses a child for sexual stimulation. [45] Sexual abuse refers to the participation of a child in a sexual act aimed toward the physical gratification or the financial profit of the person committing the act.