Unit 1 - Florida Council Against Sexual Violence

• And everything in between.
• There is no “typical” response – the response
depends on the individual.
Show slide, Acute early response.
Slide:
Acute Early Response
Speaking Points:
• Acute, early crisis response can last up to a month
or more:
• Emotional range of response for victims varies from
highly emotional to flat affect and anything in
between. An individual person’s reaction may vary,
as well, and move between the two extremes.
• Feelings of fear and shame are common.
• Psychobiology of trauma – memory problems, lack of
organization. Normal memories are organized and
chronological, like files in a file drawer. Memories
connected to trauma are more like taking the files in
the drawer and throwing them up in the air. The
files are all there, but finding them, particularly in
any order, can be very difficult.
• Post traumatic stress disorder:
• Intrusive Memories
• Physiological Arousal
• Emotional Numbing
• Hyper-arousal; easily startled
Show slide, Long-term Effects.
Slides:
Long-term Effects
Discuss and give examples.
FCASV Elder Sexual Abuse Trainer’s Guide 16
Unit 1