Consequence Of Victimization Chapter 1 Analysis

There are several consequences of victimization that are discussed in Daigle’s book. These are consequences that the victim did not ask for, but will have to live with the rest of the life anyways. Someone else decided that it did matter what happened to this fellow human being. Instead, all that mattered was the gratification of taking something from another, whether that be their innocence, property, their life, etc. Below, I will discuss each consequence provided by Daigle in Chapter 3. The first of the consequences discussed by Daigle is physical injury. We are aware that physical injury is a very possible occurrence in the process of victimization. The extent of the physical injury is determined by the severity of the action taken against
The first is depression, but it is not always the crying with a blanket that you picture when you think about depression. Depression can appear in several different ways, including sleep disturbances, or changing in eating habits, whether it is more or less. There can also be feelings of guilt or worthlessness, as well as irritability. The biggest sign of depression is often the lack of interest in anything else going on in the world. A person may often withdraw from the world, and show no motivation to even change their clothes. The second possible experience is a reduction in self-esteem. We see this more often with female victims. Research has found that self-esteem in teenage girls is reduced when victimized by peers, and a reduction in self-worth occurs when their anxiety levels are elevated. These effects on a person are not always temporary. In fact, often times there are long term, permanent effects on a person’s self esteem, especially if they have been sexually victimized. The last response of victimization is elevated anxiety. People who struggle with anxiety are more likely to experience a range of different emotional and physical symptoms. Anxiety is usually described as an irrational and excessive fear of everything, intense worry, tension, restlessness, irritability, and difficulty concentrating. The physical symptoms are racing or beating heart, sweating, digestion issues,
PTSD occurs when someone experiences or witnesses a traumatic event that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury to themselves or others. In order for a person to be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, a person must have felt intense fear, helplessness or horror in response to the event, and then later re-experienced the situation through flashbacks, nightmares, etc. Sometimes a person will be having a flashback and act out what they are “seeing”, unintentionally causing harm to another person. In order to prevent that from happening, the person must avoid any stimuli that might trigger the reaction. Often those with PTSD will experience a lack of interest in life, as well as hyperarousal. Women are more likely than men to experience post-traumatic stress disorder. Although it is estimated that a quarter of all victims will experience PTSD, it is much higher in rape victims, at nearly thirty-five