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Mental traumas haunt victims
trauma attached to a rape can life, the ability to cope and con
last months.
trol afterward are zero,” she
“At times the victim may said. It is then that the advocate
{cond in a series
never overcome the effects of must assess the victim’s mental
Rarely are the victims of rape the crime,” she said. Hokinson state, and try to stabilize her.
J rape attempts in the stated that three facilities are “The victim may be dealing
available for referral either with humiliation; afraid to talk
¡ckamas County area subject
before or after medical atten about it, feel physically
^severe physical abuse.
“Most of the trauma they suf- tion has taken place: The Men degraded, and have basic fears
r is psychological,” said Roi tal Health County Complex, of death, and the loss of friends
okinson, director of the Marylhurst Campus Coun and family members,” Hokin
lackamas County Victims seling Services and the Com son said.
munity Action Crisis Line open
¡[vices Unit, (VSU).
Individuals differ in attitude
between
5 p.m. and 1 a.m.
.and background. The rape vic
In the three-year history of
tim is no exception.
¡VSU, no more than two
At the hospital, the rape vic
One is the hysterical victim,
pe victims suffered broken tim advocate is nearby. Im
mes, falls or injuries that mediately, a rapport must take who many of us are familiar
quired extensive medical at- place between victim and with in her portrayl by the
media. “This is the stereotyped
ntion. The majority of rape counselor.
victim: screaming, fighting, and
rtims enter the hospital with
“You have to let the victim
is and bruises that mend in a know you can be trusted, and carrying on,” she said. Of the
last 37 incidents, not one could
alter of weeks.
be a source of information and
be classified in this category,
comfort,” she said.
¡According to Hokinson,
according to Hokinson. “The
iedical facilities like Willamette
As a result of the assault, only real reason we retain ths
ills Hospital, Dwyer Hospital, many times the victim doesn’t classification is to break the
jeridian Hospital, and Sun- know what has happened, myth that everyone links bet
side Kaiser account for can’t comprehend it, and ween hysterics and rape. Sure,
early 100 percent of the coun- doesn’t know what will happen there may be a brief period of
s needs in treatment of rape in the future.
time when the victim is excited
drape attempt victims.
“The victim has simply lost and
presents
hysterical
While wounds heal in a mat- control. During the attempt the behavior, but the fact is that the
of weeks, the mental victim was out of control of her body will not permit hysterics
y Kelly Laughlin
for any length of time. The
mental strain of the act is so
tremendous, that the body
would not be able to take it,”
she said.
The controlled victim ac-
counts for 35 percent of the
rapes in this area. They are
described as the least expected
victim because they handle the
crime in a business-like man-
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tage lasts, Oregon can produce
its own gas,” Gillaspie said.
“The alcohol can be more
than a, 10 percent mixture and
can be used with any gas,” she
said.
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irently being debated by the
islature in Salem.
Gasohol is a mixture of at
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mon unleaded gasoline.
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manol alcohol.”
Gasohol has other advan-
|K besides saving money,
Ar said. “The alcohol has
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feline. The alcohol when
’feed is pollutant free,”
Ar said. “I’m not sure, but
•b the alcohol in gas it may
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wording to Janet Gillaspie,
aide to Representative
h Fadeley of Lane
“ity, the mixture does have
•knock properties. “This is
¡use the knocking is caused
Hie lack of octane in the
■Gasohol will raise the oc-
! level, since methanol has
'¡Sher octane level than
largas,” Gillaspie said.
!P. Fadeley actually in
deed six gasohol bills to the
legislature.
the inability to accurately ver
balize.
The family’s role in the
healing process of the victim is
tremendous, according to
Hokinson. Hokinson found it
more difficult three years ago to
get family support than it is
today. Only occasionally does
the family need counseling, she
said.
‘While wounds heal in a matter of weeks,
the mental trauma attached to a rape can
last months.’
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ner. They are “very calm,
“If the family comes into the
cool, and seemingly under hospital while the victim is
control.
Many times the being treated, I first assure
dispatch who receives the them that the victim is not
report can’t believe it’s real,” physically injured, and right
Hokinson stated.
“But the now, she needs lots of love and
controlled victim is sup support from them,” Hokinson
pressing all the anxiety and fear said.
she really possesses. In time,
The family, who Hokinson
the affects of the incident will describes as “significant others”
take palce, and that hard can take on three types of
veneer will crack.” she said.
behavior, as a result of the
The angry victim, which in crime. The majority are angry
cludes 38 percent of all repor at the assailant, which is a reac
ted rape crimes, is the easiest to tion that can be channeled,
treat, said Hokinson. “Anger is while many others feel self
a healthy reaction, that you can guilt.
translate from ‘I’d like to kill
“This reaction usually is the
him,’ to, ‘I’ll never let that hap ‘what ifs’ condition. Things
pen to me again.’ Anger can like, ‘If 1 hadn’t lent her the
oe cnanneiea trom a negative keys to the car, or ‘I should
to a positive reaction. Usually have gone with her to the
the angry victim of an assault store,’ ” Hokinson said.
has been attacked in an area
One-third of the parents
that she had control of, be it place blame on the victim.
her home or office. Not only “These are the ones that
has she lost control of her per usually need counseling^ They
sonal space, but her place of either think she promoted it,
ownership or residence,” she set herself up, or even asked
said.
for it,” she said.
Naive
or
non-
The myths attached to rape,
communicative victims cover however, are breaking up, ac
the remaining 35 percent of cording to Hokinson. “I
rape victims.
The non- remember 10 years ago when
communicative victim has nobody even mentioned the
trouble talking about the act word rape and 50 years ago,
from the onset.
the crime,;under any circum
“She can hardly report the stances, was the victim’s fault;
crime because she’s so upset. that included even wife bat
As a result, the healing process tering, and incest,®®she said.
is more difficult, both for her
The door is finally starting to
and for us,” she said.
open up concerning rape.
The most difficult to treat is Awareness is the key to
the naive victim, both due to adequate prevention and
the fear of the victim, and as a treatment of rape as a social
result of mild retardation, or reality in Clackamas County.
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