Stalking
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- Created on: 04-04-19 18:38
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- Stalking
- Involves
- unwanted intrusion
- threat to victim
- fear in victim
- systems abusers
- HOWEVER- subjective as to when it is considered inapporpriate
- Zona et al. (1993)
- 3 types of stalkers
- Love obsessional
- overwhelming attraction to one person, possessive, extreme jealousy, may not take rejection easily
- Simple obsessional
- a non-delusional preoccupation with a partner's perceived infidelity
- Erotomanic
- an intersection between delusional and obsessive love disorders
- believe someone famous/higher social status is in love with you
- Love obsessional
- 3 types of stalkers
- Mullen's 5 Categories of Stalkers
- 1. Rejected Suitor
- may be encouraged by victims tyring to let them down easily
- 2. Intimacy seeker
- typically socially immature loner
- 3. The incompetent suitor
- does not understand relationships, often socially inept
- 4. The Resentful Stalker
- express anger bc of humiliation by object of their obsession, thrive off power over them
- 5. The Predatory Stalker
- plans their attack, rehearses it, has sexual fantasies. May not know victim
- 1. Rejected Suitor
- The reality
- bullies, 80% male, 50% criminal, 2 weeks
- victims: 75% female; 84% prior contact, rarely reported
- Impact: (Pathe and Mulen, 1997)
- change of lifestyle, high anxiety and insomnia, PTSD, change jobs/careers/countries
- Stalking by Proxy
- legal processes aid stalker's aims, stress victim, extend public relationship for stalker
- Stalking of Professionals
- client group disordered & distressed
- attention = affection & professional = personal
- Involves
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