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Audrie And Daisy: A Sexual Assault Journey

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Audrie and Daisy: A Sexual Assault Journey On September 2, 2012, the life of Audrie Pott, a 15-year-old female, changed forever. What was supposed to be a fun high school party turned into a horrific nightmare for Audrie. Audrie had been drinking and became drunk as the party went on. Audrie became very intoxicated and was brought upstairs to a room by a couple of men who she went to highschool with. These men then proceeded to strip Audrie of her clothes leaving her completely naked on the bed. To make matters worse, the males took a marker and drew all over her body. Inappropriate and vile words and images were written on her body including on her vagina, breasts, and butt. One of the males sexually assaulted Audrie while she was in this …show more content…

Post-traumatic stress disorder “is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, series of events or set of circumstances. An individual may experience this as emotionally or physically harmful or life-threatening and may affect mental, physical, social, and/or spiritual well-being” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Sexual assault can be very traumatizing. These traumatic moments in Audrie and Daisy’s lives are what changed their lives. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), trauma …show more content…

These resources can consist of emotional, financial, personal characteristics, and service resources. Both Audrie and Daisy lacked emotional support. Both girls were bullied, harassed, and ridiculed. No one believes their stories. As a result, both girls became extremely withdrawn from school and people. If Audrie had been exposed to therapy and different healing methods as soon as possible she might have had a chance to live longer. However, her life was cut short due to the severity of her symptoms and the toll it took on her. In addition, the lack of evidence in their cases left Audrie and Daisy in a vulnerable state. The way both court cases ended, left both girls with no proof of their assault experiences in the eyes of the public. Getting diagnosed right after these traumatic assaults occurred could have allowed Audrie and Daisy to heal. They would have been provided with multiple measures to help them improve their quality of life. In addition, based on the conservation of resources theory, PTSD could be improved and prevented by restoring those resources that were unavailable or unattainable (Conservation of

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