| age of consent | The age at which a person is legally deemed capable of giving consent.
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| anti-gay prejudice | A strong dislike, fear, or hatred of gay men and lesbians because of their homosexuality.
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| child sexual abuse | Any sexual interaction (including fondling, erotic kissing, oral sex, and genital penetration) between an adult and a prepubertal child.
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| date rape or acquaintance rape | Sexual intercourse with a dating partner that occurs against the victim's will, with force or the threat of force.
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| extrafamilial abuse | Child sexual abuse by someone unrelated to the child.
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| false memory | A fictitious memory of an event that never occurred.
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| false memory syndrome | A collection of fictitious memories elicited by a therapist and believed by the individual to be authentic and accurate; whether such a syndrome exists is a matter of debate.
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| gay-bashing or queer-bashing | Violence directed against gay men or lesbians because of their sexual orientation.
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| heterosexual bias or heterosexism | The tendency to see the world in heterosexual terms and to ignore or devalue homosexuality.
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| homophobia | An irrational or phobic fear of gay men and lesbians. See also anti-gay prejudice; heterosexual bias.
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| hostile environment | As related to sexuality, a work or educational atmosphere that interferes with a person's performance because of sexual harassment.
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| incest | Sexual intercourse between individuals too closely related to legally marry, usually interpreted to mean father-daughter, mother-son, or brother-sister.
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| intrafamilial abuse | Child sexual abuse by biologically and step-related individuals.
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| nonpedophilic sexual abuse | An adult's sexual interaction with a child that is motivated not by sexual desire but rather by nonsexual motives, such as power or affection.
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| post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | A group of characteristic symptoms, such as depression, that follows an intensely distressing event outside a person's normal life experience.
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| rape | Penile-vaginal penetration against a woman's will through the use or threat of force.
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| rape trauma syndrome | The emotional changes an individual undergoes as a result of rape.
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| recovered memory | A repressed memory brought to consciousness so that the individual is aware of it.
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| repressed memory | A memory of a powerfully traumatic event that is buried in the unconscious and produces symptoms, such as anxiety or nervousness.
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| sexual abuse trauma | A dynamic marked by traumatic sexualization and feelings of betrayal, powerlessness, and stigmatization exhibited by children and adults who have been sexually abused.
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| sexual aggression | Any kind of sexual activity performed against a person's will through the use of force, argument, pressure, alcohol or drugs, or authority.
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| sexual assault | A term used by the criminal justice system to describe forced sexual contact that does not necessarily include penile-vagina intercourse.
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| sexual coercion | A broad term referring to any kind of sexual activity initiated with another person through the use of argument, pressure, pleading, or cajoling, as well as force, pressure, alcohol or drugs, or authority.
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| sexual harassment | The abuse of power for sexual ends; the creation of a hostile work or educational environment because of unwelcomed conduct or conditions of a sexual nature.
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| statutory rape | Consensual sexual intercourse with a female under the age of consent.
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education