Stalkers and Stalking

Question 0

Different types of stalkers x6

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• the rejected stalker
• the erotomanic stalker
• the intimacy seeking stalker
• the predatory stalker
• the incompetent suitor
• the resentful stalker

Question 1

Stalker:

Answer 1

A stalker is a person who continually attempts to force unwanted communication or contact on another person that causes the victim fear or distress

Question 2

The rejected stalker

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Has experienced a breakup in a personal relationship but refuses to believe and accept that the relationship has really ended

Question 3

The erotomanic stalker

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A type of stalker who has a disorder called erotomania
Erotomania is a type of delusional disorder characterised by a fixed and false belief that another person is in love with the individual

Question 4

The intimacy seeking stalker

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Responds to loneliness by trying to establish a close relationship with someone in an inappropriate way

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The predatory stalker

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Pursues their desires for sexual gratification and control of others through stalking. They tend to secretly follow mad maintain surveillance

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The incompetent suitor

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Wants a friend and lover but lacks social skills so they use inappropriate methods of keeping close contact
Eg. Frequently bumping into victim

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The resentful stalker

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Become obsessed with victim over some real or imagined insult or injury, and typically stalks to get even

Question 8

Stalking

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Term used to describe a persons persistent attempts to force unwanted communications or contact on another person hat causes the victim fear or distress