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Mental Health Issues in Identity Theft

Mental Health Issues in Identity Theft. Module 2: Emotional Impact of Identity Theft. By the end of this module, participants will be able to:. List at least three reactions to Identity Theft that are fairly common to all victims.

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Mental Health Issues in Identity Theft

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  1. Mental Health Issues in Identity Theft Module 2: Emotional Impact of Identity Theft Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

  2. By the end of this module, participants will be able to: • List at least three reactions to Identity Theft that are fairly common to all victims. • List at least three reactions that tend to vary among Identity Theft victims, based on different reactions to life in general. Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

  3. Activity Goal: Participants will experience the mental and emotional consequences of Identity Theft by role playing around their tables. Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

  4. Stress Levels of Identity Theft Victims(2009 National Crime Victimization Survey) • 20% of Identity Theft victims reported that the incident was severely distressing. • 40% of victims who spent more than 6 months resolving problems from their Identity Theft reported that the incident was severely distressing. Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

  5. Common Reactions of Identity Theft Victims • Embarrassment • Fear and Vulnerability • Diminished Trust • Angry • Defensive • Overwhelmed Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

  6. Variations in Victim Reactions Not every person who is victimized is traumatized. Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

  7. National Crime Victim Survey Special Report on Identity Theft, 2008 • 29% of violent crime victims reported the incident as severely distressing. • 20% of Identity Theft victims reported the incident as severely distressing. Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

  8. Crime Victims Most Likely to Develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Events • History of Family Violence • Interpersonal physical trauma (rape, assault) • Chronic interpersonal physical traumas Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

  9. Crime Victims Most Likely to Develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Reactions • Attach significant negative meaning to event • Perceive lives threatened • Pre-existing mental health problems Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

  10. Hypothesis: Emotionally vulnerable victims are likely to need more mental health assistance. Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

  11. By the end of this module, participants will be able to: • List at least three reactions to Identity Theft that are fairly common to all victims. • List at least three reactions that tend to vary among Identity Theft victims, based on different reactions to life in general. Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

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