Sally works at a business office and she has always maintained a friendly joking relationship with her co-workers. One of Sally's co-workers continues to post pornographic pictures on her computer desktop and at her desk for the rest of the office to see. Sally has asked the co-worker to stop, but it has already interfered with her ability to work and she is beginning to suffer psychological harm from the actions of her co-worker. According to the text, Sally is a victim of which of the following types of workplace violence?

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Sally works at a business office and she has always maintained a friendly joking relationship with her co-workers. One of Sally's co-workers continues to post pornographic pictures on her computer desktop and at her desk for the rest of the office to see. Sally has asked the co-worker to stop, but it has already interfered with her ability to work and she is beginning to suffer psychological harm from the actions of her co-worker. According to the text, Sally is a victim of which of the following types of workplace violence?

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Sally is a victim of hostile environment sexual harassment, as she is suffering psychological harm from the pornographic images that her co-worker is displaying in a public space. Despite her requests for the behavior to stop, the co-worker has continued to create a hostile environment for Sally.

Sally Works at a Business Office and She Has Always