When she was eighteen, Katrina was kidnapped and held hostage for a night and a day by a man whom she met at an after hours party. He tied her up and repeatedly threatened to rape her, but by keeping her wits about her she was able to talk him out of it and eventually escaped. Since that time, the thought of sex causes her anxiety and sometimes even anger. Katrina has __________

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Katrina's experience has created a strong negative association with sexual activity, which is characteristic of sexual aversion disorder. Vaginismus involves involuntary muscle spasms that make intercourse painful or impossible, dyspareunia is genital pain during or after intercourse, and hypoactive sexual desire disorder is a lack of interest in sexual activity. None of these properly reflect Katrina's symptoms.

When She Was Eighteen, Katrina Was Kidnapped and Held Hostage