What are the Psychological affects on rape vicitims?
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Sexual violence can have very harmful and lasting consequences for victims, families, and communities.
Women who experience both sexual and physical abuse are significantly more likely to have sexually transmitted diseases.
There are long-term consequences such as:
Pregnancy
Chronic pelvic pain
Premenstrual syndrome
Gastrointestinal disorders
Gynecological and pregnancy complications
Migraines and other frequent headaches
Back pain
Facial pain
Disability preventing work
Victims of sexual violence face both immediate and long-term psychological consequences
Immediate psychological consequences include:
Shock
Denial
Fear
Confusion
Anxiety
Withdrawal
Guilt
Nervousness
Distrust of others
Symptoms of Post-traumatic stress disorder
Emotional detachment
Sleep disturbances
Flashbacks
Mental replay of assault
Mental chronic psychological consequences include:
Depression
Attempted or completed suicide
Alienation
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Unhealthy diet-related behaviors
Fasting
Vomiting
Abusing diet pills
Overeating
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As a result women may experience severe psychological effects. The way the victim copes with the trauma of rape is dependent on several factors. These include her ego strength her social network support, her life cycle stage and the way she is treated as a victim. On 20th May, 1978, the National Times noted that "The Honolulu Star Bulletin" recently reported that Judge Robert V. Richardson had dismissed a rape charge against a motorist who had allegedly knocked down a woman jogger and raped her. The Judge dismissed the rape action because he believed that the woman who was dazed after the accident "did not put up enough resistance."This statement illustrates the degree to which women are still held to be responsible for or in some way complicit with the act of rape. Despite many changes that have occurred in the treatment of rape victims, there still exists in our society ignorance about, and ambivalence towards the rape victim, causing for many an additional stress.
To date, there has been little well controlled research on the psychological adjustment of the victim. Most sexual assault clinics have been concerned with providing support and treatment to the victim rather than systematic evaluation. Professionals have been reluctant to subject rape victims to intrusive evaluation procedures. Their treatment needs have been the primary focus of such clinics.
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http://www.secasa.com.au/index.php/survivors/4/30
Being a survivor myslef and also having a child that is a survivor the psychological affects do differ on the person, but they can be very scaring and traumatizing. It can cause many mental illnesses such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic/anxiety disorder, OCD
it can affect how u function in everyday life. it really forces u to get back to the basics. i have kept the thoughts about my rape hidden away for over a yr now, only talking about it at court and when i get really upset. it has to be dealt with or it will just eat at u forever.
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it happened to me and i am not ashamed. if it happened to u, dont be ashamed either.
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