Rape & Sexual Assault
Rape is a type of sexual assault,usually involving
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE,or other forms of
sexual penetration,carried out against a person
without that person's CONSENT.
The act may be carried out by physical force,
coercion,abuse of authority,or against a person
who is incapable of giving valid consent,
such as one who is unconscious,incapacitated,
has an intellectual disability,or is below the
legal age of consent.
Frequently the victim may not recognise what
happened to them was rape.
Some may remain in denial for years afterwards,
confusion over whether or not their experience
constitutes rape is typical,especially for victims
of PSYCHOLOGICALLY COERCED RAPE.
Women may not identify their victimisation as
rape for many reasons,such as feelings of shame
embarrassment,non-uniform legal definitions,
reluctance to define the friend/colleague/partner
as a rapist.
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or because have internalised
victim blaming attitudes.
TRAUMA
Trauma symptoms may not show
until years after the sexual assault
occurred,immediately following a
rape,
the survivor may react outwardly
in a wide range of ways,from
expressive to closed down.
Common emotions include,
distress,anxiety,shame,revulsion,
helplessness and guilt,denial is
not uncommon.
PHYSICAL
while penetrative rape generally
does not involve the use of a
CONDOM,
in some cases a condom is used
which significantly reduces the
likelihood of pregnancy and
disease transmission,both to the
victim,and to the rapist.
Rationales for condom use include
avoiding contracting infections or
diseases (particularly HIV)
especially in cases of rape of
sex workers (prostitutes) or in
gang rape,(to avoid contracting
infections or diseases from fellow
rapists) which also eliminates
EVIDENCE and giving the
appearance of CONSENT,
this in the
(cases of acquaintance rape)
Concern for the victim is not a
considered factor,it would be the
thrill of planning the use of a
condom and the
experience of raping the female.