The Physical and Psychological Effects of Rape on Women Most people think that rape is about sex, but that's not the case. If rape was about sex, the person would go and have sex with someone who wants to give it to them. Paying for sex is better than going out and raping someone. Rape is also called sexual assault. Rape means having power and control over someone. Rape is defined as a person forcing another person, without their consent and using violence or threats of violence, to have intercourse or other forms of sexual activity. Usually when people hear about rape they think of a man raping a woman, but rape can happen to anyone. It's one of the worst things that can happen to someone. Some people think that rape is only physical but also has psychological effects. Sometimes it takes victims a while to get over it, but some never do. It really messes them up. In this article I will talk about the physical and psychological effects of rape on women. In the United States, on average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner. Over the course of the year, this equates to more than 12 million women and men. More than 1 million women are raped in a year (NISVS, 2011). In 1983-1984 Diana Russell conducted a study of women in the San Francisco community that revealed that 24% of the women had experienced complete rape and 44% had experienced complete rape. or attempted rape. A random national survey of college women found that one in four had experienced rape or attempted rape in their lifetime and that 84% of women knew their attacker (Koss, Gidycz, & Wisniewski, 1987) (Campbell and Wasco, 2005). many physical effects on women. The physical effects are pregnancy, urine… middle of paper…do these kinds of things happen to you all the time?”(Ullman, 2010, 2012) Society should never blame the victim. No one ever asks to be raped. If they do, they are not entirely right in the head. We live in a free country, if you want to walk naked on the street you should be able to do so without having to worry about being raped. It is true that you would be arrested for indecent exposure, but this that would be all. When a rape/murder case goes to trial, the victim is usually treated as if they were the one on trial and not the defendant. Unless the victim comes to you and tells you she wanted to be raped, which I doubt strongly that you shouldn't do it. The victim's past or current lifestyle doesn't mean yes. Resnick and Kilpatrick) (Campbell and Wasco)