The Effect of Rape
The Effect of Rape on Victims and How to Help Them
Introduction
During recent years, the cases of rape are widely occurring in Malaysia. The statistic shows that the rape cases are increasing year by year since 2006 until 2009 (Berita Harian, 2nd June 2009, Tuesday). The legal definition of rape in when a man commits rape if he has unlawful sexual intercourse with a women without her consent by fear, force or fraud (Sexual Offenses Act, 1956) and at the time he knows she does not consent s to it (Sexual Offences Amendment Act, 1976). This sexual intercourse will give so much bad effects to the victims, and these are some effects which are the victims may be so much angry towards the rapist, the victims are usually in a state of shock, they will develop agoraphobia, the parents of the victims may blame their daughter for what happened and the victims are more likely to commit suicide and they also might be pregnant.
Topic Sentence 1 1. First effect of rape on victims is the victims may be so much angry towards the rapist a) The victims will have bitter feelings toward rapist, and this may spill over to include all men. (Elphis Christopher, 1987 by Tavistock Publications ltd) b) It may take many years for the woman to recover from their experience. c) They also might affect the victim in aspect of mentally and physically. Topic Sentence 2 1. Next is the woman who has been raped is usually in a state of shock. a) This is because of they are particularly has been force by the rapist. b) This may express itself as hysteria, extreme agitation or withdrawal and an apparent lack of feeling. (Elphis Christopher, 1987 by Tavistock Publications ltd)
Topic sentence 3 1. Besides that, the some of the victims develop agoraphobia. a) Agoraphobia is a condition where the sufferer becomes anxious in environments that are unfamiliar or where he or she perceives that they have little control. ( K. Jacobson, (2004). "Agoraphobia and
Introduction
During recent years, the cases of rape are widely occurring in Malaysia. The statistic shows that the rape cases are increasing year by year since 2006 until 2009 (Berita Harian, 2nd June 2009, Tuesday). The legal definition of rape in when a man commits rape if he has unlawful sexual intercourse with a women without her consent by fear, force or fraud (Sexual Offenses Act, 1956) and at the time he knows she does not consent s to it (Sexual Offences Amendment Act, 1976). This sexual intercourse will give so much bad effects to the victims, and these are some effects which are the victims may be so much angry towards the rapist, the victims are usually in a state of shock, they will develop agoraphobia, the parents of the victims may blame their daughter for what happened and the victims are more likely to commit suicide and they also might be pregnant.
Topic Sentence 1 1. First effect of rape on victims is the victims may be so much angry towards the rapist a) The victims will have bitter feelings toward rapist, and this may spill over to include all men. (Elphis Christopher, 1987 by Tavistock Publications ltd) b) It may take many years for the woman to recover from their experience. c) They also might affect the victim in aspect of mentally and physically. Topic Sentence 2 1. Next is the woman who has been raped is usually in a state of shock. a) This is because of they are particularly has been force by the rapist. b) This may express itself as hysteria, extreme agitation or withdrawal and an apparent lack of feeling. (Elphis Christopher, 1987 by Tavistock Publications ltd)
Topic sentence 3 1. Besides that, the some of the victims develop agoraphobia. a) Agoraphobia is a condition where the sufferer becomes anxious in environments that are unfamiliar or where he or she perceives that they have little control. ( K. Jacobson, (2004). "Agoraphobia and