Louise (2010), a survivor of child rape who preferred not to reveal her name, defined rape as the penetration of a penis, of a finger or an object in the mouth, vagina or anus against his will. . Rape is therefore a form of violation of a person's mind. Additionally, statistics released in October 2013 by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children indicated: "One in twenty children have been sexually abused [and] more than 90 percent of children who have been sexually abused have been attacked by someone they knew. » So, in the case of children, it is a more serious violation because they do not know how to defend and protect themselves. Although child rape victims suffer from psychological problems and show symptoms of social dysfunction, some of them can still overcome the incident. Child rape victims face a variety of psychological effects that have specific, obvious, and relatively easy to identify symptoms. Additionally, they are at higher risk of becoming addicted to alcohol or drugs and tend to become sexually active at a young age (NSPCC, 2011). Feelings of loneliness and lack of self-confidence are common characteristics exhibited by victims (NSPCC, 2011). The child feels safer when surrounded by a crowd. In many cases, the abuser is close to the family, which is why the child does not reveal the atrocities he or she suffered. Victims believe they are guilty and are afraid to reveal it because they do not want to destroy the relationship the family has with the aggressor (Louise, 2010). Aggression unfortunately harms the child's life in the long term. They face major psychological effects such as PTSD, trauma and panic attacks (Louise, 2010). PTSD- post-traumatic stress disorder “a range of psychological stress symptoms and...... middle of paper ......iations should be available outside the capital to initiate change in Lebanon. Works Cited Australian Psychological Association (2013). Understanding and managing psychological trauma. Retrieved from http://www.psychology.org.au/publications/tip_sheets/trauma/Crandell, Tl Crandell, CH and Vander Zanden, JW (2012). Human development. New York, NY: McGraw-HillDryden-Edwards,R. (nd) Panic attacks (panic disorder). MedicineNet. Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/panic_disorder/article.htmLouise (2010). Child Rape: For survivors and others interested. Pandora's Project. Retrieved from http://www.pandys.org/articles/childrape.html#commonNational Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. (2013, July). Child Sexual Abuse-Introduction. Retrieved from http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/resourcesforprofessionals/sexualabuse/introduction_wda87834.html