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Exam of 8 pages for the course Domestic Violence at Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse)
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Domestic AbuseIts tendency to be passed down over generations makes it all the more important that
we develop effective methods for combating abusive behaviors. - answer Psychology
today. www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/domestic-violence.
can be physical or psychological - answer Psychology today.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/domestic-violence.
it can affect anyone of any age, gender, race, or sexual orientation. - answer
Psychology today. www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/domestic-violence.
may include behaviors meant to scare, physically harm, or control a partner - answer
Psychology today. www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/domestic-violence.
domestic violence generally involves an unequal power dynamic in which one partner
tries to assert control over the other in a variety of ways. - answer Psychology today.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/domestic-violence.
Victims experience diminished self-worth, anxiety, depression, and a general sense of
helplessness that can take time and often professional help to overcome. - answer
Psychology today. www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/domestic-violence.
An abuser uses fear, guilt, shame, and intimidation to wear you down and keep you
under their thumb. - answer Help Guide. www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/domestic-
violence-and-abuse.htm/.
Domestic violence (also called intimate partner violence (IPV), domestic abuse or
relationship abuse) is a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and
control over another partner in an intimate relationship. - answer Nation Domestic
Violence Hotline. www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/
abuse-defined/.
Domestic violence does not discriminate. Anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation,
religion or gender can be a victim - or perpetrator - of domestic violence. It can happen
to people who are married, living together or who are dating. It affects people of all
socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels - answer Nation Domestic Violence
Hotline. www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/
abuse-defined/.
Tells you that you can never do anything right
Shows extreme jealousy of your friends and time spent away
, Keeps you or discourages you from seeing friends or family members
Insults, demeans or shames you with put-downs
Controls every penny spent in the household
Takes your money or refuses to give you money for necessary expenses
Looks at you or acts in ways that scare you
Controls who you see, where you go, or what you do
Prevents you from making your own decisions
Tells you that you are a bad parent or threatens to harm or take away your children
Prevents you from working or attending school
Destroys your property or threatens to hurt or kill your pets
Intimidates you with guns, knives or other weapons
Pressures you to have sex when you don't want to or do things sexually, you're not
comfortable with
Pressures you to use drugs or alcohol - answer Nation Domestic Violence Hotline.
www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/
abuse-defined/.
More than 1 in 3 women (35.6%) and more than 1 in 4 men (28.5%) in the U.S. report
having experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in
their lifetime. (source) - answer Social solution. www.socialsolutions.com/blog/domestic-
violence-statistics-2018.
Nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United
States. During one year, this adds up to more than 10 million women and men. (source)
- answer Social solution. www.socialsolutions.com/blog/domestic-violence-statistics-
2018.
Nearly 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have experienced severe physical violence by an
intimate partner during their lifetime. (source) - answer Social solution.
www.socialsolutions.com/blog/domestic-violence-statistics-2018.
Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime. (source) - answer Social
solution. www.socialsolutions.com/blog/domestic-violence-statistics-2018.
85% of domestic violence victims are female, and 15% are male. (source) -
answerSocial solution. www.socialsolutions.com/blog/domestic-violence-statistics-2018.
Women with disabilities have a 40% greater risk of intimate partner violence, especially
severe violence, than women without disabilities. (source) - answer Social solution.
www.socialsolutions.com/blog/domestic-violence-statistics-2018.
2 in 5 gay or bisexual men will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetimes.
(source)
Approximately 63% of homeless women have experienced domestic violence in their
adult lives. (source) - answer Social solution. www.socialsolutions.com/blog/domestic-
violence-statistics-2018.
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