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Domestic Violence |
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Types
of Domestic Violence:
Physical: Any form of assault
committed against a spouse/significant other, children, or pets
Sexual: Engaging in any form of sexual
activity without consent is abuse even if the person is
married/intimate partner
Emotional: Using emotions as a weapon
to have power or control over the spouse/intimate partner
Economic: Using money to keep the
spouse/significant other financially powerless.
Cycle of
Domestic Violence:
1. Tension-building stage: The
batterer becomes increasingly tense and angry. The victim holds
herself responsible for the batterer's unhappiness. The batterer
becomes verbally abusive, and may commit some minor physical
abuse or destroy the victim's personal property.
2. Explosive stage: The batterer's
violence is out of control and out of proportion to the
situation. People who try to help the victim may also be in
danger during this stage.
3. Honeymoon stage: The batterer
apologizes to the victim, and seems truly sorry for the assault.
Often, the batterer will promise that the violence will never
happen again. This can sometimes cause the victim to reunite
with the batterer. Despite the batterer's promises during the
honeymoon stage, without help from counseling and other outside
sources,
NOTHING
will prevent the violence from happening again.
Domestic violence slowly destroys the lives of all people who
are involved in a violent relationship: batterer, victim, and
children. If you are a victim of domestic violence, help is
available. Please don't be afraid to ask.
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Last Updated: Sunday, 01-Nov-2009 17:41:33 EST
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