The leading cause of injury to women in the United States between the ages of 15 and 44.
What is Domestic Violence?
100
Scratching, punching, biting, kicking throwing objects, pulling hair, choking, pushing, using a weapon, slapping, shoving, grabbing, spitting, burning, holding down
What is Physical Abuse?
100
Controlling what their partner does, who they see, talk to, and where they go
What is Isolation?
100
Batterer is charming, hearts and flowers, can last for weeks ore years
What is the "Honeymoon" phase?
100
Fear, guilt, shame, sleep disturbances, sadness, depression, and anger
What are the emotional responses of children who witness domestic violence?
200
There are 1500 in the U.S. for battered women.
What are Shelters?
200
Unwanted kissing or touching, forcing someone to go further than they want to sexually, not letting one's partner use birth control or protection against STD's, degrading treatment based on a partner's gender, criticizing a partner sexually
What is Sexual Abuse?
200
Putting their partner in fear by using looks, actions, gestures, loud voice, smashing things, destroying property
What is Intimidation?
200
Fights, verbal abuse, criticism, and control "walking on eggshells"
What is the "Tension Building" phase?
200
Stomach aches and/or headaches, bed-wetting, and loss of ability to concentrate.
What are physical responses of children who witness domestic violence?
300
This occurs among people of all races, ages and socio-
economic classes, religious affiliations, occupations, and educational backgrounds.
What is Battering?
300
Name-calling and put downs, extreme jealously, making false accusations, yelling and screaming, intentionally embarrassing someone in front of other people, keeping one's partner from family and friends, telling one's partner what they can/can't do, intimidating, humiliating, stalking. threatening to commit suicide as a form of control
What is verbal/emotional abuse?
300
Trying to keep partner from getting or keeping a job. Making partner ask for money, giving allowance, taking partner's money
What is Economic Abuse?
300
Escalates and increases over time, explosion of verbal and physical violence
What is the stage of "Violence"
300
acting out, withdrawal, anxiousness to please, anxiety, short attention span
What are behavioral responses of children who witness domestic violence?
400
Following someone around, repeated phone calls, emails or texts, spreading rumors, threatening to disclose personal information, using online forums to threaten, embarrass or humilate
What is Stalking/Harassment?
400
Making money decisions together, making sure both partners benefit from financial arrangements
What is Economic partnership?
400
Learn that violence is an effective way to resolve conflicts and problems
What are children from violent homes?
500
Treating her like a servant, Making all the "big" decisions, acting like the "master of the castle"
What is Using Male Privilege?
500
Have higher risks of alcohol/drug abuse, post traumatic stress disorder, and juvenile delinquency.
What are children who are raised in violent homes?