Holidays
In Jingle Bell Rock, where are they ‘dancing and prancing’?
In lasting, healthy relationships, partners value each other and take care with their words, actions, and behaviors. If you want to be with that person each day, make them feel that way. Likewise, you should receive this care from your partner day in and day out. What is this called?
respect
What famous Christmas holiday ballet, a staple of cultural trivia, first premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1892?
The Nutcracker
What constitutes violence in a relationship?
Emotional abuse, Economic abuse, Sexual abuse, Threats, Using the threat of removing children, Isolation, and Behaviors used to maintain fear/intimidation/power (Coercion and Stalking).
Domestic abuse is a private family matter, and not a social issue.
Violence and abuse against partners and children incur high costs for society: hospital treatment, medication, court proceedings, lawyers’ fees, imprisonment – not to mention the psychological and physical impact on those who experience it.
Which artist recorded the hit Blue Christmas in 1964?
Elvis
Healthy relationships require _____. You have to be willing to _____ your partner not only with your feelings but with your weaknesses. You will have to learn _____ at the emotional, physical, and spiritual level.
Trust
Which song holds the record as the best-selling Christmas single of all time?
White Christmas, Bing Crosby
While the term “domestic violence” is still widely used, more recently violence in a relationship is called...
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Domestic abuse is a ‘crime of passion’, a momentary loss of control.
Domestic abuse is rarely about losing control, but taking control. Perpetrators rarely act spontaneously when angry. They consciously choose when to abuse their partner: when they are alone, and when there are no witnesses (if there is a witness, then usually they are a child). They have control over whom they abuse.
What holiday plant is known for being poisonous to pets?
Poinsettia
In a healthy relationship, you have to be willing to share what's going on, no matter how ugly. You can't hide behind lies and deception if you want your relationship to last. If you can't believe your partner when they tell you something, or if your partner is hiding things from you, it's going to be hard for you to feel safe. What is this describing?
Unwaveringly Honest
What is the traditional name for the seven-branched candleholder used during the Hanukkah holiday, a piece of religious trivia?
Menorah
True or False: Anyone can be a victim of partner violence.
True.
Domestic violence does not affect many people.
It is believed that domestic violence is the most common, but least reported, crime in the United States.
In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what brings Frosty to life?
An old silk hat
_______ means trying to understand what your partner is feeling. It isn't about trying to fix your partner's concerns and problems, necessarily, but about being able to be there for them. If you can pay more attention to what's going on with your partner and strive to see things through their eyes, you will find yourself getting closer over time rather than more distant.
Empathy
What is the total number of gifts received throughout the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ holiday song, a mathematical trivia challenge?
364
What are the Risk Factors for violence against a partner?
Family history of violence; Alcohol and drug use; Emotional dependency, insecurity, and low self-esteem; Lack of impulse control; Antisocial, aggressive, and borderline personality disorders; Poverty; Marital discord or conflict.
Domestic violence only happens in poor families.
Domestic violence happens throughout all levels of society, ethnic background and religious groups.
What are Santa’s reindeer named? (9)
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph
t's important not to forget that you're two separate people with separate needs, including some needs that you may not share. You will not agree on everything, and sometimes you may not want the same things. It's important to respect these differences and not push each other's ______________.
Boundaries
Which historical Roman festival, celebrated in December, is considered a pagan precursor to some Christmas holiday traditions, according to historical trivia?
Saturnalia
What are the 2 Wheels that will be discussed and reviewed in this class?
Power & Control Wheel and Equality Wheel.
All couples argue – it’s not domestic abuse, it’s just a normal relationship.
Abuse and disagreement are not the same thing. Different opinions are normal and completely acceptable in healthy relationships. Abuse is not a disagreement – it is the use of physical, sexual, emotional or psychological violence or threats in order to govern and control another person’s thinking, opinions, emotions and behavior. When abuse is involved, there is no discussion between equals. There is fear of saying or doing the ‘wrong’ thing.