Definitions
•To make something appear smaller than what it actually is
What is minimizing
any behavior intended to control, manipulate, threaten, or belittle another person
What is emotional abuse?
this topic has three words that is used to better control a victim
what is Minimize, deny and blame?
Making sure you are being a good role model is a great sign you are succeeding in this area of life.
what is responsible parenting?
When you make eye contact and actually hear what someone is trying to say to you.
what is active listening?
•Refusing to admit, believe, or concede that something has happened or is happening
what is denying?
•you verify that you've not only heard, but understand, the message conveyed.
Active listening
this population is often used to control or hurt the victim during abuse.
who is children?
by seeking mutuality satisfying resolutions to conflict is to have this in your relationship.
what is negotiation and fairness?
This is a very important aspect of any relationship you could have.
What is communication?
•Making a seemingly innocent party believe they are the ones to blame in the event of a bad situation or are the cause of something happening
what is blaming?
•A specific control tactic to help the abuser feel in control of their victim by restricting use of other resources
What is Isolation?
something we need to keep in check so that we can confirm everyone is treated like equals, heard and understood the best we can.
What is privilege?
This aspect of life should be held for all around you but especially for those your share a close relationship to.
what is respect?
This is the goal of attending the group
•firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.
what is trust?
a form of manipulation in which your partner twists things so that you end up being blamed even if you were not at fault.
what is Blame shifting?
this previously discussed topic is used often by the abusers to make it difficult if not impossible to leave the relationship
what is isolation?
having these aspects of life means you accept responsibility for self and acknowledging past use of violence if appropriate.
what is honesty and accountability?
These are the reasons to miss group and not be worried about being discharged
What is Being sick, going to court/seeing probation, needing to care for children, transportation fell through?
•manipulate (someone) using psychological methods into questioning their own sanity or powers of reasoning.
what is gaslighting
•a form of abuse when one intimate partner has control over the other partner's access to economic resources, which diminishes the victim's capacity to support themselves and forces them to depend on the perpetrator financially.
what is economic abuse?
these types of abuses generally come prior to physical abuse due to seeking out control over the victim.
what is Emotional and economic abuse?
making sure there is mutual agreement on fair distribution of work in home and relationship
what is shared responsibility?
The person who can be running group when it is not deann or danielle