Section 1
The cruel or violent behavior (abuse) perpetrated against an intimate partner?
Intimate Partner Violence
Non-conflict that involves respectful behavior motivated by a desire to communicate one's own point of view and understand the other person's point of view
Non-abusive conflict
My partner humiliated me by revealing private information about me to others and threatened to harm the people I care about if I don't do what they say. This is an example of...
The THREE different types of abuse discussed today are...
Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and Psychological Abuse
The cycle of violence includes three different phases. These phases are
1. Tension Building Phase
2. Violent Episode
3. Honeymoon Phase
Conflict that involves violent behavior motivated by the desire to hurt, control, manipulate, scare, intimidate, humiliate, disrespect, or devalue that person.
Abusive Conflict
What type of abuse are non-accidental acts of physical force that result in physical harm to an intimate partner that evoke significant fear?
Physical Abuse
What is used as a means to protect oneself or others from injury?
Self-Defense
My partner refused to stop in the middle of a sexual act when I changed my mind and told him to stop. This is an example of...
Sexual Abuse
Violence that is NOT required for immediate self-defense, but rather is the act of responding to abusive behavior - as a means to standing up for oneself
Retaliation
My partner's abusive behavior has escalated into more severe acts of abuse over time. This is an example of..
Coercive Controlling Violence aka Intimate Terrorism
In the cycle of violence, the ________ is a period of hostility coming BEFORE (preceding) abusive behavior
Tension building phase
I have REACTED with physical force against my partner to protect myself AFTER an initial physical attack by my partner. This is an example of...
Self defense
My partners abusive behaviors have NOT been part of a relationship-wide pattern of power and control over me in multiple aspects of the relationship. This is an example of..
Situational Couple Violence
Going with your children into a domestic violence shelter and/or going with your children to stay at a family or friend's house are examples of a ______ plan.
Safety
The violence I used was NOT required for immediate self-defense or protection of others. This is an example of...
Retaliation
The most common form of Intimate Partner Violence characterized by conflicts that escalate on occasion to a point where one or both partners react in a violent way.
Situational Couple Violence
In the cycle of violence, the ______________ is a period of temporary reconciliation and calm after a violent episode
The Honeymoon Phase
What type of abuse involves non-accidental verbal, emotional, financial, or other acts that result in significant harm to the other partner
Choking, Burning, Slapping, Pushing, Pulling of hair, and Kicking are all types of ___________ abuse.
Type of violence in which usually only one partner is the primary perpetrator. Abusive controlling tactics (physical, sexual, psychological) are used to have power over their partners in multiple aspects of their relationship.
Coercive Controlling aka Intimate Terrorism
This name of this program is...
The Mini House
This type of abuse involved forced or coerced sexual acts with an intimate partner; may involve physical force.
Sexual Abuse
In the cycle of violence, the ________ is a period of time in which an incident of abuse occurs
Violent Episode
This refers to the type of violence and abused partner uses in RESPONSE to an initial attack by a coercive controlling violent partner and includes two main types.