Here are a few words that are affiliated with my project.
Key Terms
Domestic Violence- violent conflict between family or household members involving Physically, Emotionally, Verbal, Sexual, Rape. Family or household members include spouses / former spouses, those in (or formerly in) a dating relationship, adults related by blood or marriage, and those who have a biological or legal parent-child relationship all of the above is the definition of domestic violence.
Physically Abuse- Hair pulling, biting, shaking, pushing, pinching, choking, kicking, confinement, slapping, hitting, punching, using weapons, forced intercourse, unwanted sexual touching in public or in private and depriving her of food or sleep.
Emotionally Abuse- Insulting her , Putting down her friends and family, Making her feel bad about herself, Calling her names, Making her think she's crazy Playing mind games
Verbal Abuse- verbal abuse, hitting objects, throwing objects, breaking objects, and making threats; increased tension, anger, blaming and arguing. When abusers hit or break objects or make threats, almost 100% resort to battering.
Humiliation - An abuser will do everything he can to make you feel bad about yourself, or defective in some way.
Isolation - In order to increase your dependence on him, an abusive partner will cut you off from the outside world
Intimidation - Your abuser may use a variety of intimation tactics designed to scare you into submission
Guilt - After the abusive episode, the abuser feels guilt, but not over what he's done to the victim. The guilt is over the possibility of being caught and facing consequences
Set-up - The abuser sets up the victim and puts his plan in motion, creating a situation where he can justify abusing her
Excuses - The abuser rationalizes what he's done.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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