Emotional And Emotional Domestic Violence

* Emotional abuse. Threats of harm, controlling, intimidation verbal abuse, isolation or withdrawal from services or supportive networks.

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior or coercive control in any relationship that is used by one person to gain or maintain power and control over another. (Violence). Most of society’s think domestic violence is when one of the spouses is abusing the other spouse. Domestic violence can occur between anyone who has lived together at one point of time; couples who have never lived together, but have a child together and family member who has live together in the same household. Domestic violence can happen to anyone, regardless of their class, religion, ethnic background, education, age, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, gender presentation, or immigration status. The domestic violence can place in different categories, such as; emotional abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse and financial abuse. Researcher had discovered tactics that the abusers use to control their victims such as; dominance, humiliation, isolation, threats, intimidation, denial and shifting blame. (Helpguide.org).

Emotional- Emotional abuse is usually unrecognised and can be very hurtful to someone. Not all abusive relationships involve violence, just because your not bruised and hurt doesn’t mean you haven’t been abused. Men and women have been hurt from emotional abuse and are no less hurtful than physical abuse. Emotional abuse is when someone makes you feel your not good enough by being yelled at, name calling, blamed for things, made to feel shamed, isolated from friends or family, scared, trapped, and the feeling of being controlled. You may feel

The five sections of domestic violence as stated above are physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological. The physical aspect of domestic disputes includes hitting, biting, pinching, biting, and shoving. Physical abuse can also include depriving the victim of health treatments and forcing them to do deviant activities. Sexual abuse includes marital rape and treating the victim in a sexually patronizing way. Emotional abuse is anything involving diminishing the other person’s self-esteem or

Physical violence is more evident as abuse, but emotional abuse can affect a human being just as much. Emotional or verbal abuse can eventually cause a person to feel depressed, helpless, lost, and alone. Although it is a little harder to identify emotional abuse in a relationship, the effects are just as serious as any other type of abuse. The effects of this cruelty can even cause a person to feel

force" (Shepard & Campbell, 1992, p. 291). The essential ideas, feelings, perceptions, and personality characteristics of the victim are constantly belittled. Behaviours regarded as psychologically and/or emotionally abusive include, insulting the partner, belittling, demanding obedience, acting jealous and suspicious, monitoring the partner's time and whereabouts, withholding affection, threatening to leave the relationship. Other forms of emotional abuse that may be unnoticed such as, silent abuse, which is another form of emotional abuse which does not involve shouting or criticism. Silent abuse involves disengagement in the relationship where your partner refuses to listen or value his/her perspectives. Often dismissive impatient

This is considered negligence in the part the Department of police and Department of Health and Human Services because long term consequences can lead to irreversible mental disorder, suicidal thought, and loss of lives. Psychological abuse is the use of verbal and non-verbal communications with the intent of tormenting the other person emotionally. The abuser’s intent is to exert control over their opponent. Moreover, it includes bullying, threat to physical, or sexual control by manipulation and trying to humiliate their partner and make her feel worthless and doubt her own perception. Psychological intimate partner abuse can result in anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, physical illness suicidal thought and death. The verbal/emotional intimate type of abuse is subtle and difficult to accept, diagnosed, or treat. In addition, when a woman expresses concern about the abuse, the department of family services and the police department tend to ignore the verbal abuse (because it is not covered in the law), advising separation or saying, ‘until the walls break’, there is nothing they can do about it. It is one thing when someone is quiet-when a woman does not want to talk about her abuse, but quite another when she speaks up-when a victim of IPV begins calling 911 to express her frustration

Every relationship and situation is different of course, but usually the cycle of abuse remains at least somewhat consistent. Sometimes abuse seems to come out of nowhere. Everything is going smoothly and then something happens and the cycle starts.

As described in the article, abuse does not necessarily have to be physical to be considered abuse. Abuse comes in many ways: Physical, Verbal/ Emotional and even Sexual. This is a common misperception of people on the outside view of a relationship, or even the victim itself. Daily verbal abuse can be just as torturing as physical. It is not

Domestic abuse is a startling issue in today’s society, and there are many different forms of it. Domestic abuse is defined as “the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another” [1]. There are numerous forms of domestic abuse, including both physical and emotional violence. Many people who are trapped in these toxic relationships often feel helpless and worthless, and may think they have no way to escape their situation. However, with the right guidance and support, they can free themselves and emerge as a stronger person.

Many individuals who are victims of abuse do not realize they are in an abusive situation because they associate it with violence. They think that because their intimate partner is not causing them physical harm that they are not abused. The truth is abuse includes behaviors like using demeaning slurs, or shaming, refusing to listen, blaming, and neglecting are all signs of ill-treatment when done continuously. Non-violent abuse identified when the inappropriate behavior is part of the ongoing repeated practice. It is what is considered to be mental or emotional abuse. Any actions that cause another person to cower in areas of their life can be considered abuse if the behavior is reoccurring.

Many people ask what an abusive relationship is and what causes them. According to the Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness, an abusive relationship is “a pattern of abusive and coercive behaviors used to maintain power and control over a former or current intimate partner. Abuse can be emotional, financial, sexual or physical and can include threats, isolation, and intimidation. Abuse tends to escalate over time. When someone uses abuse and violence against a partner, it is always part of a larger pattern of control.” Many partners seek for control stemming from low self-esteem or jealousy. Research shows that children who grew up in abusive situations or were victims of abuse, believe that violence is the only way to resolve problems.

"Intimate partner violence is a big problem in most societies," said Chrisler. "Most physical abusers also abuse their partners psychologically, primarily through a pattern of insulting and demeaning

     There are various forms of emotional abuse but they all contribute to the victim as feeling helpless and inability. One form of emotional abuse is verbal dominance. Meaning the victims opinions, feelings and thoughts carry no weight and are pretty much meaningless. A second form of emotional abuse is isolation, this occurs when the abuser limits the victims access to money, use of the car and other normal activities. The abuser also talks negatively about friends and family making it uncomfortable to maintain outside relationships. A third form of emotional abuse is guilt, this occurs when the abuser blames the spouse for his/her assaultive behavior with rationale, after a period of time the spouse blames self for the battering. A fourth form is fear; the abuser threatens harm to spouse, family or friends in order to stay in control of a situation. Finally a fifth form of spousal abuse is humiliation, this is when the abuser may put down the spouse in front of children, family and friends. (Wallace)

Abuse can have many different meanings, there is one in particular that takes control in many Americans relationship, “physical maltreatment” (Abuse). Sadly there is an increasing amount of young adults going through an abusive relationship or were in one. Many of the people that become abusers consider violence as a normal behavior because they have witnessed it on a daily basis. They than begin to mistreat everyone that comes in his or her way. An abuser is frequently interested in controlling their victims. An abuser’s behavior is usually manipulating, in order to make their victims