Spousal Abuse Report

The effects of any type of abuse are appalling and need to end due to the serious risks for anyone that’s involved. It would be in society’s best interest to acquire knowledge on the different types of abuse and the signs. To understand the effects and dangers that come from abuse. Most importantly, recognize what options for assistance are available to those that are being affected by abuse in this day in age versus the

Abuse can come in many different forms such as verbal, physical, and sexual. Each of these can affect a person differently, and sadly even become hereditary. A factor that causes abuse to be so lethal is that the majority of the time it is directed towards children. At a young age, the brain is extremely impressionable and that is why something like verbal abuse can cause so much damage. “Parents who tell their children that they are dumb, bad, etc., raise children who think they are dumb or bad and act as

In the text, Why do people abuse?, the authors state that “some abusers learned to abuse from their parents” and that “abusive behavior can also result from mental or health disorders”, which is derived from many different problems, including alcoholism. I for one understand abuse because “abuse situations must be lived in and experienced before the internal logic makes any sense”.

However, in some cases the abuse is a learned behavior of others around them, the abusers may feel they were not being recognized for all they do, and family history can contribute to abuse.

As a result of physical abuse e.g. bruising, bite marks, burn marks, changes in behaviour, can lead to death in extreme cases.

Angle: Many abusers gain control of their victim by methodically breaking down their self-esteem. A person who is being victimized does not necessarily recognize the abuse because not all abuse is physical. Often-times abuse is emotional, psychological, financial, and/ or verbal leaving the victim to feel as though he/she has done something wrong.

Physical abuse not only effects a person's current state of mind, but it effects them throughout their life.

In many instances, when someone hears the word abuse, they think of physical abuse. The fact is psychological, also known as emotional, abuse is the most prevalent form of abuse. Having witnessed individuals that are close to me subject themselves to this type of abuse in a relationship and remain in it, I was curious to know more about the effects of psychological abuse. I asked myself questions like what is it? Why do people abuse others this way? Who can be effected? What are the long term effects of being abused? My goal is to be able to sympathize with those who are experiencing psychological abuse and ultimately find a way to lead them to help.

The targeted objective of this report is to increase awareness for counselors-in-training to incorporate Intimate Partner Violence training in their course of studies. What is Intimate Partner Violence? Intimate Partner Violence is sometimes referred to as domestic violence. It is associated with a display of repetitious violent behaviors between intimate partners in close relationships. Power and control are the antecedents associated with the consistent episodes of this type of violence. According to Erickson (2010) Intimate Partner Violence is defined as "physical, sexual, psychological, and emotional abuse or the threat of abuse from a current or former intimate partner," (227). Any violent behaviors which encompass the actions to

Experiencing abuse can lead to many things; bruises or cuts, or even depression or anxiety. However, different kinds of abuse can have different effects. For example, a child who is a victim of physical abuse could show signs of having trouble at school, difficulty trusting others, and many more things. A victim of emotional abuse, though, might question their memory or feel shame or guilt. Although, all kinds of abuse can lead to things like depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem.

According to Enright and Reed’s (2006) article, the purpose of spousal psychological (emotional) abuse is to cause the abused spouse to experience emotional pain, and it gives the abuser power over the abused spouse in the relationship. Some types of spousal psychological abuse include ridiculing or putting a spouse down, threatening

Because of the trauma, and the internalization of the abuse, it brings about self-abuse. Self-abuse is believed to happen because the child supresses the abuse, goes into denial, convincing himself or herself that this did not happen, or that they did something wrong. Often times the abuser is someone that is well known or close to the abused. Another thing is

The authors of this article found there were many treatments available for women who have been emotional abused by a spousal, but found that there wasn’t any, “clear empirical support for the efficacy” (Reed & Enright, 2006, p. 920). Many researchers have defined the abuse or established ways

Although spousal violence towards men is not as predominant as it is towards women, many accept to be true that husband abuse does not really exist. While some are blinded by ignorance others are simply just unaware of it. This is partly due to the lack of research accessible for others. On the subject of spousal violence, examination

     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)