The Causes Of Abusive Relationships

A victim’s mind does not enter into an abusive relationship the same as it, hopefully escapes. Most people are familiar with the honeymoon stage of a new relationship, the excitement, infatuation and methodical self-disclosure that most, if not all people experience and engage in. The gradualism of an abusive relationship is one critical piece of a frightening puzzle.

P3 – Explain factors that may lead to abusive situations. There are certain groups of individuals that appear to be most at risk of abuse than others, and therefore more vulnerable. Vulnerable adults can be abused in different ways for different reasons.

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First draft Why do women stay in abusive relationships? Have you ever fallen in love with someone? When fall in love, the world may turns pink and everything seems right to you. Obviously, this situation often happens to women more than men. Many women who fall in love marry their partners, break

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It is also known that domestic violence usually increases in frequency and intensity. Research has shown that about 2 to 4 million women will experience some kind of domestic violence each year in the United States, and about 23% to 34% of women will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes. This aggression towards women results in physical injuries, physical health problems, psychological disturbance, and, in some cases, death.

Explanations for abusive and controlling relationships have been describe between the Stockholm syndrome and London syndrome. Stockholm syndrome and London syndrome are psychological disorders that developed due to hostage taking.

Relationships are about respect and love towards one another but when the disrespect falls into the picture everything falls apart. Disrespect can be either verbally or physically and many of those who have fallen into this type of abusive relationship tend to have barriers on leaving that significant other. In most cases, fear has been the main key factor on why these victims tend to stay within the abusive relationship. Even though fear has been the main factor but there are other factors that run through a victims mind constantly. Victims are afraid they, themselves or their loved ones will get extremely hurt or be killed by these batters. Besides getting hurt, the victim fears that the batter will take away his or her child leaving them

There is a cancer plaguing the land, and it is slaughtering the very fabric of every relationship in its path. This cancer is abuse. One may ask, what is abuse, or what does an abuser look like? Particularly, this cancerous condition is not discriminatory against any social class; hence, an abuser can be of any race or gender. Abuse comes in a myriad of forms, and its aftermath has a negative impact that is unending. However, the most prevalent ones perpetrated in relationships are verbal, emotional, and physical.

The abuser may have many other problems that do not coincide with drinking. He/she often has psychological problems that are buried within them. The person may have extreme anger issues and the violence could quickly escalate into a homicide. There are many reasons leading up to this violence for example forced sexual relations, or something as simple as a pending breakup. The pair begin arguing over something simple and in a split second it could be a slap to the face or a punch in the gut. When in a relationship there are warning signs which could prevent the incident. Dominance in the relationship, extreme jealousy, anger issues, or the fear of rejection; any of these may be possible signs of future violence. Sometimes even after a breakup the person could turn violent and go crazy (Van Wormer, p.

Control of another person by threats, manipulation, and isolation are just the beginning of what is considered to be one of the greatest problems we face in America today. You may be in an abusive relationship if your significant other calls you names or insults you or makes demands of you that prevent you from living your life the way you choose. Jealousy and possessiveness that isolates you from your friends and family is part of the emotional abuse cycle. Physical abuse happens when you are physically injured by your loved one. Being forced to act against your will or sexually

Invisible Scars According to a 2010 study, one in every five women report abuse, and one in every seven men also report it. This includes: physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. These men and women come from every age range, ethnicity, and even same sex relationships. Realizing the signs of abuse is the first step to getting help. Does your partner scare you? Do they humiliate or yell at you? Do they act jealous or possessive? If you can answer yes to any of the following questions, you are in an abusive relationship. Some long lasting effects of being abused include: self-harm suicide attempts, depression, bulimia, anorexia, and many more. Alcohol and drugs are two of the many reasons why people abuse.

The Effects of Domestic Violence A woman wakes up in the middle of the kitchen floor, and as she opens the one eye that isn’t swollen shut, she frantically searches for her minor child with no avail. She calls the police who take her report

ABSTRACT Unfortunately some relationships result in a partner engaging in violence against another partner, and while not strictly male against female violence, the victim is often the female. The purpose of this study is to explore why, in the context of intimate partner violence, women remain in an abusive relationship in an attempt to fill the theoretical and practical gaps in successful prevention and treatment of those who are participants in an abusive relationship. Currently there is only a single two-pronged approach, group therapy and residing in a women’s shelter, which has not reduced the amount of domestic violence in the last four decades of this practice being the best practice for such incidents. This study aims to understand the motivations for remaining in the abusive relationship to better design treatment and prevention protocols.

According to The National Domestic Violence Hotline, the abused stay in domestic relationships due to fear, embarrassment, low self-esteem, love, and believing that the abuse is normal. For me, these are all true.