Spousal abuse

INTRODUCTION      Spousal Abuse is a rising issue today in the United States. Spousal Abuse affects individuals of all social classes and gender and both males and females are victims of spousal abuse. Abuse of men is not a topic commonly known or discussed in our society as easily as abuse of females for various reasons. However it is a topic that needs to be examined so men who are being abused know they are not alone and society treats it as problem and not over look

child abuse and spousal abuse. A term that is not heard often is elder abuse, which is unfortunate due to the fact that it is a fairly common occurrence. It was estimated that in 2009, one in ten elderly Americans were victims of elder abuse within the previous year (Acierno, 2010). Even though elder abuse is prevalent here in America, it is seldom that this phenomenon is actually discussed. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, there are seven types of elder abuse: physical abuse, sexual

the delicate topic of spousal abuse. Furthermore, it will demonstrate the writer's interpretation and understanding, including the maltreatment and obstacles that victims may face. Spousal abuse will not discriminate against status, race, age, sexuality or education. It occurs when one person in an intimate relationship abuses the other. This form of abuse can endure several forms. It can include emotional abuse, physical abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse and/or verbal abuse. There have been theories

Domestic Violence: Spousal Abuse Suleman Masood California State University, Fresno   Domestic violence in a relationship (specifically spousal abuse) has continuously been a perplex issue in a functional society that has been deliberately overlooked and often ignored in a society. According to Criminology: Theory, Research and Policy, intimate partner abuse (spousal abuse) is defined as “abuse that occurs between current or former heterosexual or homosexual intimates. It includes physical, sexual

me from everybody else. Candy twenty-something white woman, North Carolina” (Hattery, 2009). This quote is taken from a woman who was abused by her husband, which is known as intimate partner violence. It is also known as spousal abuse or domestic violence. Intimate partner abuse/violence is when a person in a relationship, whether married, sexually intimate, or cohabiting, and is being abused or

English 111 17 September, 2014 Does Spousal Abuse have permanent Effects? Imagine running down the street, with the bare minimum clothing, bleeding rapidly and you do not know where you are going. You feel like you have no one to go to or call, what can you do? Although domestic violence has been around for centuries, it was not until the advent of the woman’s movement about 25 years ago that the issue began receiving serious attention. Today, the issue of spousal abuse is the subject of countless books

In America, family violence such as child abuse and spousal abuse which is mostly against women has been known to be a silent crime. There has been a high percentage of cases against women and an estimated one half of all child abuse cases have been unreported (Pepler, 1989). In the late twentieth century, feminist groups began a campaign to accomplish a goal to eliminate family violence by changing people’s realization to conclude that no victim should leave a crime unsaid .in addition, twenty-eight

Ashley Pasquale The Effects of Forgiveness Therapy after Spousal Emotional Abuse Liberty University Summary Spousal abuse of women takes on a variety of forms, one of which is psychologically and emotional abuse. This type of abuse have have negative outcomes that can last years, or even a lifetime if not properly dealt with. There are a variety of therapies to help women cope with previous abusive relationships, but this particular study looked into Forgiveness Therapy (Reed & Enright, 2006)

Depression, Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress for Women after Spousal Emotional Abuse” by Gayle Reed and Robert Enright covered the topic of spousal abuse and forgiveness. This article focused on emotional and psychological spousal abuse and included how the abuse effected the victim. “Follingstad, Rutledge, Berg, Hause, and Polek (1990) and Sack- ett and Saunders (1999) have identified at least seven categories of spousal psychological abuse: criticizing, ridiculing, jealous control, purposeful ignoring

posttraumatic stress after spousal emotional abuse. Women who have experienced this type of abuse long-after the relationship has ended still are emotionally wounded, fragile and need long-term therapy (Reed & Enright, 2006). This type of abuse destroys trust and communication in the relationship as well as causes one partner within the relationship to feel powerless (Reed & Enright, 2006). Researchers have identified several associated behaviors and outcomes of emotional abuse and the impact it has over