USING COERCION AND THREATS | INTIMIDATION [Making and/or carying out threats. J Making her afraid by using to do something to hurt her looks, actions, gestures + smashing things * destroying her property» abusing «threatening to leave her, to commit suicide, to report on rartovotres mang | pelsedcoing A nese egal tings. part Preventing er from geting or keeping a jab * making her ask for money «giving her an allowance «taking her money * not leting her know about or have access to family income. ABUSE Putting her down * making her fool bad about herset «calling her names * making her tink she's crazy * playing mind games » humiliating her * making her fe! gui USING MALE PRIVILEGE Treating he ike a servant» making al the big decisions acting ke the “master of the caste” » being the on to define men's and women's roles USING ISOLATION Controling what she does, wo she sees ‘and talks to, what she reads, winere she goes limiting her outside involvement «using jealousy to ustity actions. MINIMIZING, DENYING AND BLAMING Making light of the abuse and not taking her concerns about it seriously «saying the Abuse didn't happen e siting respon- sibility for abusive behavior « saying she caused i CHILDREN Making her fe! guity about the children using ‘the children to relay messages ‘using visitation to harass her * threatening to take the children away. DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION PROJECT 202 East Superior Street Duluth, Minnesota 55802 218-7222781 ww duluth-medet.org