EXTRA LESSON – DOMESTIC ABUSE

VOCABULARY

Physical abuse Sexual abuse Emotional abuse

Financial abuse Psychological abuse Fright

Intimidate Terrorize Maltreatment Manipulate

Hurt Humiliate Blame Injure Wound

Pattern Aggression Rape Injustice Practices

Abusive behavior Coercive control Harassment

Stalking Gaslight Narcissist Stalking

Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive, controlling behavior that can include

physical abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, sexual abuse or financial abuse
(using money and financial tools to exert control).
Some abusers are able to exert complete control over a victim’s every action without ever
using violence or only using subtle threats of violence. All types of abuse are devastating to
victims.
"Emotional abuse is abusing someone in ways that can be seen as traumatic. It is making
someone feel like they are less-than, worthless, or not good enough. This can be incredibly
painful when a parent does this to a child, as a child trusts that a parent is going to love them
unconditionally.”
Gender has nothing to do with whether a child has been abused or not. Unfortunately, the
abuse of boys is sometimes viewed as an initiation to sexual activity, rather than violation of
the child’s physical, emotional and sexual safety.
A bad economy does not cause domestic violence, but it can make it worse. The severity
and frequency of abuse can increase when factors associated with a bad economy are
present.

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It’s important to remember that domestic violence is first and foremost a pattern of
power and control. Any one of these behaviors may not be indicative of abuse on its
own, until it is considered as part of a pattern of behavior.
The effects of child sexual abuse can have a long-term impact on the child’s mental health.
The immediate impact of child sexual abuse could include withdrawal, fearfulness, or - in
some cases - aggression.
Abusive partners work very hard to keep victims trapped in the relationship. They may try
to isolate the victim from friends and family, thereby reducing the people and places where
the survivor can go for support. Through various tactics of financial abuse, abusive partners
create financial barriers to safety.
DASH refers to a Risk Identification and Assessment Model, which is used by professionals
working within the public protection sphere. The purpose of DASH is to recognize and
assess so that Domestic Abuse, Stalking, Harassment and Honour Based Violence can be
identified, prevented, and interventions staged.
Less than 16% of women (19% of men) who have experienced sexual violence, report it to
the police. The main three reasons for this are that they say they feel embarrassed, don’t
believe the police can help or believe that the experience would be a humiliating one.

Questions

1. What factors influence domestic violence?

2. Who are toxic parents?
3. What is the most frequent form of domestic violence is?
4. How does domestic violence affect the victim emotionally?
5. Why we should talk about domestic violence?
6. Which type of abuse is the hardest to detect?
7. Is domestic violence considered a trauma?
8. Why is it difficult to talk about domestic violence?
9. How does abuse affect future relationships?
10. How do you confront an abuser?
11. Should you forgive someone who has assaulted you?