Domestic Violence takes many forms:
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Psychological Abuse:
• Behavior and/or comments to undermine your sense of self
• name-calling or putdowns,
• intimidation,
• sulking; threatening to withhold money, disconnect the telephone, take the car away,
• lying to your friends and family about you; telling you that you have no choice in any decisions.
• commit suicide, take the children away, report you to welfare agencies unless you comply with his demands regarding bringing up the children;
Verbal Abuse
• constant put-downs,• name calling,• making harassing or threatening phone calls.
• Saying things to scare you (e.g., told you something "bad" would happen; threatened to commit suicide).
• Using the children to threaten you (e.g., told you that you would lose custody; said he would leave town with the children).
Physical Abuse
• Actual or threatened physical harm e.g. Injuring you by causing bruises, cuts, broken bones, punching, pushing, choking, being threatened or injured with objects/weapons.
• Making threats to hurt you and/or your children,
• denial of sleep, warmth or nutrition;
• denial of needed medical care,
• Driving recklessly while you and/or your children are in the car etc.
Social Abuse
• Controlling where you go, who you see, what you wear.• Keeping you from contacting family or friends.• Preventing someone from leaving the house.• Preventing someone from going to a place of worship or praying• Making all the ‘big’ decisions,• checks up on you (e.g., listened to your phone calls, checked the mileage on the car, called you repeatedly at work).• Refused to do housework or child care,• making you feel guilty about going to work or socialising,• constantly checking up on your whereabouts etc
Sexual Abuse
• any forced or unwanted sexual contact/activity,• Pressures you to have sex when you didn't want to (will not take no for an answer),• forcing you to have sex or to do sexual acts you do not want or like,• raping you.
Forcing you to have sex is a criminal offence, even if you are married.
Financial Abuse
• When your partner takes control of your financial affairs when you don't want him to, or
• prevents you from having access to money.• Stopping a partner from getting or keeping a job,• refusing to give someone enough money to live on.
Property Damage
• kicking a hole in the wall,• scratching your car,• taking away or breaking things that are important to the abused person,• Abusing a family pet.
Stalking
Stalking is behaviour intended to harass, intimidate and torment another person. Stalking includes a range of behaviours such as:• Repeated phone calls• Sending letters, faxes or e-mails• Loitering near a Woman’s residence or place of work• Spying on or openly watching a Woman• Following a Woman• Harming pets• Organizing unwanted home deliveries• Sending flowers or chocolates• Damaging property• Moving belongings around• Changing details on personal identification.
Spiritual - This type of violence involves a situation where you are not allowed to have your own opinions about religion, cultural beliefs, and values, or your spirituality is manipulated to keep you feeling powerless.
Reference
ReachOut,2013
• Behavior and/or comments to undermine your sense of self
• name-calling or putdowns,
• intimidation,
• sulking; threatening to withhold money, disconnect the telephone, take the car away,
• lying to your friends and family about you; telling you that you have no choice in any decisions.
• commit suicide, take the children away, report you to welfare agencies unless you comply with his demands regarding bringing up the children;
Verbal Abuse
• constant put-downs,• name calling,• making harassing or threatening phone calls.
• Saying things to scare you (e.g., told you something "bad" would happen; threatened to commit suicide).
• Using the children to threaten you (e.g., told you that you would lose custody; said he would leave town with the children).
Physical Abuse
• Actual or threatened physical harm e.g. Injuring you by causing bruises, cuts, broken bones, punching, pushing, choking, being threatened or injured with objects/weapons.
• Making threats to hurt you and/or your children,
• denial of sleep, warmth or nutrition;
• denial of needed medical care,
• Driving recklessly while you and/or your children are in the car etc.
Social Abuse
• Controlling where you go, who you see, what you wear.• Keeping you from contacting family or friends.• Preventing someone from leaving the house.• Preventing someone from going to a place of worship or praying• Making all the ‘big’ decisions,• checks up on you (e.g., listened to your phone calls, checked the mileage on the car, called you repeatedly at work).• Refused to do housework or child care,• making you feel guilty about going to work or socialising,• constantly checking up on your whereabouts etc
Sexual Abuse
• any forced or unwanted sexual contact/activity,• Pressures you to have sex when you didn't want to (will not take no for an answer),• forcing you to have sex or to do sexual acts you do not want or like,• raping you.
Forcing you to have sex is a criminal offence, even if you are married.
Financial Abuse
• When your partner takes control of your financial affairs when you don't want him to, or
• prevents you from having access to money.• Stopping a partner from getting or keeping a job,• refusing to give someone enough money to live on.
Property Damage
• kicking a hole in the wall,• scratching your car,• taking away or breaking things that are important to the abused person,• Abusing a family pet.
Stalking
Stalking is behaviour intended to harass, intimidate and torment another person. Stalking includes a range of behaviours such as:• Repeated phone calls• Sending letters, faxes or e-mails• Loitering near a Woman’s residence or place of work• Spying on or openly watching a Woman• Following a Woman• Harming pets• Organizing unwanted home deliveries• Sending flowers or chocolates• Damaging property• Moving belongings around• Changing details on personal identification.
Spiritual - This type of violence involves a situation where you are not allowed to have your own opinions about religion, cultural beliefs, and values, or your spirituality is manipulated to keep you feeling powerless.
Reference
ReachOut,2013