What is Domestic Violence?
1. A pattern of intentional behavior including physical, emotional and psychological abuse with a
goal of establishing power and control over a partner in an intimate relationship.
2. Abuse that forces victims to make choices based on how their partner may harm them
physically, spiritually and/or emotionally.
3. Possible with any age, class, race, gender, lifestyle and/or religion - Domestic violence does
not discriminate.
4. does happen in same sex and women can be offenders but 95% of victims of DV in
heterosexual relationships are women.
5. May cause repeat visits to the health care system
When is a victim at greatest risk of harm?
When a person is trying to leave a relationship.
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Reasons for abuse
-mental health
-substance abuse
-victims fault
-child exposure
-stress
-power and control
-jealousy
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, -lacking coping skills
Domestic violence is what kind of behavior?
learned behavior
What is the root cause of Domestic violence?
attributed to a variety of factors including: cultural, social, economic and psychological
influences.
As a learned behavior it is modeled by individuals, institutions, and society.
Abusive and violent behaviors can be learned through:
Childhood observation; one's experience of victimization;exposure to violence; living in a culture
of violence
Evidence supports that domestic violence is not caused by:
substance abuse, mental illness, poverty, anger, or stress. However research does suggest that
some of these factors can affect the severity, frequency and the nature of the perpetrator's
abusive behavior.
Where does battering stem from:
unwillingness to control anger or be nonviolent.
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Statistics of domestic violence
1. Acts of domestic violence occur every 9 seconds in the U.S.
2. 3-4 million women are battered every year in the U.S.
3. An estimated 3.3 to 10 million children witness this violence each year.
Domestic violence is the single greatest cause of injury to women.
4. 1 in 6 women have been stalked during their lifetime.
5. Nearly 1/3 of American women report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or
boyfriend at some point in their lives.
Population that will have a higher rate of domestic violence
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