About Domestic Violence
There are many types of Domestic Violence including:
- Physical Abuse
- Emotional/Mental Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
Specific incidents may include, but are not limited to:
- Pushing, shoving
- Strangling
- Locking a person out or blocking the door
- Kicking
- Abandoning a person somewhere
- Throwing objects
- Threatening harm
- Using a knife or a gun
- Driving recklessly with a passenger
- Hair pulling
- Threatening or harassing language
- Ridiculing, humiliating, insulting, or embarrassing a person
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Ignoring or withholding affection or approval
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Criticizing
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Abusing pets to hurt a family member
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Intimidation
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Controlling finances
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Extreme jealousy
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Isolation
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Forcing of unwanted sexual acts
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Insisting on unwanted or uncomfortable touching
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Committing rape or incest
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Making demeaning remarks
The aim of domestic violence, no matter the type, is to assert power and control over another person.
Domestic violence usually increases in severity over time.
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