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Human response to a crisis - ANSWERS-Passive/Submissive and
Anger/Rebellion
Examples of emotional abuse - ANSWERS-Ignores partner's feelings,
Ridicules or insults women / men as a group, Ridicules partner's beliefs,
Withholds approval, Criticizes, Insults and/or drives away partner's
family friends, Humilities partner in public / private, Refuses to socialize
with partner, Takes away car keys / money / personal property,
Threatens to leave, Threatens partner's family / friends, Punishes
children when angry with partner, Threatens to kidnap children if partner
leaves, Abuses pets to hurt partner, Tells partner about affairs, Harasses
partner about affairs, real or imagined, Manipulates partner with lies /
contradictions
Examples of physical abuse - ANSWERS-Pushing / Shoving
Restraining to prevent leaving
Slapping / Biting
Kicking / Choking
Hitting / Punching
Throwing objects
Locking partner in / out of house
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Abandoning partner in dangerous place
Refusing to aid sick partner
Subjecting partner to reckless driving
Forcing partner's car off road
Threatening / hurting with weapon
Examples of sexual abuse - ANSWERS-Regularly treats/speaks of
women as sex objects, Insist partner dress in a more sexual way than she
wants, Assumes partner would have sex with any man, Minimizes
partner's feelings about sex, Criticizes partner about sex, Insists on
unwanted/uncomfortable touching, Withholds sex/affection as
punishment, Calls partner sexual names, Forces/coerces partner to strip,
Publicly shows sexual interest in others, Has affairs, Forces partner to
have sex with him/others, Forces unwanted sex acts, Forces sex
after/during violent acts, Forces sex when partner is sick, Forces sex to
hurt partner, Commits sadistic sexual acts
Center of wheel - ANSWERS-Need for power and control
Spokes of wheel - ANSWERS-How the abuser maintains control
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Outer ring of wheel - ANSWERS-Physical and sexual abuse when
emotional abuse fails
Phase 1 of Violence - ANSWERS-Tension building
Phase 2 of Violence - ANSWERS-Violent eruption
Phase 3 of Violence - ANSWERS-Calm, Loving, Denial (Honeymoon)
Why victims don't leave - ANSWERS-Low self-esteem, Economic
dependence, Keeping the family together, Guilt, Promises of change,
Emotional dependence, Fear of insanity, Isolation, No place to go /
resources, Learned behavior, Societal attitudes, Traditional value
system, Fear loss of children, Fear death
Primary Physical Agressor - ANSWERS-The most significant, not
always the first, aggressor
Ex Parte - ANSWERS-Temporary order of protection until a court
hearing occurs
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Human response to a crisis - ANSWERS-Passive/Submissive and
Anger/Rebellion
Examples of emotional abuse - ANSWERS-Ignores partner's feelings,
Ridicules or insults women / men as a group, Ridicules partner's beliefs,
Withholds approval, Criticizes, Insults and/or drives away partner's
family friends, Humilities partner in public / private, Refuses to socialize
with partner, Takes away car keys / money / personal property,
Threatens to leave, Threatens partner's family / friends, Punishes
children when angry with partner, Threatens to kidnap children if partner
leaves, Abuses pets to hurt partner, Tells partner about affairs, Harasses
partner about affairs, real or imagined, Manipulates partner with lies /
contradictions
Examples of physical abuse - ANSWERS-Pushing / Shoving
Restraining to prevent leaving
Slapping / Biting
Kicking / Choking
Hitting / Punching
Throwing objects
Locking partner in / out of house
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Abandoning partner in dangerous place
Refusing to aid sick partner
Subjecting partner to reckless driving
Forcing partner's car off road
Threatening / hurting with weapon
Examples of sexual abuse - ANSWERS-Regularly treats/speaks of
women as sex objects, Insist partner dress in a more sexual way than she
wants, Assumes partner would have sex with any man, Minimizes
partner's feelings about sex, Criticizes partner about sex, Insists on
unwanted/uncomfortable touching, Withholds sex/affection as
punishment, Calls partner sexual names, Forces/coerces partner to strip,
Publicly shows sexual interest in others, Has affairs, Forces partner to
have sex with him/others, Forces unwanted sex acts, Forces sex
after/during violent acts, Forces sex when partner is sick, Forces sex to
hurt partner, Commits sadistic sexual acts
Center of wheel - ANSWERS-Need for power and control
Spokes of wheel - ANSWERS-How the abuser maintains control
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Outer ring of wheel - ANSWERS-Physical and sexual abuse when
emotional abuse fails
Phase 1 of Violence - ANSWERS-Tension building
Phase 2 of Violence - ANSWERS-Violent eruption
Phase 3 of Violence - ANSWERS-Calm, Loving, Denial (Honeymoon)
Why victims don't leave - ANSWERS-Low self-esteem, Economic
dependence, Keeping the family together, Guilt, Promises of change,
Emotional dependence, Fear of insanity, Isolation, No place to go /
resources, Learned behavior, Societal attitudes, Traditional value
system, Fear loss of children, Fear death
Primary Physical Agressor - ANSWERS-The most significant, not
always the first, aggressor
Ex Parte - ANSWERS-Temporary order of protection until a court
hearing occurs
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