Domestic Violence

9 important questions on Domestic Violence

What is intimate partner violence? (IPV)

All acts that inflict physical, sexual, emotional or psychological abuse by a (ex-)partner, one-sided, power inequality

What are some physical types of IPV?

Hitting, kicking, choking, hurting, inflicting harm, armed threats

What are some psychological types of IPV?

Humiliation, threatening, controlling, restriction of freedom, prohibition to seek medical aid, stalking, not allowing to work/learn a language
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What are some sexual types of IPV?

Sexual coercion/non-consensual sex, not allowing to use contraception/unwanted pregnancy, rape

What are consequences of partner violence to their kids?

Intergeneration transmisison: 1 in 3 children that have been exposed to domestic violence become perpetrators or victims of DV.

What are some reasons that women don't leave an abusive partner?

Economic dependence
Attachment
Children
Fear of retaliation 
Housing, work
Social pressure
Isolation
Hope fot better times

What are the 2 main coping strategies?

Traumatic bonding: identification with the perpetrator (hostage-hostage taker > Stockholm syndrome)
Cognitive dissonance: rationalisation of choice to stay, responsibility for the family, staying is better than leaving, fear

What are some risk factors associated with DV?

Relation problems
Lower education (x7)
Psychiatric problems
Jobless (x5)
Substance abuse
Abused as a child
One parent family (x2)
Mentally disabled
Large and stepfamilies (x2)

What are some hidden signs of DV?

Somatisation: seeking health care more often, unexplained pain or physical symptoms, no response to treatment
Mental complaints/disorders: depression, PTSD, anxiety etc
Somatic disease: physical injury with questionable explanation, vaginal discharge, STD, miscarriage, eardrum perforation
Other: frequent visitors ED, partner behaves suspectively, delay in seeking care, non-compliance

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