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Forms of Domestic Violence

There are many forms of behavior directed toward women that many of us may or may not have recognized as abusive. Below is a list of the three forms of abuse and the behaviors associated with that particular type of abuse.

Physical Abuse
Has your intimate partner done any of these things to you?
  • Pushed you or shoved you
  • Held you to keep you from leaving
  • Slapped or bit you
  • Kicked or choked you
  • Thrown objects at you
  • Locked you out of the house
  • Abandoned you in dangerous places
  • Refused to help you when you were sick, injured, or pregnant
  • Subjected you to reckless driving
  • Forced you off the road or kept you from driving
  • Raped you
  • Threatened or hurt you with a weapon
Sexual Abuse
Has your partner done any of these things to you?
  • Told anti-women jokes or made demeaning remarks about women
  • Treated women as sex objects
  • Been angry and jealous, assuming you would have sex with any available man
  • Insisted you dress in a more sexual way than you wanted
  • Minimized the importance of your feelings about sex
  • Criticized you sexually
  • Insisted on unwanted and uncomfortable touching
  • Withheld sex and affection
  • Called you sexual names like "Whore" and "Frigid"
  • Forced you to strip when you didn't want to
  • Publicly showed sexual interest in other women
  • Had affairs with other women after agreeing to a monogamous relationship
  • Forced sex with him or others or forced you to watch others
  • Forced particular unwanted sex acts
  • Forced sex after beating you
  • Forced sex when you were sick or when it was a danger to your health
  • Forced sex for the purpose of hurting you with objects or weapons
  • Committed sadistic sexual acts
Emotional Abuse
How many of these things has your partner done to you
  • Ignored your feelings
  • Ridiculed or insulted women as a group
  • Ridiculed or insulted your most valued beliefs, your religion, heritage, or class
  • Withheld approval, appreciation, or affection as a punishment
  • Continually criticized you, called you names, shouted at you
  • Insulted or drove away your friends or family
  • Humiliated you in public or in private
  • Refused to socialize with you
  • Kept you from working, controlled your money, made all the decisions
  • Refused to work or share money
  • Took car keys or money away
  • Regularly threatened to leave or told you to leave
  • Threatened to hurt you or your family
  • Punished or deprived the children when he was angry at you
  • Threatened to kidnap the children when he was angry at you
  • Abused pets to hurt you
  • Told you about affairs he imagined you were having
  • Manipulated you with lies and contradictions

 

 

 

 

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