Abusive Relationships In The Stranger

The term ‘abusive relationship’ brings to mind a relationship of unequal power distribution. The perpetrator is usually imagined to be the husband in heterosexual relationships and we, generally, identify the wife as the victim of such cases of abuse.

I was not the only one trapped in this cycle of mistreatment. The abuse extended to my younger sibling and people considered companions of my parents. Upon reflection of the multitude of abuse I recall being a witness to my father beating a man until his whole face was bleeding. The blood flowed from his face, an intense sense of fear and need to help emerged. However, I was too little physically to help which created an extraordinary sense of weakness. My father proceeded with this torment by scorching the man’s face on a floor heater grate and tossed him out of the house. The family friend went to the entryway where witnessing of the assault would continue. This memory forever etched in my mind, the battered face seen through the diamond-shape

There are certain groups of individuals that appear to be most at risk of abuse than others, and therefore more vulnerable. Vulnerable adults can be abused in different ways for different reasons.

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior or coercive control in any relationship that is used by one person to gain or maintain power and control over another. (Violence). Most of society’s think domestic violence is when one of the spouses is abusing the other spouse. Domestic violence can occur between anyone who has lived together at one point of time; couples who have never lived together, but have a child together and family member who has live together in the same household. Domestic violence can happen to anyone, regardless of their class, religion, ethnic background, education, age, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, gender presentation, or immigration status. The domestic violence can place in different categories, such as; emotional abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse and financial abuse. Researcher had discovered tactics that the abusers use to control their victims such as; dominance, humiliation, isolation, threats, intimidation, denial and shifting blame. (Helpguide.org).

Healthy relationships involve a variety of different aspects such as respect, trust, and consideration. Unfortunately, some relationships aren’t meant to be healthy and they often turn to abusive relationships. Abuse can be physical, emotional and or sexual. Physical abuse are seen in various ways such as punching, kicking, choking, and or any other form of physical violence intended to hurt the other person. For a person who has experienced an abusive relationship it may be difficult for them to describe those particular feelings and the pain that they’ve gone through. One of the most important and original poets of the twentieth century is known as May Swenson and In her poem “Bleeding” she addresses the important issue that is recurrent in society; she embodies her personal life and illustrates the theme of abusive relationships, and it lets us as the audience gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between an abuser and victim through the significant use of symbolism, form and personification.

Trifles is a play about a married woman who was trapped in a abusive relationship with her husband. The play starts with a man named John Wright who was murdered in his bed by his own wife, Mrs. Wright. Mr.s Wrights reasons for murdering her husband was because the relationship between the two was lonely, unhealthy, and revengeful.

It is important to understand why a victim will engage with abusers in order to understand how to stop the cycle of abuse. The victim sees themselves as the problem, not the partners making it easier to blame themselves as the cause of their suffering (Nicholas, 2013). When a person leaves an abusive situation that does not always mean that it is the end of the relationship; this is particularly true if there are children or shared assets because there is a sense of obligation to remain (Baholo et al., 2015). There is little understanding into why women remain with an abusive partner, which makes it harder to track why a woman would have subsequent relationships with partners that exhibit similar abusive tendencies (Bell, Goodman, & Dulton, 2009). There is a lack of understanding of the “bigger picture” which needs to be identified and explored (Bell, Goodman, & Dulton, 2009).

Relationships are always portrayed to children and adolescents by Disney to be like a fairytale. Everything will be perfect and they will live happily ever after. The problem is that not everyone’s relationship is a fairytale or has a happy ending. Couples go through problems that can be overcome but sometimes one of the partners can have a different way of overcoming it using violence against the other partner. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website (2016), violent relationships can start at the beginning of a relationship and last a long time. It can be from something so simple like name calling and can continue to escalade until the relationship becomes violent. A survey done in the United States by the

I have fallen in love once, but it wasn’t your ideal love story. The guy I was in love with, seemed harmless when I first became involved with him. However, as the relationship grew, he began to abuse me: emotionally and physically. I was terrified, as he began to holler deleterious phrases and names at me, along with leaving bruises on my body. Who could I have turned to? What if he continues to hurt me, or even exceed the damage he’s already done if I were to tell anyone? Dating abuse: one of the many problems in the world that is mildly prominent, but is not being acknowledged to its full potential. Empathy and compassion should be directed towards dating abuse, because this is a continuous event that is still occurring to young adolescents today. Due to the unawareness of dating abuse, students and teachers should put in the effort to inform each other and those around them of dating abuse, as well as how to address it.

A vulnerable adult is someone aged 18 or over who may receive community care services because of a disability, age or illness, or may be unable to take care of themselves or protect themselves against significant harm or exploitation. Older people are especially vulnerable, for example those with health issues who are unwell, confused and unable to stand up for themselves due to how frail they are. Because of their defencelessness and vulnerability elderly people are more at risk to abuse. Other vulnerable adults include people who are open to abuse because of learning difficulties, physical disabilities or mental illness. Those with learning difficulties may be taken

There are many types of abusive relationships, and the novel Beautiful and Dark covers a variety of them. The novel shows how one abusive person can affect everyone in the physical and mental abuse, child and spousal abuse, and the kind of people who abuses everyone around them, including friends and coworkers. This paper will cover how Rosa Montero brings the issue of abuse to the reader and forces us to think about the effects.

Dating abuse is a serious issue in the United States. Many people cannot tell if their relationship is heading in the wrong direction. There are many ways to tell but a few of them would include; physically hurting you, checking your things without permission, extreme jealousy, cutting you off from family and friends, and telling you what you must do. All of these are signs that your relationship is not healthy for you. Sometimes your significant other may even try and convince you of mutual abuse.

Explanations for abusive and controlling relationships have been describe between the Stockholm syndrome and London syndrome. Stockholm syndrome and London syndrome are psychological disorders that developed due to hostage taking.

A relationship provides refuge, love and trust between two partners but every relationship has flaws that can permanently taint the two individuals and their bond. A major conflict that occurs in many relationships is domestic abuse. It is the control that a partner in an intimate relationship, who is usually the male in a heterosexual relationship, tries to exert on the female with methods such as physical, verbal and sexual abuse (Domestic Violence and Abuse). However, there are many cases in which women should stay in an abusive relationship rather than evade it because of contributing factors that revolve around societal views. In the novels, A Thousand Splendid Suns written by Khaled

What is verbal abuse? Verbal abuse is when somebody uses words to harshly criticize, putdown, insult, or discourage another person. Verbal abuse comes in many types and range from insults to personal attacks with statements such as “You are stupid!” to “You never have time to do this.” Verbal abuse can be seen as a manipulative way of controlling a person which does not benefit any relationship.