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Cycle Of Abuse Essay

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Abuse Abuse can be defined in many different ways, each in a different context. • To use wrongly or improperly, to misuse • To treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way • To speak insultingly, harshly, and unjustly to or about • To commit sexual assault upon • To deceive or mislead Types of abuse: • Physical • Sexual • Verbal/Emotional • Financial Physical Abuse: Definition: Violence and/or force that results in pain or bodily harm. It includes assault, battery, and inappropriate restraint. According to NCPEA, “Perpetrators are likely to be unmarried, to live with their victims, and to be unemployed.” Signs/Symptoms of Physical abuse: • Burns • Sprains • Dislocations • Fractures • Abrasions on arms, legs, or torso • Bruises • Internal Injuries …show more content…

1. Tension Building Phase: Tension will build over a problem between the victim and the abuser. Verbal abuse can begin at this time and the victim will try to please the abuser to avoid abuse. Eventually physical abuse will begin because things have escalated. 2. Acute battering episode: At this point physical abuse has begun. This is brought on by the abusers emotional state, but never by the victim’s behavior. 3. Honeymoon phase: Abuser begins to feel guilty about his/her behavior. Blame can take part in this stage. Abuser will convince victim that the abuse will not ever occur again. This will usually strengthen broken bonds in the relationship and the victim will convince themselves that leaving their abusive partner is not needed. These 3 parts of the cycle can occur over and over and over again. Who is responsible for reporting? EVERYONE How we can help a victim: • Be supportive of the victim and recognize that their situation is difficult, scary, and not their

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