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• It occurs in an intimate relationship.

• It is a pattern of behavior in which one partner uses tactics of abuse and control to maintain dominance and power over the other partner.

• It occurs along a continuum of severity.

• The victim, usually a female, is afraid and altering her daily activities because of the abuse.

Tactics of control and domination:

• Psychological battering

  • Isolation (keeping the victim away from connections with family, friends and others who are part of her support network) Manipulation

  • Verbal humiliation and degradation

  • Damaging property

  • Threats of harm to victim, others, self, pets, property

  • Hurting self or people other than the victim

  • Stalking

• Economic Oppression (controlling the money)

• Sexual humiliation

• Physical Assaults (including sexual)

• Charm - this is the first tactic of control used by an abuser - it's what she responds to when they first meet.

Resources on kinds of violence:

Safety Planning    Dating Violence   

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