Category Archives: Abusive Relationship

BEHAVIORAL DEFINITIONS

♦ December 22, 2010 ♦ Leave Your Comment

1. Avoids displeasing or angering the partner at all costs (e.g., misses classes or work, stops socializing with friends, or yields control of personal time and money to partner). 2. Feels intimidated by interactions with partner leading to pervasive worry, anxiety, and/or fear. 3. Attempts to control others and the environment to prevent anything  that …

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HOW CAN I HELP?

♦ October 2, 2010 ♦ Leave Your Comment

ASK. Does your friend seem to miss a lot of school or work? Have their sleep or eating habits changed? Do they have low self-esteem? Have you noticed bruises on your friend’s body? Do seem sad, distracted or depressed? These may be signs of an abusive relationship, and shame prevents a person from telling someone …

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WHAT IS RELATIONSHIP ABUSE?

♦ September 27, 2010 ♦ Leave Your Comment

Relationship abuse is the use of intimidation and/or forces by one person in a relationship over the other. It can include any form of verbal, emotional, mental, physical and/or sexual abuse or violence, and happens in both heterosexual and same- sex relationships. In an abusive relationship it is not unusual for the abuser to express …

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