Domestic violence: phases, types, prevention

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Domestic violence is a fairly broad topic, with hundreds of studies devoted to it. Most often it affects children and women. According to research, it is typical for those families where the boundaries between members of such a unit of society are blurred. In most cases, domestic violence is understood as a repetitive cycle of both physical and verbal, spiritual, sexual abuse, the purpose of which is control, instilling fear, intimidation.

Family Violence Has Characteristics

• In the event that the episode has already taken place, then with each subsequent time not only the frequency of repetition increases, but also the degree of cruelty.
• This behavior on the part of the aggressor alternates with apologies, promises to change.
• If the victim tries to end the relationship, this will lead to more violence.
• Domestic violence occurs in all social strata, in any category,regardless of any aspect.

Cycle of Violence

Usually, manifestations of cruelty and aggression are very standard. During the first phase, the voltage rises. Violence is in the nature of individual insults. At this stage, the woman behaves calmly, trying to defuse the situation. The more tension increases, the worse she can balance the situation. The second stage consists in the uncontrolled release of the voltage that has accumulated during the first. A woman, as a rule, feels the approach of this phase, so depression and fear begin to grow. And the third phase, the so-called "honeymoon". A man becomes kind, loving, can both admit his guilt, and vice versa, blame the woman, as if she brought it to the manifestation of aggression. At this time, it is most difficult for her to leave the offender.

What is domestic violence?

Most often it appears as a combination of several types of abuse.

Physical abuse

Inflicting pain (slapping, kicking, hitting), pushing, putting at risk, threatening with a weapon. A man can physically prevent people from leaving the house, close them indoors, leave them in dangerous places. He may not even allow you to seek medical help and refuses to buy life-saving goods.

Sexual abuse

A man treats his wife only as a sexual object, forces her to undress against her will and commits intercourse with particular cruelty. Sometimes the aggressorforced to make love immediately after being beaten, can sometimes force you to do or watch pornographic acts.

Emotional abuse

It consists of constant criticism and insults, ignoring her feelings and humiliating her in public. A man can manipulate and offend relatives, prohibit going to work.

Economic violence

A man does not allow managing the family budget and having personal funds, he manages them at his own discretion.

Prevention of domestic violence

Currently, the prevention of domestic violence is not yet an object of state policy. At the same time, in some cities of Russia there are separate programs aimed at reducing this kind of crime, and specialized help centers are being created. However, it should be understood that these activities are not enough. Young women who are on the verge of creating a family will help themselves in many ways if they carefully familiarize themselves with such a direction as family psychology. A book, a special seminar, an appeal to a specialist will help not only to avoid many problems, but also to create the family in which peace and understanding will reign.