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Domestic violence is often experience as a combination of physical, sexual,
and or emotional abuse. The following are some examples of the range of
battering and abuse that can occur. This lists includes examples of
behaviors and actions that are violent and abusive. In working with women
to assess their experiences with domestic violence, include questions sure as,
"Does your intimate partner do any of these to you."
Physical Abuse
 | Pushes her |
| Injuries her with slaps, kicks, and punches |
| Exposes her to risks, such as reckless driving |
| Throws objects |
| Threatens or injures her with a weapon |
| Physically prevents her from leaving the house |
| Locks her out of the house |
| Abandons her in dangerous places |
| Refuses to help when she is sick, injured, or pregnant |
| Prevents her from seeking medical care |
| Keeps her awake at night against her will |
| Refuses to buy food or other articles necessary (for the family) |
| Destroys property |
| Abuses the children |
| Threatens to injure her family or friends |
Sexual Abuse
| Withholds sex and affection |
| Forces her to strip when she doesn't want to |
| Commits cruel sexual acts |
| Forces her to have sex against her will, "rapes" her |
| Forces her to have sex after a beating, "rapes" her |
| Extremely jealous, accuses her of having affairs |
| Forces her to watch and/or repeat pornographic acts |
Emotional Abuse
| Continually criticizes her, yelling and/or insulting (e.g. telling her she
is too fat, too skinny, too stupid, bad mother, bad partner, bad
lover) |
| Ignores her feelings |
| Ridicules her most valued beliefs |
| Denies her affections punishment |
| Refuses to work and share financial responsibilities |
| Keeps her from working |
| Manipulates her with lies and contradictions |
| Insults family and friends to drive them away |
| Refuses to socialize with her |
| Prevents contact with family and friends |
| Keeps her from using the telephone |
| Controls all the money and makes all financial decisions |
| Humiliates her in public |
| Harasses her at work |
| Threatens to leave or throw her out of the house |
| Threatens to kidnap the children |
| Punishes or deprives the children |
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