Today, domestic violence is no longer looked at that way. ... Using any form of physical violence is a crime. ... Abusers feel this need to control their partner because of low self-esteem, extreme jealousy, difficulties in controlling anger and other strong emotions, or when they feel inferior to the other person in education and socio-economic background. ... Children who witness or are victims of violence may learn to believe that violence is a reasonable way to solve conflict between people. ... Child abuse and domestic violence go hand-in-hand. ...

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Domestic violence has a weighty effect on children who are exposed to it. ... Infants and toddlers who witness violence in their homes show extreme irritability, immature behavior, sleeping disorders, emotional suffering, fears of being alone, and decline in toileting and language skills. ... Other studies have reported that school-age children, age 6-12, who are exposed to family violence, are affected similarly to those exposed to community violence (Houskamp 364). ... They usually blame their mother for the violence. ... Individual therapy is specified for children who show extreme symptoms...

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Domestic violence could be our nation's number one social problem. ... In order to understand the cycle of violence or prevent it, we should examine the psychological and sociological factors found in the players and roles of this tragic drama: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE The most common factor in the developmental history of both abusers and victims is previous experience and exposure to violence. ... The psychological effects of domestic violence on children are far-reaching, and starts when they are still young. ... They feel shame, remorse, and guilt that the violence is occurring. ... ...

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From the beginning of time, violence has always been a part of the human condition. ... Because domestic violence has become a major social problem, researchers are becoming increasingly interested in violence and its effect on children. ... Domestic Violence often occurs more frequently in homes with children. ... Because they hated their living conditions while growing up, they take extreme measures not to become their parents (www.newbeginigs.com 1). ... Nonetheless, domestic violence and its effects do not stop there. ...

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Background of Domestic Violence Domestic violence and psychological abuse are identified as, "behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other" (http://www.domesticviolence.org/). ... According to Futures Without Violence, an organization dedicated towards addressing gender-based violence and child abuse, "women of all ages are at risk for domestic and sexual violence, and those age 20 to 24 are at the greatest risk of experiencing nonfatal intimate partner violence" (http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/). ... Men more prone to violence usually have a h...

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The comparisons were considered so extreme that it would catch a person off guard. ... But, sex and violence in conjunction with women can't be a good recipe. ... Violence was and has been glamorized by the media for a very long time in this country. This country has a love affair with violence, however sad the point may be it is also very true. ... It was said, that alcohol played a big picture in helping to set the tone for domestic violence. ...

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Somehow the tables are turned and it is made to seem that the victim is responsible for the violence. ... Physical violence is more common in poor families, families living under stress or parents who suffered cruelty as children. Sometimes in extreme cases the shaking of a child with such extreme force as an aggressive abuser possesses can cause severe brain damage as the brain is crushed from repeated impact against the skull. ... The physical destruction of a child is the extreme reaction of parents to the stress of having children. ...

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Rachel Yehuda, PhD, a professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Director of the Traumatic Stress Studies Division, at defines PTSD as an anxiety disorder that happens to people that are exposed to an extreme traumatic event that caused fear, horror, or helplessness (Yehuda, 2002). ... Violence between spouses or cohabitants rates are alarmingly high. ... While it is clear that this violence is in no way a pain felt by only women, the survey data cleared shows the risks women are at in comparison to men. ... The data from this survey is almost 15 years...

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The Student Bullying and Violence Protection Program is a program for students in school who are being bullied, and to show kids what bullying really is and the effect it has on the ones who are being bullied. ... Bullying can have such of an extreme impact on a younger child, that it can and will affect them when they are older depending on how extreme it was. ...

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And then there is the extreme: abusive relationships, which materialize in four types; each is as detrimental as the next. ... It isn't about pain, violence, selfishness, dependency and expecting all your needs to be met, THE CYCLE IN BAD RELATIONSHIPS Bad relationships go through three phases, just like in the cycle of violence: 1) Tension-building phase: this is where you feel as if you are walking on eggshells. ...

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A profile of a typical abuser was described as, "a person who is not employed, has a prior criminal history or domestic violence case, has a history on drug or alcohol dependence"(2013).There are five ways an elder can be abused: physical, psychological, sexual, financial, and neglect (citation needed). ...

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The other extreme is his weakness and vulnerability, which makes people feel compassion towards him, and thereby obviously indentify with him, however uncomfortable it may feel. ... Once he thinks his thrashing has scared Davies enough, he proceeds to a different kind of violence: verbal abuse. ...

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More broadly, a sweatshop is a workplace where workers are subject to extreme exploitation, including the absence of a living wage or benefits, poor working conditions and arbitrary discipline (Department of Labor, 2). ... Every person has basic human rights such as enough to eat, equality of opportunity, an education, freedom from violence, and a livelihood. ...

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Kids that see bullying are prone to having increase use of tobacco products, have increased mental health issues, and miss or skip school( Effects of bullying) but out of all that, what is the most scary, is that although small, some kids that are bullied can act out in extreme violence. ...

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