Physical abuse involves inflicting pain on another person, such as
slapping, punching, pushing, choking, kicking or throwing things that will
cause physical pain. The result of
physical abuse is physical pain that can sometimes be noticed by others such as
bruises, black eyes, scratches, broken bones, teeth knocked out, injuries to
internal organs and even death. Physical
abuse can also cause psychological effects on an individual making them fearful
of their partner, severely depressed, problems with sleeping because of
nightmares, anxiety and many more issues.
Psychological abuse involves threatening, harassing and coercive
control among other things. Coercive
control is “a pattern of behavior which one partner aims to control the other
though a wide range of tactics, only some of which involve physical force”
(Pilafova & Bennett-Cattaneo, 2010).
Victims of psychological abuse have difficulty concentrating which can
lead to performance issues at work or school. Drug and alcohol abuse may also
become a factor because they are trying to escape the reality of what is going
on. The most serious of all is suicide
or attempted suicide when an individual feels that death is the only way to
escape the abuse.
When an individual becomes the victim of domestic violence removing
them from that environment and seeking shelter elsewhere can have an economic
effect because many shelters are non-profit organizations that rely on
government funding that ultimately comes from taxpayers. Many victims of domestic violence that resort
to seeking shelter also will need financial assistance to help during their
transition. The financial situation of
victims of domestic violence has the most effect on society because society has
to assume the role of caring for these individuals until it is safe for them to
care for themselves.
Children are affected by domestic violence is many different
ways. A child can sustain injuries
during an attack either deliberately or by accident. Children who either witness abuse or are
abused themselves can become traumatized emotionally resulting in behavior
problems. Children who witness abuse
“have higher than average rates of substance abuse, suicide, problems in
school, violent and aggressive behavior, sleep disorders, enuresis, and chronic
somatic disorders” (Eisenstat & Bancroft, 1999).
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