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DATING
VIOLENCE: A
pattern of abusive and coercive behaviors or actions whereby one dating
partner seeks control over the other.
VERBAL and
EMOTIONAL ABUSE: The systematic attempt to destroy a person's sense of
worth or self-esteem.
Behaviors
include: name calling, jealous behavior, restricting a partner's
social life or scaring away friends and family, humiliating a partner in
private or in public, threatening suicide or other forms of self-harm, use
of physical size to intimidate or threatening to physically hurt the
partner.
SEXUAL ABUSE:
Any sexual activity forced upon a person without his/her consent.
Behaviors
include: degrading treatment based on the partner?s gender,
criticizing a partner sexually, forced sexual contact, exposing oneself or
forced sexual intercourse.
PHYSICAL ABUSE:
Any act or behavior that inflicts or intends to inflict bodily harm.
Behaviors
include: hitting, punching, slapping, biting, kicking choking,
grabbing, pushing or destroying the partner?s possessions (e.g.
furniture).
ECONOMIC ABUSE:
Any act or
behavior that demeans a person by controlling the use and availability of
his/her money.
Behaviors include:
expectation of sexual acts in return for paying expenses such as rent or
tuition, interfering with the partner?s work or not letting the partner
work, taking the partner?s money, taking the partner?s car keys or
otherwise preventing the partner from getting to work.
STALKING:
Purposely and repeatedly following or harassing another person, or making
a credible threat that is intended to annoy or cause emotional distress,
or causes someone to fear physical injury or death.
Behaviors include:
following someone around, repeated phone calls and emails.
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