Domestic abuse
Domestic abuse
Domestic abuse (pronunciation: /dəˈmɛstɪk əˈbjuːs/), also known as domestic violence, is a pattern of behavior which involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation.
Etymology
The term "domestic abuse" is derived from the Latin word domesticus meaning "belonging to the house" and the Old French abuser meaning "to misuse, wrong, insult".
Definition
Domestic abuse can take a number of forms, including physical, verbal, emotional, economic, religious, reproductive, and sexual abuse, which can range from subtle, coercive forms to marital rape and to violent physical abuse such as choking, beating, female genital mutilation, and acid throwing that results in disfigurement or death.
Related Terms
- Physical abuse: The intentional act of causing injury or trauma to another person by way of bodily contact.
- Emotional abuse: A form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Economic abuse: A form of abuse when one intimate partner has control over the other partner's access to economic resources.
- Sexual abuse: Also referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another.
- Marital rape: Non-consensual sex in which the perpetrator is the victim's spouse.
- Coercive control: A pattern of behavior which seeks to take away the victim's liberty or freedom, to strip away their sense of self.
See also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Domestic abuse
- Wikipedia's article - Domestic abuse
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