According to World Health Organization (WHO) “The intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation.” In simple words, violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Among it’s other types, family violence is one.
FAMILY VIOLENCE:
It is an offensive behavior in a relationship in which one person dominates over the other, causing fear. Another name of family violence is domestic violence. It passes from generation to generation. The people, who go through this, learn the same behavior and treat others the same way. The children who face family violence become violent adolescents and later, control freaks.
Family violence can affect a person’s physical and mental health. Many people suffer domestic abuse physically and mentally. Also, there has been numerous media news reporting abuse against women, children, older adults, and, in extreme cases, single or multiple killings of family members by one of their own. Intimate terrorism is also a name of family violence.
TYPES OF FAMILY ABUSE:
The major types of domestic abuses are:
Physical abuse:
When a person uses physical force against another person, we call it physical violence. People carry out this act in order to hurt, injure or murder someone. This includes; pinching, hitting, slapping, scratching etc.
Financial or Economic abuse:
Making or attempting to make a person financially dependent, such as maintaining total control over financial resources, withholding money or credit cards, or forbidding attendance at school or employment.
Psychological or emotional abuse:
When an abuser uses verbal or non-verbal means to hurt someone, we call it psychological barbaric. Physical abuse may seem worse, but verbal or nonverbal abuse can be very emotionally damaging. This highly impacts one’s mental development.
Neglection abuse:
When a caretaker doesn’t provide the other person with his necessities, it is known as neglection.
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