What Are Forms of Domestic Abuse?

Domestic abuse is generally a pattern of aggressive behavior that is directed at partners, children, elders and siblings to gain control over them.  Women have a much higher chance to be on the receiving end of domestic abuse then men and are often afraid to tell anyone due to their partner’s intimidating threats.  Domestic abuse does not necessarily have to be purely physical, it takes on a variety of forms.  If you are a victim of this type of abuse, it is important to report it to authorities for your sake and that of any children or elders involved as well.

The following are some of the forms of domestic abuse in the home that are considered to be crimes:

Sexual violence

This form of abuse includes forcing someone who is either mentally or physically incapacitated and may not be able to defend themselves.  Children are usually victims of sexual violence. The perpetrator may do this by inflicting fear in the child, manipulating the child due to their naïve nature or by using the influence of drugs.  Sexual violence could also include marital rape. 

Psychological violence

This is whereby the perpetrator uses words and actions to instill some form of fear or a feeling of unworthiness in their partner. The partner may undermine their partner with derogatory verbage like name calling in order to make them loose their esteem.  In other cases, the partner may be denied access to basic things such as isolating them from other people, forced imprisonment, harassing them, harming their pets, refusing them food and access to medical care.  The perpetrator may also instill fear by using black mail like threatening to release inappropriate photos of their partner or by threatening to physically harm them. 

Financial Abuse

This form of abuse happens when a partner takes complete control of the family finances at their own pleasure.  This including controlling the way their partner spends money, forcing the partner to account for every dollar spent, and refusing to pay the basic bills which they had agreed upon. This kind of abuse is meant to make a partner become financially dependent and undermine their sense of self-worth and independence.  

Why you should take domestic violence classes online?

Classes can be taken as a result of a court order or for self-improvement purposes.  If you are someone interested in truly changing your own behavior and creating a healthier, happier life for those around you, these classes will help get you on the right track.  If you are beginning to have a sense of empathy, taking these classes are important especially to the ones that are suffering.  They are easy to enroll in.  Just a click of a button next to the length of class you are interested in, and you are on your way. 

The classes are clear, and designed to be interesting and informative.  The topics discussed are divided into chapters which you can drop-in and out of at your own convenience.  The computer will hold the spot you were last at.  At the end of the course, there is a final exam.  With a 70% or better, you will pass and receive a Certificate of Completion to show to the authorities.  This document proves you have completed the class online.  Feedback from students overwhelmingly shows that they are happy to have taken the class and it has changed their life!