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Types of Abuse and Early Warning Signs
Psychological and Emotional
Abuse
If a boyfriend or girlfriend humiliates, insults, or swears
at you, you are experiencing psychological and emotional abuse.
Attempting to control a boyfriend or girlfriend's activities,
trying to destroy his or her self-confidence and self-esteem,
and isolating the person from other friends and family. Threats
of violence are also abusive and should always be taken seriously.
Physical Abuse
Physical abuse includes such things as: hitting, slapping,
punching, shoving, kicking, biting, and hair-pulling. Both
teenage boys and teenage girls report being victims of physical
violence in relationships. Typically, however, teenage boys
and teenage girls use physical force for different reasons
and with different results. Teenage boys are much more likely
to use force in order to control their girlfriends, while
girls more often act violently in self-defense.
Sexual Abuse
The term, sexual abuse, refers to forced or unwanted sexual
activity or rape. It is also considered sexual abuse to coerce
or pressure someone to engage in sexual activity or try to
engage in sexual activity with someone who is under the influence
of drugs or alcohol.
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It's
A Fact!
 Nearly
5.3 million intimate partner victimizations occur each year
among U.S. women ages 18 and older. This violence results
in nearly 2 million injuries and nearly 1,300 deaths (cdc.gov.,
2003)
- Nearly 2/3 of women who reported being raped, physically
assaulted, and/or stalked since age 18 were victimized by
a current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend
or date.
Youth abuse in dating relationships.
More information about
other signs of abuse and case studies.
www.youthabuse.dhhs.tas.gov.au/index.html
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