Question

Emotional abuse is widely misunderstood in our society. Yet, for many survivors, emotional abuse is often described as equally painful, if not more painful, than physical abuse.

For the purposes of this discussion topic, please complete the following:

1. Interview 3 people about emotional abuse. This is a confidential interview so please do not identify the people you interview by name, address, or personal relationship with you. You will need to do the following:

Identify the person's age and gender (this is basic demographic data that may help us better understand the responses)

Ask the following questions:

1. How do you define domestic violence?
2. How do you define emotional abuse?
3. Please give some examples of emotional abuse.
4. Do you think emotional abuse is as damaging as physical abuse? Why or why not?

NOTE: Do NOT ask the respondents if they have experienced abuse. Asking this question requires some very special "set up" that we are not going to be doing for this assignment.

3. Once you have completed your interviews please post the results in this conference.

4. Also post an analysis about the respondents' answers. Postings that do not include an analysis of the responses will lose points. Consider at least some of the following when writing your analysis:

The analysis should be more than whether or not you agree with the respondents.

Do all of the respondents have the same or similar definitions?

Does it appear that the respondents are focusing only on intimate partners or are they including all family members in their discussions?

Are the respondents thorough in their definitions of domestic violence or are they leaving anything out?

Are the definitions/responses inclusive of all types of relationships or just marital ones?

5. Please respond to at least 2 of your classmate's posts.

Answer 1

Answer: Domestic violence is usually faced by women although some of the men also face the domestic violence. But the number or the ratio of women facing domestic violence is higher. The domestic violence involves physical abuse, hurting person physically, torturing, sexually abuse etc.

Emotional abuse is kind of abuse where the victims feelings as well as emotions are being hurt intentionally, such as bullying or making fun, or not providing care etc. Causes lack of self confidence in victims.

Exames of emotional abuse includes:

• Making fun of person
• Hurting feelings
• Degrading the self confidence.

Emotional abuse is as equal damaging as physical abuse because in both the cases the victim suffers from mental trauma. The self esteem gets eliminated from the victim as well as most of the victims suffers from depression, having suicidal thoughts etc.