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- Common misconception: chemically dependent women are more sexually available
- Justification/encouragement of domestic violence even if the perpetrator is sober
- Women injured by a male partner are more likely to use substances- creates feedback loop
- Women are held more accountable than men for drinking and ensuing conflicts

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Physical abuse (hitting or physically harming) can be defined as injury towards a child by a caregiver or a parent. It can cause serious physical harm or death.
- Physical disability (vision/hearing)
- Behaviour issue (drug abuse)

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Positive forms of coping:

Activities bringing one closer to God and religious community. (prayers, church)

Religious community offers support, protection, security.

Feeling hopeful that the meaning to one’s life can be found eventually.

Believing that one can learn through experiences.

Negative forms of coping:

Fearing God.

Frequently struggling with oneself, others and God.

Responsibility for problem solving is given to God.

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Alcohol: high correlation with domestic violence

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Alcohol: high correlation with domestic violence

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- 2/3 of domestic incidents known to police involved at least one person in the couple being under influence of alcohol
- Alcohol is a disinhibitor- facilitates violence
- Alcohol was present in 67%-93% of cases of wife battery
- Spikes in domestic abuse surrounding holidays associated with drinking
- Behaviour of perpetrators of domestic violence resembles substance abuse: loss of control, maintenance of behaviour despite negative consequences

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Psychological problems can lead to physical problems

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Psychological problems can lead to physical problems

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Emotional abuse is an act by a caregiver or a parent that can lead to the impaired development of a child.
- Failure to provide love
- Lowering a child’s sense of security makes them feel anxious
- A child can feel unwanted
- Inappropriate interaction worsens social skills and relations.
- Social withdrawal due to fear and anxiety
- Antisocial behaviour

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Positive forms of coping:

Find purpose & greater sense of meaning.

Experience much lower stress levels.

Experience an increase in their sense of hope and control over life’s events.

More rapid growth after experiencing a difficult event.

Negative forms of coping:

Feeling of disappointment towards God.

Feeling that God is distant, does not care.

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- Families adopt roles, rules, and interactional patterns around alcohol
- can cause problems that can be destructive to growth.

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Family abuse and alcohol abuse in the elderly

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Family abuse and alcohol abuse in the elderly

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- Alcohol use disorders among older people are often described as a hidden problem, which may be due to a number of factors.

Many do not disclose information about their drinking because they are ashamed.

It has been suggested that older people may significantly under-report their drinking.

Many are isolated, with minimal social contact or networks, thereby making the problem more difficult to detect.

- Elderly men and women who were victims of family abuse have poorer psychological health than those without such experiences.

When a male was the perpetrator, victims reported consuming alcohol more often than when a female was the perpetrator.

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behaviour and self-esteem

damaging during the infancy

affect children especially during their school years.

disturbed mental health

Self-harm

inappropriate sexualised behaviour

Depression, severe anxiety, panic attacks

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What are the impacts of excessive drinking on domestic violence?

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What are the impacts of excessive drinking on domestic violence?

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What are the impacts of abuse on  a person's mental health?

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What are the impacts of abuse on  a person's mental health?

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For Christian women trying to cope with intimate partner violence, is faith in Christianity an effective resource to support them?

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For Christian women trying to cope with intimate partner violence, is faith in Christianity an effective resource to support them?

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How does physical and emotional abuse impact a child’s development?

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How does physical and emotional abuse impact a child’s development?