Question

Which of the following is part of the cycle of dating violence

Answer 1

Dating violence is a pattern of behavior where one person threatens or actually use

Physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse to control his or her dating partner.

Examples of physical abuse are

Hitting, shoving, kicking

Examples of sexual abuse are

touches you when you don't want them to, forces you to watch dirty things,  

intercourse, fondling, exhibitionism, voyeurism, exploitation, prostitution & exposure to body parts.

Examples of verbal and emotional abuse

Insults, belittling, name calling, blaming, humiliation & false accusations.

Abuse is a

The deliberate infliction of harm or the threat of harm to a vulnerable person

Abusers in teen dating relationships, use behaviors of

Fear and intimidation

The only person that can choose to stop the violence is the

Abused.

Signs of an abused teen

Do poorly in school, have low self-esteem, may cry frequently, & may have trouble learning.

Abused teens even contemplate or attempt

Suicide

1 in 11 teens report being victims

Physical dating violence each year.