Domestic Abuse in an Intimate Relationship
One hears about Domestic abuse a lot in the news or see it play out when we watch television shows. It is likely that the majority of people know at least one person who is a victim an abusive relationship. In the eBook “Perspectives on Verbal and Psychological Abuse,” Roland Maiuro states that “nearly 50% of both men and women have experienced some form of psychological abuse by their intimate partner” (V). In Tod Robbins’s short story “Spurs,” we witness emotional and physical abuse between Jacques Coube and Mademoiselle Jeanne, a newly married couple that had gotten together for the wrong intentions. Emotional abuse is also seen in Graham Greene’s story “The Basement Room,” amongst Mr. and Mrs. …show more content…
When we think about domestic abuse, majority of people tend to just look at it as being physical abuse, but in the article “Longitudinal Measurement of Cortisol in Association with Mental Health and Experience of Domestic Violence and Abuse: Study Protocol,” Lokhmatkina, Natalia V, et al. writes there can be different types of abuse ranging from “psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional” (2). The types of abuse that we will discuss are emotional, physical and sexual. Emotional abuse can come in the form of name calling. The perpetrator would want to control the victim by knowing where they are at all times, decides who can be around them or cutting the victim away from their love ones. Physical abuse is when the perpetrator is intentionally trying to harm the victim or putting their life in danger. Sexual abuse can be forcing the victim to do sexual acts or it can be forcing you to dress in a sexual …show more content…
Not only does the mother have to protect herself from the abuser, but she also has to look out for her children. Blair, Faye, et al. describes that “Perpetrators of partner violence are overwhelmingly male (92%), and 73% of these males are fathers of the child witness or boyfriends of the mother of the child witness” (23). In the situation of “The Basement Room,” Mr. and Mrs. Baines are servants to a family and are taking care of a little boy named Philp while his parents are away. Mr. and Mrs. had an argument while Philp was in the other room overhearing every word. While the three of them were having dinner, another disagreement between the couple broke out with name calling, right in front of Philp. Mrs. Baines said to her husband “I won’t have you swearing in front of the boy” (Green 433). Even though Philp is not Mr. and Mrs. Baines child he still witness emotional abuse from an intimate couple. Children who are being exposed to domestic abuse tends to also have side effects like the victim which can included anxiety and depression.
Victims have a tendency to stay with the abusers for a long period of time. The victim is scared that if they try to leave, they will caught and the abuse will be more server or the perpetrator may even end up killing them. In the eBook “Neighborhoods and Intimate Partner Violence” Emily Wright declares
One hears about Domestic abuse a lot in the news or see it play out when we watch television shows. It is likely that the majority of people know at least one person who is a victim an abusive relationship. In the eBook “Perspectives on Verbal and Psychological Abuse,” Roland Maiuro states that “nearly 50% of both men and women have experienced some form of psychological abuse by their intimate partner” (V). In Tod Robbins’s short story “Spurs,” we witness emotional and physical abuse between Jacques Coube and Mademoiselle Jeanne, a newly married couple that had gotten together for the wrong intentions. Emotional abuse is also seen in Graham Greene’s story “The Basement Room,” amongst Mr. and Mrs. …show more content…
When we think about domestic abuse, majority of people tend to just look at it as being physical abuse, but in the article “Longitudinal Measurement of Cortisol in Association with Mental Health and Experience of Domestic Violence and Abuse: Study Protocol,” Lokhmatkina, Natalia V, et al. writes there can be different types of abuse ranging from “psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional” (2). The types of abuse that we will discuss are emotional, physical and sexual. Emotional abuse can come in the form of name calling. The perpetrator would want to control the victim by knowing where they are at all times, decides who can be around them or cutting the victim away from their love ones. Physical abuse is when the perpetrator is intentionally trying to harm the victim or putting their life in danger. Sexual abuse can be forcing the victim to do sexual acts or it can be forcing you to dress in a sexual …show more content…
Not only does the mother have to protect herself from the abuser, but she also has to look out for her children. Blair, Faye, et al. describes that “Perpetrators of partner violence are overwhelmingly male (92%), and 73% of these males are fathers of the child witness or boyfriends of the mother of the child witness” (23). In the situation of “The Basement Room,” Mr. and Mrs. Baines are servants to a family and are taking care of a little boy named Philp while his parents are away. Mr. and Mrs. had an argument while Philp was in the other room overhearing every word. While the three of them were having dinner, another disagreement between the couple broke out with name calling, right in front of Philp. Mrs. Baines said to her husband “I won’t have you swearing in front of the boy” (Green 433). Even though Philp is not Mr. and Mrs. Baines child he still witness emotional abuse from an intimate couple. Children who are being exposed to domestic abuse tends to also have side effects like the victim which can included anxiety and depression.
Victims have a tendency to stay with the abusers for a long period of time. The victim is scared that if they try to leave, they will caught and the abuse will be more server or the perpetrator may even end up killing them. In the eBook “Neighborhoods and Intimate Partner Violence” Emily Wright declares