Violence against women is a major women’s health problem and can lead to serious physical problems and post traumatic disorders. Violence is an act committed by a person or persons against another person in which there is a conscious choice to act violently (Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Chapter 15: Violence and Abuse 2012). The most targeted women are married, non-educated, immigrants, low self-esteem, low income, young age, emotional dependence and insecurity and societal factors. Violence against women has been recognized as a violation of human rights and has serious consequences if convicted. The most common violence against women is intimate partner violence (IPV). Men are generally the perpetrator of IPV. The
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Women are known to be the backbone, nurture, caregiver, life giver of every home and the world today. Women play a major role in society today and causing such pain to women is an awful act and raises a lot of concern in the health population. Allostatic load is the cost to the body when adapting to adverse and repeated psychosocial and physical stressors, including interpersonal relationships, lifestyle, and environmental factors (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713504/). Allostatic load can lead to excess exposure to neural, endocrine, and immune stress mediators that may negatively affect body chemistry, structure, and function over time (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713504/). When a woman is abuse, it alters her physical, psychosocial and health status. How can women with or without children maintain her household, her school work, her life or whatever the case may be, when she’s weak, beaten, torn, and scared to death of her partner. Psychosocial IPV victims more than often become depressed, quieter; seem sadder which can cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They become antisocial, isolated, emotional dependent for the abuser, insecurity which starts them in using heavy alcohol/drugs, which can lead to suicidal thoughts. In a married couple case with kids, those psychosocial changes can indicate significant concern for the safety of the children. The mother may neglect the …show more content…
Many abused victims tend to stay in or return to the abusive relationship because of economic dependency, children, death threats and lack of resources. According to a 2008 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1,510 people in the United States died at the hands of a spouse or other intimate partner in 2005 and 2 million women suffered injuries from IPV (http://minoritynurse.com/minority-women-and-intimate-partner-violence/). A woman who has been abused always fears for safety and retaliation from her abuser. Statically, the most dangerous time for a woman in an abusive relationship is just prior to leaving that relationship, so it’s important to understand her situation, to empathize, to comfort and support her. It is also important to understand the issues of IPV victims so you can better identify potential risk in other women. IPV victims have intense feelings of distress, they experience disturbed sleep patterns, they have exaggerated startle responses, and they avoid showing their feelings, they avoid activities, family members and conversations. They are mindful of what they say in front of their partners. They show signs of impaired concentration, their very impatient and always worried. Other neuromuscular sign and symptoms that are often shown is joint pain, stiff/sore muscles, shakiness in the hands, jaw and abdominal pain. Stress symptoms
Women are known to be the backbone, nurture, caregiver, life giver of every home and the world today. Women play a major role in society today and causing such pain to women is an awful act and raises a lot of concern in the health population. Allostatic load is the cost to the body when adapting to adverse and repeated psychosocial and physical stressors, including interpersonal relationships, lifestyle, and environmental factors (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713504/). Allostatic load can lead to excess exposure to neural, endocrine, and immune stress mediators that may negatively affect body chemistry, structure, and function over time (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713504/). When a woman is abuse, it alters her physical, psychosocial and health status. How can women with or without children maintain her household, her school work, her life or whatever the case may be, when she’s weak, beaten, torn, and scared to death of her partner. Psychosocial IPV victims more than often become depressed, quieter; seem sadder which can cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They become antisocial, isolated, emotional dependent for the abuser, insecurity which starts them in using heavy alcohol/drugs, which can lead to suicidal thoughts. In a married couple case with kids, those psychosocial changes can indicate significant concern for the safety of the children. The mother may neglect the …show more content…
Many abused victims tend to stay in or return to the abusive relationship because of economic dependency, children, death threats and lack of resources. According to a 2008 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1,510 people in the United States died at the hands of a spouse or other intimate partner in 2005 and 2 million women suffered injuries from IPV (http://minoritynurse.com/minority-women-and-intimate-partner-violence/). A woman who has been abused always fears for safety and retaliation from her abuser. Statically, the most dangerous time for a woman in an abusive relationship is just prior to leaving that relationship, so it’s important to understand her situation, to empathize, to comfort and support her. It is also important to understand the issues of IPV victims so you can better identify potential risk in other women. IPV victims have intense feelings of distress, they experience disturbed sleep patterns, they have exaggerated startle responses, and they avoid showing their feelings, they avoid activities, family members and conversations. They are mindful of what they say in front of their partners. They show signs of impaired concentration, their very impatient and always worried. Other neuromuscular sign and symptoms that are often shown is joint pain, stiff/sore muscles, shakiness in the hands, jaw and abdominal pain. Stress symptoms