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Subject: Important Facts About Relationship Violence

Author:
becky

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Date Posted: 12/ 4/04 10:33:25pm

Important Facts About Relationship Violence:

* It is now estimated that at least one out three high school and college-aged youth experience abuse at some point in their relationships. It can range from a single episode to chronic abuse.

* Only 20% of violent crimes are perpetrated by strangers. Half are committed by the person's partner.

* Battering is the single major cause of injury to women �more than injuries caused by muggings, rape, and car accidents combined. It is the second leading cause of death to women age twenty to forty-five.

* U.S. businesses are estimated to lose about $5 million each year due to abuse-related absenteeism.

* An abusive incident rarely occurs only once, abuse usually increases in frequency and severity over time.

* Chronic abusers display a typical pattern following physical abuse episodes. They tend to be apologetic, �on their best behavior, �promising that it will never happen again. This is usually exactly the behavior the victim has hoped for and often causes her to decide to remain in the relationship.

* Repeated abusers almost never change their abusive responses spontaneously. It is not the victim's job to change this aspect of his personality. He must seek professional assistance if he is to change.

* Victims of especially severe abuse often "identify with the abuser" in order to survive. This means she will actually begin to agree with the criticisms and perspectives of the abuser while her own personality, opinions, and views fade to the background. This is a serious set of psychological events called the "Stockholm Syndrome."

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