Chapter OneHomeworkDefining Abuse Name * First Name Last Name Email * Date of Birth MM DD YYYY Who is your Group Facilitator? John Meade Mona Manwaring Write the Definition of Abuse * What is the definition of PHYSICAL ABUSE? What acts of Physical Abuse have you committed? What acts of Emotional Abuse have you committed? What acts of Psychological Abuse have you committed?? What acts of Financial Abuse have you committed? What acts of Sexual Abuse have you committed? What acts of Cultural Abuse have you committed? What acts of Animal Abuse have you committed? What acts of Self Abuse have you committed? Has Physical Violence ever been used against you? How did you feel when you were being abused as a child? Jack is watching TV when his wife Marie walks in the door from work. He is mad because she is home late and he wonders where she has been. He refuses to acknowledge her and ignores her when she speaks to him. Marie shrugs her shoulders and goes to make dinner. When dinner is ready, Jack slams his plate on the table and tells Marie that he knows she has been having an affair. He tells her that he has been following her and knows that she went out to lunch with “some guy.” Marie explains that her new boss took her and the other secretaries out for lunch that day. Jack calls her a liar and tells her that her entire family is good for nothing and she learned her lying from them. Marie stays quiet. Jack yells at her, “So you have nothing to say for yourself? I thought you would agree with me.” He leaves the room and grabs the keys out of Marie’s purse, along with her cell phone and her money so she cannot go anywhere or call anyone. What kind of abuse is Jack using against his wife Maria? What are the three parts of the Abusive Cycle? Samantha feels guilty that she got mad at her boyfriend again. She really needs to stop yelling and try harder to control her temper. She decides to make her boyfriend’s favorite dinner and buy a new nightgown so they can have sex tonight. What phase is Samantha in? Gary had a long day at work and then his mother called and asked him to come over and fix a leaking pipe under the sink. On his way home from his mother’s house, a policeman stopped him and gave him a ticket for having a brake light out. When Gary finally walks in the door and takes off his shoes, he steps on a Lego that one of his kids left on the floor. His wife asks him, “How was your day, Honey?” What phase is Gary in? Why should you not allow yourself to be at a 9 or 10 in the Tension Building Phase? What are things you can do during the Tension Building Phase to relieve some of your tension? (List at least 10 things.) On page 14 of Chapter 1, there is a diagram of the Cycle of Abuse. The diagram lists feelings that the offender is having while going through the cycle. Go through each stage of the cycle and explain why the offender is having these feelings. EXPLOSION HONEYMOON TENSION BUILDLING The Cycle of Abuse diagram on page 14 also lists feelings that the victim is having while going through the cycle. Go through each stage of the cycle and explain why the victim is having these feelings. EXPLOSION HONEYMOON TENSION BUILDING Thank you for submitting Chapter One Homework. Congratulations, you are one step close to graduating!
