| A | B |
| What is Domestic Violence? | only affects certain groups, such as women who are poor or of color. |
| Wife Rape | forced sex on a female spouse by a male spouse |
| Intimate Partner Violence | intentional physical, emotional or sexual abuse between partners . |
| Fusion | extreme emotional connection and interdependence between intimate partners. |
| Social Learning Theory | explains that violence and abusive behavior is learned. |
| Social Cognition Theory | explains that a child interpretation of a situation may not be as hostile or aggressive as they may make it seem. |
| Trauma Theory | suggests that how a traumatic event is handled determines the extent of trauma that a victim experiences. |
| Somatization | is the manifestation of physical symptoms from psychological problems. |
| Personal Resilience | is an individual's ability to cope with and manage stress or a crisis |
| Family Violence | is intentional abusive behavior against a family member that includes intimidation,physical and sexual assault. |
| Domestic Violence | is intentional abusive behavior against an intimate partner that includes intimidation and physical and sexual assault. |
| Hills ABC-X Model | shows the relationships between the degree of stress and a family's perception and resources to cope with the stressor. |
| Holmes and Rahe Social Readjustment scale | shows that the most stressful scale life events evolve around the family members. |
| Cope | is to manage and confront stress |
| Crisis | is an unstable condition in which there is lack of sufficient resources to manage the situation. |