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| Abuse | The maltreatment of one person by another. |
| Human trafficking | A commercial sex act [that] is induced by force, fraud, or coercion |
| Intimate Partner Violence | describes physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse. |
| Battering | A pattern of coercive control founded on and supported by physical or sexual violence or threat of violence toward an intimate partner. |
| The Cycle of Battering | Phase 1 The Tension Building Phase; Phase 2 Acute Battering Incident; Phase 3 Honeymoon Phase |
| Phase I. The Tension-Building Phase | During this phase, the woman senses that the man’s tolerance for frustration is declining. |
| Phase II. The Acute Battering Incident | This phase is the most violent and the shortest, usually lasting up to 24 hours. |
| Phase III. Calm, Loving, Respite (“Honeymoon”) Phase | In this phase, the batterer becomes extremely loving, kind, and contrite. He promises that the abuse will never recur and begs her forgiveness. |
| Physical abuse | is “a nonaccidental physical injury to a child caused by a parent, caregiver, or other person responsible for a child and can include punching, beating, kicking, biting, shaking, throwing, stabbing, choking, hitting (with a hand, stick, strap, or other object), burning, or otherwise causing physical harm. |
| Maltreatment | is considered whether or not the caretaker intended to cause harm or even if the injury resulted from overzealous discipline or physical punishment. |
| Emotional abuse | involves a pattern of behavior on the part of the parent or caretaker that results in serious impairment of the child’s social, emotional, or intellectual functioning. |
| Physical neglect | includes refusal of or delay in seeking health care, abandonment, expulsion from the home or refusal to allow a runaway to return home, and inadequate supervision. |
| Emotional neglect | chronic failure by the parent or caretaker to provide the child with the hope, love, and support necessary for the development of a sound, healthy personality. |
| Sexual Abuse of a Child | any sexually explicit conduct or simulation of such conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct; or the rape, and in cases of caretaker or inter-familial relationships, statutory rape, molestation, prostitution, or other form of sexual exploitation of children, or incest with children. |
| Sexual exploitation of a child | a child is induced or coerced into engaging in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of promoting any performance |
| Incest | The occurrence of sexual contacts or interaction between, or sexual exploitation of, close relatives, or between participants who are related to each other by a kinship bond that is regarded as a prohibition to sexual relations (e.g., caretakers, stepparents, stepsiblings) |
| Rape | The expression of power and dominance by means of sexual violence, most commonly by men over women, although men may also be rape victims. |
| Sexual assault | any type of sexual act in which an individual is threatened or coerced, or forced, to submit against his or her will. |
| Acquaintance rape called date rape | applied to situations in which the rapist is acquainted with the victim |
| Marital rape | is sexual assault committed against one’s spouse. |
| Statutory rape | unlawful intercourse between a person who is over the age of consent and a person who is under the age of consent. |
| Rape trauma syndrome | identified two emotional patterns of response that may occur within hours after a rape |
| Expressed response pattern | the survivor expresses feelings of fear, anger, and anxiety through such behaviors as crying, sobbing, restlessness, and tension. |
| Controlled response pattern | the feelings are masked or hidden, and a calm, composed, or subdued affect is seen. |
| Long-term effects Sexual Assault | include increased restlessness, dreams and nightmares, and phobias |
| Compounded rape reaction | additional symptoms such as depression and suicide, substance abuse, and even psychotic behaviors may be noted |
| Silent rape reaction | the survivor tells no one about the assault |
| Rape trauma syndrome | related to sexual assault evidenced by verbalizations of the attack; bruises and lacerations over areas of body; severe anxiety |
| Powerlessness | related to the cycle of battering evidenced by verbalizations of abuse; bruises and lacerations over areas of body; fear for her safety and that of her children; verbalizations of no way to get out of the relationship |
| Trauma-informed care | as practices that promote a culture of safety, empowerment, and healing. |
| Trauma-Informed Care: The Four R’s | Realize, Recognize, Respond, Resist |
| Goal of crisis intervention | is to help survivors return to their previous lifestyle as quickly as possible. |
