Is your relationship based on power and control?

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Power & Control Wheel …

… represents relationships where there is domestic abuse.

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Power &Control

UsingUnearned Privilege

Coercion & Threats

Using Intimidation

UsingEmotional

Abuse

UsingIsolation

Minimizing,Denying, &Blaming

UsingChildren

UsingEconomic

Abuse

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The following is a definition of each slice …

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Coercion& Threats

Power &Control

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Coercion & Threats … … a form of domestic abuse

Coercion & Threats making and/or carrying out threats to do

something to hurt you

threatening to commit suicide or report you to welfare

making you drop charges

making you do illegal things

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Power &Control

Coercion & Threats

UsingIntimidation

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Using Intimidation making you afraid by using looks, actions,

and gestures

smashing things

destroying your property

abusing pets

displaying weapons

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Intimidation … … a form of domestic abuse

Power &Control

Coercion & Threats

UsingEmotional

Abuse

UsingIntimidation

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Using Emotional Abuse putting you down making you feel bad about yourself calling you names making you think your crazy playing mind games humiliating you making you feel guilty

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Emotional Abuse … … a form of domestic violence

Power &Control

Coercion & Threats

UsingIsolation

UsingIntimidation

Using Emotional

Abuse

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Isolation … … a form of domestic abuse

Using Isolation controlling what you do, who you see and talk

to, what you read and where you go

limiting your outside involvements

using jealousy to justify actions

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Power &Control

Coercion & Threats

Minimizing,Denying,

& Blaming

UsingIntimidation

Using Emotional

Abuse

UsingIsolation

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Minimizing, Denying, & Blaming … … a form of domestic violence

Minimizing, Denying, & Blaming making light of the abuse and not taking

your concerns about it seriously

saying the abuse didn’t happen

shifting responsibility for abusive behavior

saying you caused it

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Power &Control

Coercion & Threats

UsingChildren

UsingIntimidation

Using Emotional

Abuse

UsingIsolation

Minimizing,Denying,

& Blaming

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Using Children … … a form of domestic abuse

Using Children making you feel guilty about the children by

telling you that you are a bad parent or by telling you the children need a two-parent home

threatening to hurt the children using the children to relay messages using visitation to harass you threatening to take the children away

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Power &Control

Coercion & Threats

Using UnearnedPrivilege

UsingIntimidation

Using Emotional

Abuse

UsingIsolation

Minimizing,Denying,

& BlamingUsing

Children

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Unearned Privilege … … a form of domestic abuse

Using Unearned Privilege treating you like a servant

making all the big decisions

acting like the “master of the castle”

being the one to define men’s and women’s roles

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Power &Control

Coercion & Threats

UsingEconomic

Abuse

UsingIntimidation

Using Emotional

Abuse

UsingIsolation

Minimizing,Denying,

& BlamingUsing

Children

UsingUnearnedPrivilege

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Economic Abuse … … a form of domestic abuse

Using Economic Abuse preventing you from getting or keeping a job

making you ask for money

giving you an allowance

taking your money

not letting you know about or have access to family income

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Power &Control

UsingUnearned Privilege

Coercion & Threats

Using Intimidation

UsingEmotional

Abuse

UsingIsolation

Minimizing,Denying, &Blaming

UsingChildren

UsingEconomic

Abuse

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Power &Control

UsingUnearned Privilege

Coercion & Threats

Using Intimidation

UsingEmotional

Abuse

UsingIsolation

Minimizing,Denying, &Blaming

UsingChildren

UsingEconomic

Abuse

(208) 746-9655

Do any of these slices sound like your relationship?

Do you have questions about domestic abuse, for yourself or someone you know?

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