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UCING EMOTIONAL AUCE
putting her down
making her feel bad about herself
calling her names
making her think she's crazy
humiliating her
making her feel guilty
WHEEL OF
POWER AND CONTROL
USING ISOLATION
controlling what -She does, who she sees and
talks to, what she reads, where she goes
limiting her outside involvement
using jealousy to justify actions
MINIMIZING, DENYING, AND BLAMING
making light of the abuse and not taking her
concerns about it seriously
saying the abuse didn't happen
' shifting responsibility for abusive behavior
saying she caused it
USING CHILDREN
making her feel guilty about the children
using the children to relay messages
using visitation to harass her
threatening to take the children away
USING MALE PRIVILEGE
treating her 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
USING ECONOMIC ABUSE
preventing her from getting or keeping a job
making her ask for money
giving her an allowance
taking her money
not letting her know about or have access to
family income
USING COERCION AND THREATS
making andor carrying out threats to do
something to hurt her
threatening to leave her, to commit suicide, to
report her to the authorities
making her drop charges
making her do illegal things
USING INTIMIDATION j
making her afraid by using looks, actions,
gestures ;
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destroying her property
abusing pets -
displaying weapons ?
breaking the phone
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