USING COERCION
AND THREATS | INTIMIDATION
[Making and/or carying out threats. J Making her afraid by using
to do something to hurt her
looks, actions, gestures
+ smashing things * destroying
her property» abusing
«threatening to leave her, to
commit suicide, to report
on rartovotres mang | pelsedcoing
A nese egal tings. part
Preventing er from geting
or keeping a jab * making her
ask for money «giving her an
allowance «taking her money * not
leting her know about or have access
to family income.
ABUSE
Putting her down * making her
fool bad about herset «calling her
names * making her tink she's crazy
* playing mind games » humiliating her
* making her fe! gui
USING MALE PRIVILEGE
Treating he ike a servant» making al the
big decisions acting ke the “master of
the caste” » being the on to
define men's and women's roles
USING ISOLATION
Controling what she does, wo she sees
‘and talks to, what she reads, winere
she goes limiting her outside
involvement «using jealousy
to ustity actions.
MINIMIZING,
DENYING
AND BLAMING
Making light of the abuse
and not taking her concerns
about it seriously «saying the
Abuse didn't happen e siting respon-
sibility for abusive behavior « saying
she caused i
CHILDREN
Making her fe! guity
about the children using
‘the children to relay messages
‘using visitation to harass her
* threatening to take the
children away.
DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION PROJECT
202 East Superior Street
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218-7222781
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