March 30th, 2010 |
Partner abuse, or intimate partner violence (IPV), is most simply defined as coercive control directed toward an intimate partner. Abuse is behavior that physically harms, incites fear or prevents the partner from doing what he or she wishes. IPV may be chronic, sporadic or an isolated incident.
Intimate partner violence has been around as long as there have been men and women. For most of that time, it was treated as a partner’s (read, men’s) prerogative and... Read More
March 16th, 2010 |
Domestic violence and other forms of abuse and distress within romantic relationships affect people from all walks of life, yet such issues have received an increasingly large spotlight as some celebrity relationships are revealed to reflect common concerns. Recently,... Read More
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March 14th, 2010 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
In terms of many difficult and undesirable parts of life –such as alcohol and substance abuse, compulsive behaviors, and more--, people often overestimate the rate at which certain issues occur. This effect may be especially prominent among people who commit the acts in question. This connection has been significantly show for many psychological and behavioral concerns in the past, but... Read More
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March 2nd, 2010 |
Recent estimates put the annual number of intimate partner violence (IPV) incidents in the U.S. at around 8 million --- that is, 8 million men and women in the U.S. experience partner violence each year. Over the course of a lifetime, about 30% of all U.S. women and 20% of all U.S. men will experience physical, sexual or psychological abuse by an intimate partner. And that is just the reported cases. But of course, adults are not the only ones affected; during the course of a year, there are an estimated 3.3 to 10 million children exposed... Read More
January 22nd, 2010 |
I had been seeing “Nicole” for almost a year. She had made remarkable progress in her efforts to overcome the abuse and neglect of her childhood and wanted to draw on her new-found insights to improve her relationship with her husband. Gradually, she was making connections between the attachment deficits from her family... Read More
December 22nd, 2009 |
Recently in my private practice I had the pleasure of meeting with an 11 year old boy named Peter. His father referred him to me because Peter was showing signs of “melancholy”, anger, and seemed to be lacking in his ability to experience happiness and/or high levels of positive emotion.
Peter’s father had already shared with me that their entire family had been exposed to extreme domestic violence in the home for a number of years. The offender... Read More
October 25th, 2009 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
There are many ideas about the precise functioning of the human mind when it comes to violence and the committing of violent acts. An especially prevalent idea is that rather than being an intrinsic trait, the propensity for violence is a learned behavior that has complex interactions with the mind as a person works their way through life. While this theory is largely accepted, especially among humanist-leading psychologists and other mental health professionals with a focus on the inherent good of human beings, the complexities of such interactions are often unexplored,... Read More
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July 29th, 2009 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
The consequences, both physical and mental, of domestic violence and related abuse can be debilitating for many people, and the addition of substance abuse problems can make it an incredible challenge to extricate oneself from a harmful situation and seek help. Still more challenging is the ability to organize a group dedicated to discussing these issues and... Read More
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