Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships

Question 1

What are some characteristics of a healthy relationship?

Answer 1

Communication Trust Loyalty

Anger Management Compromise

Fighting Fair Problem Solving

Agree to Disagree

Individuality Understanding

Question 2

What are some characteristics of an unhealthy relationship?

Answer 2

Control Dishonesty Power

	Disrespect					Intimidation

			Physical Violence			Sexual Violence

Gaslighting 			Dependence		Power Struggle

Question 3

Types of Abuse

Answer 3

physical, Emotional Abuse, Financial Abuse, Sexual Abuse

Question 4

Physical abuse

Answer 4

Physical abuse is a powerful way that an abusive person gets and keeps their partner under control and it instills an environment of constant fear. If physical abuse is present early in the relationship, it commonly gets worse over time.

Question 5

Physical violence

Answer 5

Physical violence may include: hitting, punching, kicking, slapping, strangling, smothering, using or threatening to use weapons, shoving, interrupting your sleep, throwing things, destroying property, hurting or killing pets, and denying medical treatment.

Question 6

Emotional abuse

Answer 6

Emotional abuse occurs in some form in all abusive relationships. It is a very effective tactic used by abusive partners to obtain power and control and it can cause extreme damage to the victim’s self esteem.
Emotional abuse can include: constant put downs or criticisms, name calling, “crazy making”, acting superior, minimizing the abuse or blaming you for their behavior, threatening and making you feel fearful, isolating you from family and friends, excessive jealousy, accusing you of having affairs, and watching where you go and who you talk to.

Question 7

Financial Abuse

Answer 7

This form of abuse is one of the least commonly known but one of the most powerful tactic of entrapping a victims in the relationship.

Some forms of financial abuse include: giving you an allowance, not letting you have your own money, hiding family assets, running up debt, interfering with your job, and ruining your credit.

Question 8

Sexual Abuse

Answer 8

Sexual abuse may include: physically forcing sex, making you feel fearful about saying no to sex, forcing sex with other partners, forcing you to participate in demeaning or degrading sexual acts, violence or name calling during sex, and denying contraception or protection from sexually transmitted diseases.

Question 9

Consent

Answer 9

Consent: a clearly communicated, reversible, mutual agreement between two people that are capable of making a decision.

Question 10

Coercion

Answer 10

Coercion: the act of persuading someone through force and/or threats.

Question 11

Gaslighting

Answer 11

Gaslighting: when an abuser tries to twist the situation, so that the victim thinks they are crazy. Change the story.

Question 12

Sexual Assault:

Answer 12

Sexual Assault: forcing, threatening, pressuring someone into a sexual activity.

Question 13

Sexual Harassment:

Answer 13

Sexual Harassment: verbal or non-verbal sexual attention without consent.

Question 14

Sexual Abuse

Answer 14

Sexual Abuse: behaviors that involve sexual activity to a person who has control or power of another.