Psychosocial Integrity Q 12

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Which behavioral characteristic describes the domestic abuser?

  

     A. Alcoholic

     B. Overconfident

     C. High tolerance for frustrations

     D. Low self-esteem

    

    

Correct Answer: D. Low self-esteem

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Batterers are usually physically or psychologically abused as children or have had experiences of parental violence. Batterers are also manipulative, have low self-esteem, and have a great need to exercise control or power-over partners.

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Option A: Being an alcoholic predisposes an individual to be a domestic abuser. To be perfectly clear, alcohol and alcoholism are never a sole trigger for, or cause of, domestic abuse. Rather, they are compounding factors that could eventually trigger intimate partner abuse in a violent individual.

Option B: Most domestic abusers have low self-confidence or self-esteem. Basically, domestic violence offenders always feel the need to be in control of their victims. The less in control an offender feels, the more they want to hurt others.

Option C: Domestic abusers often vent out their frustrations on their partners or children. Domestic abuse, often referred to as domestic violence or intimate partner violence (IPV), is a pattern of behavior or behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner that they are in a relationship with. Anyone, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or age, can be a victim or perpetrator of domestic abuse. Abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional, mental, social, and financial.

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