Domestic Violence Quiz
Are you being Abused?
Victim Services says that a woman who answers "yes" to any of these
questions may be in an abusive relationship.
Does your partner:
- Constantly criticize you and your abilities?
- Become overprotective or extremely jealous?
- Threaten to hurt you, children, pets, family or friends?
- Prevent you from seeing family or friends?
- Have sudden bursts of anger?
- Destroy personal property?
- Deny you access to family assets or control all finances and force you
to account for what you spend?
- Use intimidation or manipulation to control you or your children?
- Hit, punch, slap, kick, shove or hit you?
- Prevent you from going where you want when you want?
- Force you to have sex when you don't want to?
- Humiliate or embarrass you in front of others?
The National Domestic Violence Hotline phone number is (800) 333-SAFE
(7233);
(800) 873-6363 for the hearing impaired.
Adapted from
Personal Health article
in the New York Times by
Jane E. Brody