NSG 3335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Sibling Abuse, Elder Abuse, Psychological Abuse
Document Summary
They may be enraged or cool and calculating. Men have the right to keep women subordinate through power and privilege. Victims are sometimes considered codependent in the abusive relationship - just a way of blaming the victim. Women may be forced to choose between poverty and abuse. Hard to nd advocates in the male dominated legal, religious mental health, and medical system. Ultimate outcome of the cycle of abuse that women cannot extricate themselves. This is supported by the statistics that women are murdered on a regular basis by husbands and lovers, but not strangers. Multidisciplinary - assess physical safety rst for both victim and abuser. Psychoeducation - focus on communication and anger management. Empowering survivors - address self esteem, anxiety, and depression. Treating the abuser - anger can be controlled, violence is a choice. Family system may be enmeshed, chaotic, with poor communication patterns. Parent may move down in the hierarchy or a child may move up.
