Alyce LaViolette, M.S., MFCC

Common Couple Aggression:

• Aberrant act
• Remorse
• Does not cause fear, oppression or control
• No injury
• Comes from escalating arguments
• Could happen in any family

High Conflict:

• Do not solve problems well
• Anger is an issue in family
• May-have remorse
• May have sporadic physical aggression and/or destruction of property
• Not emotionally abusive
• No fear
• Comes from escalating arguments

Abuse:

• Sporadic physical aggression
• Name-calling, but not character assassination
• Verbal abuse, but not psychological
• Development of apprehension
• May be remorseful
• Threats of abandonment
• Aggression takes place without witnesses

Battering:

• Monopolization of perception
• Generally more regular physical abuse, but may occur without physical
• Threats to victim's support system
• Isolation
• Name-calling that attacks character
• Threats to kill self or others
• Jealousy
• Putting down friends and family
• Destruction of Property
• Self-Absorbed
• Sexual abuse
• Change in victim's personality
• More generally violent

Terrorism/Stalking:

• Monopolization of perception
• Insidious psychological abuse
• Well-thought out threats to kill
• Torturing pets
• Extreme isolation
• Generally more regular physical abuse, but may occur without physical
• Sexual humiliation and degradation