Chapter 5 Preventing Violence and Abuse Section 1: Conflict Resolution and Violence Prevention Section 2: Recognizing and Preventing Abuse Section 3: Sexual Abuse and Violence

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Chapter 5 Preventing Violence and
AbuseSection 1 Conflict Resolution and
Violence PreventionSection 2 Recognizing and
Preventing AbuseSection 3 Sexual Abuse and
Violence
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Violence Around Us

• Violence is any physical force that is used to
  harm people or damage property
• Violence has started to become a way of life in
  our community
• Observing and experiencing violence can also make
  a person more violent towards others
• A conflict is another name for a fight or a
  disagreement

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Factors that Lead to Conflicts Between Teens

• Feeling threatened
• Unmanaged anger
• Lack of respect
• Bullying
• Gangs

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Avoiding Dangerous Situations

• Recognize the signs
• Calm things down
• Leave the situation
• Firmly say you will not fight

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Resolving Conflict Without Violence

• Conflict resolution is a nonviolent way to deal
  with arguments
• Negotiate- bargain or compromise for a peaceful
  solution to the problem
• Peer mediation
• Be assertive, use I messages, dont make
  assumptions, dont raise your voice

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Making GREAT Decisions

• Give thought to the problem
• Review your choices
• Evaluate the consequences of each choice
• Assess and choose the best choice
• Think it over afterward

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What is Abuse?

• Abuse is physical or emotional harm to someone
• Unfortunately, the most common forms of abuse
  come from people one should be able to trust
• Look for these characteristics in people
  controlling, obsessive, manipulative, selfish,
  aggressive, needy, jealous, scary temper, mean

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Types of Abuse

• Child abuse- physical abuse, emotional abuse,
  sexual abuse, and neglect
• Domestic abuse
• Elder abuse
• Hazing

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Violence in domestic relationships often cycles
through three stages
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Effects of Abuse

• Depression
• Low self-esteem
• Poor appetite or overeating
• Low energy or fatigue
• Poor concentration and difficulty making
  decisions
• Difficulty sleeping
• Feelings of worthlessness
• Feelings of guilt, shame, and anxiety

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Protecting Yourself From Abuse

• Create a supportive network of friends and family
• Avoid disrespectful people
• Be assertive
• Show disapproval

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Help for The Abused

• Tell someone
• Go somewhere safe
• Consider counseling

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Facts

• 30 of students are bullied or bully others
• 1 in 3 teens do not feel safe at school
• As many as 3 million cases of child abuse are
  reported every year in the U.S.
• It is estimated that an act of domestic abuse
  happens every 15 seconds in the U.S.

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Sexual Abuse

• Any sexual act without consent
• Incest- sexual activity between family members
  who are not husband and wife
• Child abuse is common and children feel ashamed
  and are less likely to tell anyone what is
  happening

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Sexual Harassment

• Any unwanted remark, behavior, or touch that has
  sexual content
• Examples telling unwanted jokes, making sexual
  remarks about a persons clothing, touching a
  person inappropriately, staring at a persons
  body parts, making sexual gestures, continuously
  asking a person out

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Responding to Sexual Harassment

• There are two things you can do to stop the
  harassment
• 1. Tell the harasser to stop
• 2. Report the harassment
• Sexual harassment is illegal

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Sexual Assault and Rape

• Sexual assault is any sexual activity in which
  force or the threat of force is used
• Date rape is sexual intercourse that is forced on
  a victim by someone the victim knows
• 80 of victims of sexual assault and rape know
  their attackers
• Victims of sexual assault and rape suffer both
  physical and emotional trauma

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Protecting yourself from sexual abuse and violence

• Keep your doors and windows locked at home, do
  not answer the door for strangers
• Do not walk alone at night
• Keep your phone handy
• If you are being attacked, call out for help!

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Help after a sexual assault

• Make sure you are away from further harm
• Call for help
• Dont change anything about your body or your
  environment
• Ask someone to take you to the hospital
• Seek therapy or counseling