SWB215 - Critical Social Work Perspectives on Crisis, Abuse, Addiction

This essay critically examines the pervasive issues of domestic violence and addiction, primarily focusing on heterosexual women and employing a critical social work perspective. It defines domestic violence as a pattern of abusive behaviors, including physical, emotional, sexual, and psychological abuse, aimed at establishing power and control within a relationship. The essay highlights the increased vulnerability of women aged 18-24 and the correlation between substance abuse, particularly alcohol, and domestic violence incidents. It further explores the various manifestations of domestic violence, such as isolation, threats, and blame, and discusses the long-term impacts on victims, including mental health issues and suicidal tendencies. The essay concludes by emphasizing that domestic violence transcends socioeconomic status and requires a comprehensive understanding and intervention strategies.

Crisis of abuse and
risks of addiction

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Domestic violence is quite common problem among heterosexual relationships. It is defined as
the violent behaviour among the partners basically where one partner tries to apply power and
control over other partner. Almost all the healthcare organizations will at some point measure or
treat a patient who is a victim of domestic violence or domestically abused. The domestic
violence involves economical, physically, sexually, emotional and psychological abuse of
heterosexual women by their male partners. This causes worsened physical health and
psychological aggression, also causes reduced the quality of life, downfall in productivity and in
some cases it leads to death also (Afkhamzadeh and et. al., 2019). Moreover, it has no
boundaries. Many of the cases are not mentioned to the healthcare professionals or power. As it
may be difficult to determine. Domestic violence on the heterosexual women is typically the
exploitation of an individual with whom the abuser has a close or romantic relationships. This
violence occurs in relationships does not matter about society, religious belief, race or socio-
economic status. It is quite provocative and serious to public wellness problems. People who
suffer from domestic or abusive violence typically faces major physical injuries which needs
extra care at healthcare organizations. The most common sites of injuries are the head, face and
neck. In violence, there may be defensive injuries which are presented on the hands and arms.
An individual may suffer from brain related problems and involves symptoms and signs which
includes depression, fatigue and anxiety. An abusive relationship includes a dis-balance of
control as well as power and an abuser uses such words which may hurt the victim to overrule
their partners (Archer-Kuhn and et. al., 2018).
MAIN BODY
Heterosexual women's domestic abuse is based in both resources and power between men and
women and the social rules for their relationships. This type of environment creates claims for
men and danger for women and makes men's violence work very well to control their female
partners. The women between the ages 18-24 are most commonly abused by male partners. In
such cases, approximately 19% of the violence cases involves a weapon. The victims of such
violence’s are related with a high rate of suicidal behaviour as well as depression. Heterosexual
women abuse is a major public wellness issue as due to its affecting among women which results
in homeless, unproductive work and even leads to death also in some cases. This abusive and

domestic violence strikes couples of all races, social economic status, religions and the sexual
orientations, including risk point for both women and men who are becoming victims or abuser
include poverty, lack of knowledge and the male dominating attitudes and material abuse such as
alcohol abuse and many more (Belknap and et. al., 2021). There are some signs which are
considered as domestic violence among heterosexual women's and are detailed below:
 use of aggression: In violence, men often slap, may hit, or push women.
 Isolation of partners: isolation often includes that men may limit their partner in some
terms like usage of mobile phones, they may ban on sources of communications, and
many more.
 Threats: In most of the cases men threaten their partners a lot so that their partners do not
try to leave them.
 Blame: most of the men's blame their loved ones for their problems.
From above description, the powers and tactics reflects the common experiences of most
of the victims among relationship violence. As these tactics are used to hold the control over
their partners. In most of the cases the reason of the domestic violence’s is alcohol intake as the
misuse of alcohol is consistently found in high dimension. It is for those who commit domestic
abuse and such assaults. It is also has been observed that among relationships the one partner has
a problem with alcohol, abusive violence is more likely than not to occur. However, alcohol
plays a high role in criminal violence’s. It includes excessive drinking that has the power to let
down controls, ultimately enhances the risk of having aggressive behaviours (Bettinger-Lopez
and et. al., 2020).
Domestic violence is defined as the harm which is associated with women which is done by
men. This is also called as intimate partner violence which is usually occur between people in a
relationship. Domestic violence which is taken into many forms, including emotional, sexual and
physical abuse and threats of abuse. Domestic violence that is happen in usually heterosexual or
same sex relationship. In this, abusive relationship which is always involve and show the
imbalance of power and control. An abuser uses which conduct intimidating, hurtful words and
behaviour which control partner and others. This is identified as the domestic violence which is
based on relationship which is show the clear abusive thought and which is based on outset,
abuse and start with initial fight and after a time while it became worse and partner experience
some aspect of domestic violence. In this, some of the behaviour which is defines that the partner

has some of aspect that is they call name and insult and put down his partner, they try to prevent
and discourage from going to work and school or seeing family member of friend, in this, tries to
control to the way by which partner usually spend money, where his partner is going and what
medicine they take and other activity such as noticing of cloth and other thing which is like
partner is continuously spying. Moreover, they are feel jealous or possessive or continuously
accuse the partner for being faithful (Bhandari and et. al., 2018).
Moreover, these kind of behaviour is well associated with that individual who is thinking
and doing inappropriate behaviour with her partner and always taking eye on it and their
activities. However, some of time which also improper behaviour of drinking alcohol and using
drug which may lead to more chance of domestic violence. As per this, the social group which is
identified with the domestic violence face issue with their day to day activity such as sometime
they threaten their partner with violence or a weapon. In this, they hit, kicks, shoves, slaps,
chokes or otherwise they hurt partner, children and pets. Moreover. Sometime the situation is
associated with the domestic violence in heterosexual begins or increase when the partner is
pregnant then it has number of complication with partner because risk is majorly associated with
health and the baby health is also in risk.
Moreover, the danger which is associated with the baby after the born. In the heterosexual,
the domestic violence is also caused due to external factor such as due to the work and stress,
people may get frustrated and irritated and this is the major cause of domestic violence. As per
this, the financial cries and emotional adherence is also responsible for having a violence
between partner. In this, child is not abused which is simply witnessing domestic violence which
is harmful. Children which is grow up in the abusive homes which is more likely that is abused
and some of behavioural problem than the other children. As an adult, they are more likely which
is think that they are abuse is a normal part of relationship. But with the time, this is becoming
and raise in the form of domestic violence (Halicka and et. al., 2018).
With there is no any depth of domestic violence, this may occur in the various form such as
physical, sexual and many more. As per this, they are showing various aspect by showing
evidence that the domestic violence is the major issue which can cause complication with
children and others. In this, the physical and sexual assaults or threats are usually and aspect of
threat which can commit crime. Moreover, the most transparent form of domestic abuse and
violence are usually show various action which allow other to become the source of information

regarding the problem. In this, the regular use of abusive behaviour which is based on the
reinforced which is act by one and more act of physical violence. In this, the power and control
wheel is a regulatory factor which act as tool which allow to provide a better understanding the
overall pattern that is based abusive and violent behaviour which is used by abuser in order to
maintain the control and prevent the abuse in their home with living as aspect of victim.
Moreover, one or more violent incident is notifying which is achieved by using an array of these
which is based type of abuse. They are easily determined and measured with recognition of
control in relationship. In the domestic violence, there is major plot which is associated with the
emotional abuse include undermining a person sense of self-worth which is generalised by
creating the name and other verbal abuse which can damage the partner relationship with the
children. As per this, the emotional abuse is basically associated with mental stress in which
partner bully his partner in such a way where they feel stress and full of guilt, this type abuse
which is drive to cope and mental stress which can create complication with mental tendencies
that result to create suicidal aspect. If the complication is happening and sometime, this kind of
behaviour is majorly observed which show the impact of abusive behaviour into suicide. This is
legally a crime and show factor of being destructive (McGarry and et. al., 2017).
Women from the heterosexual group are largely associated with the victimisation of
domestic abuse. Moreover, men, children and elderly children is also victim of domestic
violence. However, the domestic violence occur which is all based on the level of society and in
various population group. As per this, the abuse is usually a deliberate but not as always. For
example, which is also associated with sometime in which the people is longer which is cope
during the relatives. There are some of situation which can escalate and mainly result in the
abusive behaviour. In this, domestic violence is basically associated with the various form of
domestic violence such as child abuse, senior abuse, honour based violence such as honour
killing, in this, female genital circumcision and forced marriage which is act as crime. Moreover,
these all form of abuse by an intimate partner and used to focus or partner which basically
include various factor such as psychological abuse and stalking. Domestic violence is a kind of
violence which is committed within two people in which it is majorly observed in couple that is
done by domestic circle. This include some of aspect that is partner and ex-partner and show the
factor of other relative and family friend. In this, there is usually which based on power gap
between them. The victim which is based on dependent on the offender, domestic violence which

can take the form of physical, sexual and psychological abuse that create issue with partner
(Nason-Clark and et. al., 2020).
There are some of the aspect which is based on the survivor are such as no one deserve to be
abused, the abuse is not fault and there are number of helping desk is circulated and raise issue
for this. Moreover, contact the critical incident of the stress management which is basically show
their concern which is may be experience or any form of abuse which is based on the safety of
children. In this, the support organisation to determine the contact an appropriate which is based
on the various resources that need and require assistance.
Victim which is facing the domestic violence may include some of child or other relative or
any other household member. In this, the domestic abuse which is typically manifested and show
the pattern of abusive behaviour which is show the intimate partner in order to dating or family
relationship. In this, the abuser exerts more power and try to control victim. Sometime, the
domestic abuse can create major complication which can be associated with mental, physical,
economic or sexual in nature. Therefore, the incident which is rarely isolated and show the
aspect which is based on acceleration that show frequency and severity. However, the domestic
violence which can cause serous injury which may be physical and sometime death is also occur
(Pretto and et. al., 2021).
CONCLUSION
As per the above discussion, it is well analysing that the domestic violence in the heterosexual
relationship is harming their partner for their personal reason. This is usually categorising in
different form such as physical, emotional, sexual and so on. As per this, domestic violence may
create condition which is associated with the major complication and consequence with the
victim.

REFERENCES
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