It is becoming increasingly common to hear about the different types of violence that can occur within the family, ranging from gender-based domestic violence to child abuse, all equally important in terms of physical, psychological and social consequences.
The problem is that not everyone is able to differentiate therself and therefore use these terms correctly, so I will talk in this article about these variants of violence within the family sphere, so that the differences are clear and we can use each of the terms with the precision they require.
- Domestic violence is violence within the family nucleus.
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- All violence that is being exercised on people living in the home.
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- This term includes: assault between spouses.
- Parents to children.
- Children to parents or anyone else in the family living with the abuser.
- Even if they are not biological children.
In other words, for domestic violence anyone can be the aggressor or the victim, as long as they are part of the same family unit, even if there is no blood bond. violence based, while the former is a much broader concept.
Gender-based violence is physical and/or psychological when between the aggressor and the victim there is or has been an affective or sentimental relationship comparable to that of marriage, this aggression is carried out by men towards women and is not related to their coexistence. .
Therefore, to be considered a case of gender-based violence, the victim must be a woman who had or has a relationship with the perpetrator, and must also demonstrate that there is a long-term affective relationship, this definition excludes sporadic or friendly relationships. . This means that for the entire gender-based violence law to apply to a potential abuser, the relationship must be demonstrated in court.
So what is the difference between domestic violence and gender-based violence if a woman is assaulted by a man?The difference lies in reason. To be gender-based violence the cause must be the balance of power between the sexes, that is, the subjugation of women through the violent domination of men, that is why only women can be victims in this case.
Does this mean there are no women attacking men?They exist, but we are the ones who die, not them. When a man is killed by a woman, most cases, according to the Observatory of Gender Violence, have to do with a long history of previous gender-based violence, thus being in self-defense or self-defense of your children.
For this reason, in most of the convictions of women for violence against men, the mitigation of legitimate defense is applied and, therefore, it is considered a crime that was previously a crime of misconduct, which was recently reformed in the penal code .
Unfortunately, not only adults in the family context suffer or may experience some form of violence, there are also cases of sexual abuse and other abuse and rape, and these terms are also not used properly in the media, either with respect to children or when discussed in adult and out-of-family victims.
Abuse can be physical, psychological, or sexual. They are physical when the child is hurt or remorseful, psychological when there is humiliation or degradation towards the child, and sexual when obscene acts are performed in front of the child or during sexual contact.
Therefore, the term abuse is much broader and can include abuse, where only physical assault, or rape, is committed when sexual assault is committed involving carnal contact, not just exhibitionism or obscene acts.
Recognized and differentiated the different terms we discuss in this article, it is advisable to name the different types of psychological interventions recommended, both for victims and for victims, because both are important in these cases.
In cases of domestic violence where the abuser is a child who hurts his parents, there are often major communication problems in which the person wants to express an emotion and does not know how to do it in the most correct way. Parents also failed to communicate or set the tone for a healthy relationship, so it is common to make family interventions that promote communication and cohesion, the individual fight against rabies, among others.
When it comes to gender-based violence, intervention on the victim aims to improve self-esteem, independence and social skills and overcome trauma. For the abuser, interventions generally focus on the rehabilitation of different patterns than those encouraged in patriarchal society, anger management. communicative skills and abilities, among others.
If we encounter a case of child abuse, particularly sexual abuse, it is very important to intervene as soon as possible Redistribution of the meaning of this experience, the treatment of symptoms of guilt and the establishment of a safe environment for the treatment of trauma should be sought. For perpetrators, on-site programs to control and reintegrate sexual assault must be implemented.