HEMSELVES WITH THEIR WORK AND THEIR FAMILY. THEY TEND TO INTERPRET INNOCENT SITUATIONS THAT AROUSE THEIR JEALOUSY AS HAVING BEEN DONE WITH HOSTILE INTENT. THOSE WHO ABUSE ADULT PARTNERS OFTEN GREW UP IN HOMES MARRED BY VIOLENCE BETWEEN ADULTS, AGAINST CHILDREN, OR BOTH. HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT GROWING UP IN A VIOLENT HOME DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT A PERSON WILL BECOME ABUSIVE. I THINK THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND AND RECOGNIZE PEOPLE WITH ABUSIVE PERSONALITIES SO THAT THEY CAN BE STOPPED AND TREATED FOR WHAT SOME WOULD CALL A DISEASE.PREVENTIONMANY PSYCHOLOGISTS BELIEVE THAT TEACHING OUR CHILDREN THAT VIOLENCE IS INAPPROPRIATE AND TEACHING THEM BETTER METHODS OF PROBLEM SOLVING, IS THE FIRST STEP IN ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS TO MAKING THE TEACHING OF OUR CHILDREN WORK IS LEADING BY EXAMPLE BY EXAMPLE AND SETTING A POSITIVE EXAMPLE. EDUCATING SOCIETY AS A WHOLE ALSO A VERY IMPORTANT KEY TO ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. EDUCATING SOCIETY AS A WHOLE IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH CHANGES IN PUBLIC POLICY AND PRACTICES. MUCH TOUGHER LAWS ARE NEEDED SINCE MOST ABUSERS ARE GIVEN A SLAP ON THE WRIST, IT GIVES THEM AND OTHER PEOPLE LIKE THEM, THE MESSAGE THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT A MAJOR CRIME AND THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. WHEN COMMUNITIES ESTABLISH MANDATORY ARREST AND PROSECUTION POLICIES, A MESSAGE IS SENT FROM THE POLICE AND THE COURTS THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A CRIME THAT SOCIETY WILL NOT TOLERATE. WHEN THEY JOIN WITH COUNSELING PROGRAMS FOR ABUSERS, THE MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE THAT THOSE WHO WANT TO CHANGE WILL BE GIVEN A CHANCE. IT HAS BEEN AGREED UPON BY ALL THOSE TRYING TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT NOT ONLY THE INDIVIDUAL ABUSERS, BUT SOCIETY ITSELF NEEDS HELP. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS STILL SUBTLY ALLOWED, EVEN ENCOURAGED SOME SAY, BY VARIOUS GROUPS. OUR MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY STILL GLAMORIZES AND TONES DOWN THE SERIOUSNESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THERE ARE STILL POLICE THAT IGNORE AN...
