Teen Dating Violence

What is teen dating violence

• Teen Dating Violence (TDV) is when two people get into a relationship and one of the people is always mad
• Teen Dating Violence (TDV) is when two teens get into a relationship that is based on love and care
• Teen dating violence (TDV) is a pattern of behavior that includes physical, emotional, verbal or sexual abuse used by one person in an intimate relationship to exert power and control over another.
• Teen Dating Violence (TDV) is when teens enjoy spending time with each other.

What are the different types of abuse?

• Physical, Verbal, Financial, Emotional, Sexual

• Standard, Complex, Extreme

• Hitting, Punching, Kicking

• First Offense, Second Offense and Third Offense

What are two warning signs of abuse?

• Your partner provides you with love and emotional support.

• You seem really happy when you are around your partner

• You are constantly apologizing for something you didn't do. You are afraid to disagree with them

• Your partner is constantly beating on you.

An example of physical abuse is:

• Unwanted kissing
• Slapping your boyfriend because he talked to another girl.
• Pinching your girlfriend's leg when you didn't like what she said to your friends at the lunch table.
• All of the above

An example of emotional abuse is...

• Telling your girlfriend she looks pretty.
• Constantly telling your girlfriend she looks fat in her clothes.
• Punching your boyfriend in the face.
• Allowing your partner be themselves

What are some warning sign(s) of abuse?

• Constantly putting you down.
• Extreme jealousy or insecurity.
• Possessiveness
• All of the above

The following are warning signs of abuse except:

• Telling you what to do.
• Isolating you from family and friends.
• Checking up on you when you are sick.
• Explosive temper

The 3 phases of the cycle of abuse are called:

• Tension Building, Ignoring, and Honeymoon.
• Tension Building, Explosion, and Ignoring.
• Ignoring, Tension Building, and Explosion.
• Tension Building, Explosion, and Honeymoon.

During this phase of the cycle of abuse, the abuser yells at the target for no reason and the target feels he or she can't do anything right.

• Explosion
• Honeymoon
• Tension Building
• Ignoring

During this phase of the cycle of abuse, the abuser might scream and yell in a frightening way or physically attack the target.

• Explosion 
• Honeymoon
• Tension building
• Ignoring