- Physical Abuse: slapping, hitting, punching, biting, pulling hair, burning, use of weapons
- Psychological & Verbal Abuse: threats, name calling, shouting, insults, neglect & isolation, withholding love, intimidation, extreme jealousy, threatening to commit suicide, stalking, controlling your time, what you do, or how you look, not respecting privacy
- Sexual Abuse: Any forced sexual contact, forced pregnancy or abortion, controlling information or access to birth control, pressure to perform sexual acts with other people
- Financial abuse or exploitation: Withholding or controlling access to money, where to work, and what you buy, stealing or taking away benefit payments or personal money, preventing access to household financial information
- Spiritual abuse: Putting down or attacking spiritual beliefs, denying access to temple, church or mosque, force participation in a cult
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