Battering is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person with whom an intimate relationship is or has been shared through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence. Battering happens when one person believes that they are entitled to control another.

Domestic violence and abuse, also called intimate partner violence, is when one person purposely causes either physical or mental harm to another, including:

• physical abuse
• psychological or emotional abuse
• sexual assault
• isolation
• controlling all of the victim's money, shelter, time, food, etc.

Labels: abuse, bullying, control, economic abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, help, psychological abuse