The family is the most important social grouping of human beings. It is a form of organization based on consanguinity (such as filiation between parents and children) and on the establishment of social and legally recognized ties (marriage). Members of a family often live in the same house and share daily life.
Violence, by the way, is that which is carried out with force or occurs against the will of another person. Violent behavior attempts to impose or obtain something by force and can cause physical and emotional harm to the victim.
The definitions of both concepts (family and violence) allow us to approach the notion of domestic violence, which is the exercise of violence within the family. That is, the action or omission that a family member performs against another and causes physical or psychological damage. Domestic violence, also known as family violence or domestic violence, can include different forms of abuse, from intimidation to assault, harassment or insults. The violent person can carry out their actions against a single member of the family (such as her partner or child) or behave violently with everyone. Specialists in this type of violence within the home establish that there are several common denominators that come to identify the aggressor. Specifically, people of this type coincide in these characteristics:
• They are very emotionally dependent individuals who manifest this dependence through aggression.
• They are self-confident and even seem arrogant. However, it diminishes the image created by citizens who tend to have self-esteem problems.
• They need to humiliate and subdue their partner to feel good and superior.
• They tend to have emotional and problematic disabilities with characteristics similar to those they have had since childhood or adolescence.
• They have pathological jealousy.
• They are unable to express their feelings. In addition to all this, it should be noted that domestic violence that occurs in any home is usually made up of three clearly differentiated phases:
• A first phase where there is an accumulation of tension, where episodes of jealousy through verbal disrespect or unusual discussions take center stage.
• The second phase is where the acute episode of violence occurs, where it is manifested through regular beatings.
• The last phase of domestic violence is known as the Honeymoon, since the aggressor calms down, shows some remorse and even begins to make continuous demonstrations of affection and love towards his victim.
Although this type of violence is punishable by law, these crimes are often not reported, as victims may feel shame, fear or guilt for betraying a family member. The experts, however, insist and recommend that the victims overcome their fear and file the corresponding complaints to break the violent bond.
