Answer 1: The correct answer is D) all of the above
An abusive relationship refers to one in which a person abuses his or position in a relationship. A person might abuse someone by: physically harming them or beating them, emotionally blackmailing, taunting or threatening them, or by controlling how they live their lives- forbidding them from meeting their friends, controlling what clothes they wear, etc.
Answer 2: The correct answer is C) talk with him privately about what I've seen or heard and what needs to change
In this situation, it is best to approach your friend and talk to him privately about your observations and why you think he might be abusing his girlfriend. Perhaps you talking to him will be an eye-opener for him, and he will change his subsequent behavior and actions towards his girlfriend. On the other hand, he might deny that he has been abusive towards his girlfriend. However, regardless of how your friend reacts, you should do your part by calling him out on his potentially abusive behavior.
Answer 3: The correct answer is B) when he or she accepts the abuser's first apology
When someone is abusive towards you and you forgive him/her for it, what you are basically suggesting to the abuser is that he/she can get away with his or her abusive behavior. This is when your relationship with an abusive person gets the most dangerous- because he/she believes that he/she can engage in abusive behavior again in the future, because you will forgive him or her and let him or her get away scot free. In other words, once you forgive someone who has abused you, it increases the chances of him/her abusing you again.
Answer 4: The correct answer is A) Talk to her about it without criticizing her for staying in the relationship
Victims of abuse often keep things to themselves and do not confide i close or family members about the abuse they are experiencing. This could be the case for reasons including: shame, denial or fear that their abuser will find out that they have spoken out about the situation. Therefore, when you suspect that your friend might be in an abusive relationship, you should gently talk to her about, and avoid criticizing her for staying in the relationship.
Answer 5: The correct answer is: C) Physical abuse has to leave a mark or a bruise
This is necessarily not true. Some actions that involve physically hurting someone do not always have to leave a mark or bruise to count as physical abuse. The following count as physical abuse, but might not necessarily leave a mark or bruise: slapping someone, pulling their hair, smacking them, choking them, shoving them, etc.
Answer 6: The correct answer is E- Explosion
During this stage of abuse, the abuser has violent outbursts, where he or she might get physically aggressive and assault the target. In this instance, when Dan grabs Ashely's wrists to restrain here, he is in the explosion phase of abuse since his actions have started to get physical, and are very likely to progress to more serious forms of physical assault.
Answer 7: The correct answer is T- tension building
During the tension building stage of abuse, an abuser starts becoming aggravated and triggered to engage in some type of abuse towards the target. In this instance, when Tyrone accuses Jenna of ignoring his phone calls and lying to him about where she is, and then proceeds to yell at Jenna, he is getting progressively angrier at Jena, and the tension is building, which might push him to the explosion stage.
Answer 8: The correct answer is H honeymoon
During the honeymoon phase of abuse, the abuser typically apologizes and shows remorse for his or her actions, and the victim decides to forgive the abuser. However, in several cases, the abuser reverts back to abusive behavior, and the chain of abuse continues. In this instance, Ben apologizes, but still ends up abusing Marcus several times, thus, demonstrating the honeymoon phase of abuse.