1. EMİNE ÖZKURT

2. 
EFFECTS OF
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE ON
CHILDREN

3. Domestic violence
is an important
issue because it
is a global
problem of
enormous
proportions.

4. Domestic violence
scatters lives and
can be traumatic
for the children
who live with it.

7. WHAT IS
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE?
Domestic violence
can be defined as
a pattern of
behavior in any
relationship that
is used to gain or
maintain power
and control over
an intimate
partner.

8. This includes any behaviors that frighten,
intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate,
blame, injure or wound someone.

10. Domestic violence is
behavior that is
learned through
observation and
reinforcement in
both the family and
society.

11. WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN CHILDREN
SEE VIOLENCE IN
THE FAMILY?

12. It creates some
pscyhological
problems in
children and some
of them display
negative attitudes
to people.

13. They get hurt
when they see
their parents
being yelled at,
pushed, or hit.

14. WHAT ARE THE
EFFECTS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ON CHILDREN ?

15. 
 Low self-esteem
 Increased levels of anxiety
 Repressed feelings of fear, anger, guilt and
confusion
 Regression
 Clinginess
 Aggression/temper tantrums
 Suicidal thoughts
 Lack of trust
 Lack of social competence
EMOTIONAL
EFFECTS

16. 
Lower cognitive functioning
Poor school performance
Lack of conflict managing skills
Pro-violence attitudes
Fear of making mistakes
Cognitive and Attitudinal
Effects

17. 
Inability to form stable relationships
Difficulties to concentrate
Self-harming tendencies, such as hair
pulling, nail biting, etc.
Alcohol and drug abuse

18. 
 Higher level of adult depression
 Higher level of trauma symptoms
 Increased tolerance for violence
Long-term Effects

19. Increased levels
of anxiety and
confusion
When they
witness the
violence in the
family they may
feel confusion,
stress, fear,
shame, or think
that they caused
the problem.

20. Children often feel
responsible for the
violence and do not
understand that it is
a problem between
adults.

21. It leaves the
child with a
feeling of
confusion in
particular
when they
feel close to
both
parents.

22. Regression & Clinginess
They behave as if they
are much younger than
they are.
They think their parents
will divorce because of
violence and they don’t
want to stay seperated
from them.

23. Aggression
temper
tantrums
Parents encourage
their children to
fight back or be
bullies.
Children grow up
learning that it's
okay to hurt other
people or let other
people hurt them.

25. Sleeping problems,
such as
nightmares,
difficulties falling
asleep etc.
Many parents
think that if
children are
"asleep" in bed,
they won't be
affected by the
violence.

26. Suicidal thoughts
Children who
experience
violence in their
homes may have
thoughts of
suicide as a means
of "escaping".

27. Lack of trust &
social competence
 Children may have
difficulty forming
relationships.
 Typical activities
such as having
friends over to
their house may be
impossible due to
the chaotic
atmosphere.

28. Poor school
performance
They can’t
easily
concentrate on
their lessons.
Because they
always think the
reasons of
violence in the
family.

29. Self-harming
tendencies, such as
hair pulling, nail biting,
etc.
They start to get
accustomed to
doing abnormal
behaviour; such as
nail biting, pulling
hair.

31. Eating
disorders
Children who witness
the violence develop
many varied and
complex eating habits.

32. Fear of being touched
They start not to trust
anybody and they don’t
want to approach
someone in fear of
being abused.

33. Alcohol and drug
abuse
Children who grow up
in violent homes have
much higher risks of
becoming drug or
alcohol abusers or
being involved in
abusive relationships,
as a batterer or a
victim.

34. They affect
their health in
a negative
way.

35. Most importantly,
children who
witness family
violence need to
know that the
violence is not
their fault.

36. Whatever reasons are children are not
guilty of this..

37. They don’t
deserve this.They
need help..

40. 
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