This text discusses the themes of isolation and control in two poems written by Adrienne Rich. I had no choice but to choose between the poems that were discussed in class and was not able to select material for a paper from even the other poems offered by the textbook. Other than Adrienne Rich the [...]
Reports say that Mark Obama Ndesandjo’s new novel is based on his experiences of childhood abuse by his biological father, who also happens to be Barack Obama’s biological father. Admittedly, he may also be cashing in on the celebrity of his brother, but that doesn’t mean that his story is not sincere. I am more [...]
After having reviewed the book, Domestic Violence: What Every Pastor Needs to Know, on a previous blog entry, I would like to add my own account of how pastors dealt with me when I tried to get help as a victim of domestic violence.
At the time I was going to two churches. I attended the [...]
Set boundaries in your life to avoid being bullied or taken advantage of by others.
A boundary is a line or limit that establishes or marks your personal territory - yourself.
This territory includes your body, mind, spirit, emotions, opinions, possessions and rights. In order to defend yourself you decide who enters that territory or any [...]
Maybe you remember the story of a doctor at the south pole who treated her own cancer because she could not be transported to the proper facilities. Her name was Dr. Jerri Nielsen Fitzgerald.
She is an inspiration to all of us of the survival spirit that we need in any dire situation. Victims of [...]
Among other things, the results of 158 interviews with Catholic and Protestant clergy as well as interviews with victims, batterers and specialists in the domestic violence field are contained in the book. The author, Reverend Al Miles, is astonished at how many pastors are unwilling or do not really know how to deal with domestic [...]
No good tree bears bad fruit,
nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.
People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briars.
The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart,
and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored [...]
Verbal abuse is abuse just as much as physical abuse is. The psychological effects are the same.
A summary of Patricia Evans’ categories of verbal abuse from her book, The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to recognize it and how to respond. A few of the phrases have been added from my experience with verbal abuse as [...]
My Sensei made a comparison today that gave me a new perspective on controllers, the controlled and another category of people that are neither.
I agree with him that most people are sheep - they are used to following. I am still often in that mode of thought. Of course there are more than a few [...]
By discernomatic, Nikki Eldridge, Felicia Harris, Anonymous Writer
For Katherine Urquhart
DEP 2004, Psychology of Human Development
Lake Sumter Community College
April 15, 2009
Introduction
For the sake of the current argument, domestic violence “commonly refers to a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors that adults use against their intimate partners,” (Holden, 2003, p.155). Domestic violence includes physical, sexual, and psychological [...]
