Discuss IPV

Issues that survivors struggle with may be varied and wide depending on each unique situation.  Firstly, as our text mentions, many women struggle with still having regular contact with their abusers when there are children present within the relationship.  Often because of fear felt by the abused, there ends up being a custody arrangement that involves the abuser having partial custody of the child, therefore repeatedly exposing the victim to the abuser with child exchanges etc.  There are also psychological repercussions of abuse upon the victim that he/she will most likely need to seek help for such as psychotherapy, group therapy etc.  Depending on the level of abuse some victims will also suffer from PTSD and again need to seek professional help in coping with it.  IPV will impact the lives of the abused for a long time depending on the situation, and how well or not the victim is able to heal and separate from their abuser.  According to social learning theory it may even affect children in that they may repeat the cycle if they were a witness to it and do not receive some type of intervention or counseling help.  Social learning theory connects to IPV in that many researchers believe IPV is a social issue in that children and young adults who grow up with it, and witness it, are more likely to then engage in it in their own relationships.  It would then be reasonable to say that survivors will most likely require some type of intervention, psychotherapy etc in order to reduce the likelihood they will engage in it or be subjected to it again.

Price, C. A., Bush, K. R., & Price, S. J. (2017). Families & change coping with stressful events and transitions(5th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.

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