Domestic violence: characteristics and types

Abstract

The article reveals the concept of domestic violence and the mechanism of its action through the theory of attachment. The main features of domestic violence are considered: inequality, consistency, latency and escalation. The main forms of manifestation of domestic violence are given: physical, sexual, psychological and economic. The importance of prevention of domestic violence is argued as a way of interaction between family members, which has a deep psycho-traumatic effect both on the direct objects of influence – the victims of violence, and on the entire family system, including witnesses and the aggressors themselves.