一种虐待行为模式,用于在浪漫或亲密的社会关系中对现任或前任伴侣施加权力或控制. These behaviors may include, but are not limited to physical, 情感, 性, verbal or economic abuse; threats of abuse; and acts that intimidate, 隔离, 操作, 羞辱, 强迫, 吓, blame or hurt an individual. Patterns indicative of domestic violence may include consistent tension in the household; explosive outbursts of verbal, 情感 and/or physical abuse; and repeated apologies where the abuser shifts the blame for their behavior.