A presentation I delivered with the barangay officials from the 21 barangays of Dipolog City when the City LGU Officer invited me to speak about Gender-Based Violence & Domestic Abuse

1. Understanding the Psychology of
Domestic Abuse & GBV victims
RAMBELLE CABALE FLORES
SEPS, DepEd Dipolog

2. Domestic Violence
Pattern of behavior in which one person in a
relationship tries to control or dominate the other

3. Domestic Violence
Can be PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, ECONOMIC,
SEXUAL

4. Domestic Violence
(1) In your paper/notebook, write the name of the
person/persons you think experienced this.
(2) How many DV cases have you catered in your
barangay desk?
(3) What have you done?

5. Domestic Violence
Regardless of race, age, ethnicity, religion,
gender or socioeconomic status

6. Domestic Violence
Why victims do not report:
Financial dependence
Fear of retaliation
Cultural beliefs

7. Domestic Violence
Never the victim’s fault

8. Domestic Violence
Factors:
Belief that abuse is acceptable
Unemloyment
Substance Abuse
Mental Health Issues
Abusive Childhood

9. Domestic Violence
Cycle of Abuse:
1. Tensions rise & violence is committed
2. Reconciliation
3. Traumatization

10. Domestic Violence
Abuser’s usual profile:
Narcissistic, lack empathy, treat their needs as
more important than others, selfish

11. Domestic Violence
Think of a person who reported DV or who you
observed to be a DV victim.
Describe his/her partner “abuser”.

12. Domestic Violence
Impacts:
Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, sleeping/eating
problems, attention problems, trouble trusting
people, problems at work, difficulty in
maintaining healthy relationships

13. Domestic Violence
(1) Write as many observations you have of
those DV clients you have in your barangay.
(2) Why do you think they were violated?
(3) What should be done to address DV?

14. Domestic Violence
Ways to overcome:
DV therapy, seek help, DV awareness &
education programs, DV shelters & hotlines

15. Domestic Violence
Ways to overcome:
DV therapy, seek help, DV awareness &
education programs, DV shelters & hotlines

16. Domestic Violence
1. What does your barangay do to respond to
DV cases?

17. Domestic Violence
Theories:
1. Social learning
2. Social stress
3. Power & Control
4. Non-subordination
5. Cultural view

18. Domestic Violence
1. Males as perpetrators and females are
victims?
2. Abuse stops when the victim leaves?
3. Non-physical abuse is harmless?
4. Protection order can be re-traumatizing?

19. Domestic Violence
5. It happens to poor people?
6. LGBTQ victims do not experience intimate
partner abuse?

20. Domestic Violence
“For evil to triumph is
for good to do nothing”

21. Thank you so much for
your participation…