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Intimate Partner Violence: Terms, Forms, and Typologies

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This chapter will review and define the important key terms and concepts in the field of intimate partner violence (IPV). The chapter begins by introducing historical terms (e.g., wife abuse) and currently preferred terms before turning to foundational concepts that organize the field’s terminology (e.g., acts and impacts; physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; neglect; perpetration vs. victimization). Next, definitions from key diagnostic/classification systems (e.g., Department of Defense, DSM5; ICD-11) and US and international legal systems are covered as well as the concept of IPV severity. Following these are terms used in delineating types of IPV perpetrators and in intervening with them. The chapter concludes a summary of why IPV definitions are critical to advancing the field.

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Preparation of this chapter was supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (Grant 1UH2DE025980).

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  3. Dept of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

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  4. Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA

    Alan Rosenbaum

  5. Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA, USA

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Heyman, R.E., Mitnick, D.M., Slep, A.M.S. (2019). Intimate Partner Violence: Terms, Forms, and Typologies. In: Geffner, R., White, J.W., Hamberger, L.K., Rosenbaum, A., Vaughan-Eden, V., Vieth, V.I. (eds) Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_131-1

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