Battering is defined as which?

Battering is defined as which?

• A. Financial disparity only
• B. Pattern of coercive control founded on and supported by physical and/or sexual violence or threat of violence to intimate partner
• C. Minor disagreements
• D. Social isolation

Answer: (B)

Battering involves a pattern of coercive control used by one partner to dominate another, supported by physical and/or sexual violence or the threat of such violence. It captures that abuse is ongoing and about power and control, not just a single incident. Financial disparity can be a factor in an abusive dynamic but by itself does not define battering. Minor disagreements are not abusive, and while social isolation can be a tactic within coercive control, battering is best described by the sustained pattern of control through violence or threats.

Battering involves a pattern of coercive control used by one partner to dominate another, supported by physical and/or sexual violence or the threat of such violence. It captures that abuse is ongoing and about power and control, not just a single incident. Financial disparity can be a factor in an abusive dynamic but by itself does not define battering. Minor disagreements are not abusive, and while social isolation can be a tactic within coercive control, battering is best described by the sustained pattern of control through violence or threats.