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Study Domestic violence is a term used to describe violence and
abuse by family members or intimate partners such as a spouse,
former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, ex-boyfriend or ex-
girlfriend, or date. Other terms used for domestic violence
include the following: Intimate partner abuse Domestic violence
can take many forms, but involves using intimidation and threats
or violent behaviors to gain power and control over another
person. Usually, the abusive person is a male, and women are
often the victims; however, domestic violence occurs against
males. Child abuse, elder abuse, and sibling abuse are also
considered domestic violence. The CDC lists the following facts
about domestic violence and women: About 4.8 million women are
victimized by intimate partners annually. Increased frequency of
violence toward a spouse i