According to the Turkish Language Association, violence is defined as applying brute force to those with opposing views rather than convincing and reconciling them. However, the phenomenon of violence should not be considered purely from a psychological perspective, because, in terms of its type and derivatives, it causes intense damage to the individual in psychological, physiological and socio-economic areas, while also negatively affecting the future quality of life. Psychological violence, as an ignored type of violence, not only causes loss of self-esteem but also psychologically affects the sexual life of the person. The most troubling aspect of this effect is that its effects may be permanent without professional support.
Exposure studies on psychological violence unfortunately show that women are more exposed to this violence and even remain silent against this violence due to social pressure. Female individuals who are exposed to psychological violence are forced to continue their family, work, school and social lives in this process, and since they cannot continue their lives with a healthy psychology, the people who are exposed to all these processes are also negatively affected.
According to predictions, women who do not feel psychologically healthy and are exposed to intense violence are exposed to verbal bullying (insulting, humiliating, marginalizing, stigmatizing, threatening and blackmailing), especially by the perpetrator of violence. Unfortunately, at the end of these processes, while the individual experiences self-anxiety due to emotional manipulation and psychological problems such as anxiety disorder, depression, alcohol and substance addiction, sexual disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (acute-chronic), he/she is responsible for raising and raising a person. Even if the child has a child, some psychological and developmental problems may be observed in the child. As a result of a research conducted in Turkey in 2014, it was concluded that 4 out of every 10 women were subjected to emotional violence and abuse. This rate is undeniably high.
Women exposed to violence may hesitate to get help as a result of feeling helpless. Stigma in our society and thoughts of not standing by the victim are also factors in their silence. “It only happened once, I might have misunderstood. "I'm sorry, I don't want to change my routine." Thoughts like these are among the reasons why women do not take action as a result of violence. Informing women about the types of violence and where they can get help and support can be an effective way to reduce the psychological damage caused by violence. The most effective way to reduce psychological damage will be to receive psychological support from experts, and it will be an important step for the woman to recover and rebuild her life.
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