ABSTRACT
Abuse and domestic violence are manifestations of destructive aggression and are activated by different types of frustrations. Television programmes, films, computer games, newspapers constantly show or transmit all types of abuse and violence, and many films portray a considerable amount of sex or violence or a mixture of both. The children themselves can be physically abused, and if they witness disturbing violence at home they are seriously affected. Basically, it is an abuse of power and control over one or various persons by one or various persons within the context of intimate marital or family relationships. Sometimes, the marital relationship offers a convenient situation in which it is possible to avoid or escape from unresolved rivalries with parents and siblings, delaying the significant anxieties and unresolved early emotional difficulties that reappear within the marital relationship. The alcohol or drug stimulates their omnipotence and magical thinking, resulting in a lack of recognition or respect regarding individual, marital, or family boundaries.
