STAGE 1 • 2 / 20 • MYTH OR REALITY?
“If nobody was hit, it cannot be intimate partner violence.”
Choose your answer.
A. Reality.
INCORRECT ✕ Physical violence is not the only behaviour relevant to intimate partner violence. Learn more — WHO
B. Myth — psychological abuse, sexual coercion and controlling behaviours can also be involved.
CORRECT ✓ WHO includes physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and controlling behaviours when describing intimate partner violence. Learn more — WHO
C. Reality, unless police are called.
INCORRECT ✕ Whether police are called does not determine whether harmful behaviour occurred. Learn more — WHO
D. It depends only on whether they are married.
INCORRECT ✕ Intimate partner violence is not limited to marriage. Learn more — WHO
