Issues in Family Violence

Winter 2002

The Five Elements in the Profile of An Abuser

David Mandel

1. Entitlement thinking

2. Avoidance of feelings of helplessness, fear and powerlessness

3. Denial about the impact his behavior has on himself and others

4. Benefits from institutional and cultural forms of inequality

5. Potentially aggravating factors: substance abuse, mental illness

(c) 2002, The Non-Violence Alliance. Permission to reprint with the following information "Originally published in Issues in Family Violence, Volume 4, Issue 2 Winter 2002, The Non-Violence Alliance, www.endingviolence.com."