Jealousy Is Not Affection

Key points

Psychological entrapment involves seeing a situation as uncontrollable, unremitting, and inescapable.

Perpetrators of intimate partner violence psychologically entrap victims to escalate other forms of abuse.

Approaching the close of the United Nations 16 Days of Activism to end violence against women it is important to revisit signs signalling the onset and maintenance of intimate partner violence . Sadly, one in three women experience intimate partner violence over the course of their lifetime. The problem seems engrained globally with a mere 0.2% reduction in its prevalence over the past two decades. Sixteen Days of Activism, running from 25 November to 10 December annually, calls to unite people in a plight to end violence against women.

Interpersonal partner violence