Chapter 4 – The Root of Abuse – Facilitator Quiz

The ______is bent and damaged, but it’s not broken. The men in your group aren’t either.

Along with unresolved abandonment and addiction issues from childhood, victims of _______often also carry with them low self-esteem, fear of commitment, fear of rejection, neediness, and anxiety.

_________is key to unraveling these roots.

 ________ abuse includes non-physical behaviors that are meant to control, isolate, or frighten.

Children react differently to ____- some will withdraw and become passive, trying not to be seen, while others may rebel against the abuse.

Sexual abuse can be a hard one to deal with for men because the culture ultimately tells them that men don’t  _____from this kind of unwanted sexual attention.

Children can also be confused when they grow up in a strict, ______household that puts unattainable expectations on them, but the parents aren’t holding themselves accountable to the same standards.

Kids who grow up with some type of abuse may be more inclined to ______the same behaviors if the cycle isn’t broken.

Their sense of self-worth can also be damaged by abuse since they may feel unworthy to be _____due to the abuse they suffered.

One of the biggest takeaways for the men in your group from this chapter is this: abuse, regardless of its form or type, chips away at our _______and robs us of the security that is essential to healthy childhood development.