<P> Domestic violence occurs when the abuser believes that abuse is acceptable, justified, or unlikely to be reported . It may produce intergenerational cycles of abuse in children and other family members, who may feel that such violence is acceptable or condoned . Very few people recognize themselves as abusers or victims because they may consider their experiences as family disputes that just got out of control . Awareness, perception, definition and documentation of domestic violence differs widely from country to country . Domestic violence often happens in the context of forced or child marriage . </P> <P> In abusive relationships, there may be a cycle of abuse during which tensions rise and an act of violence is committed, followed by a period of reconciliation and calm . Victims of domestic violence may be trapped in domestic violent situations through isolation, power and control, cultural acceptance, lack of financial resources, fear, shame, or to protect children . As a result of abuse, victims may experience physical disabilities, chronic health problems, mental illness, limited finances, and poor ability to create healthy relationships . Victims may experience psychological problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorder . Children who live in a household with violence often show psychological problems from an early age, such as dysregulated aggression which may later contribute to continuing the legacy of abuse when they reach adulthood . </P> <P> The first known use of domestic violence in a modern context, meaning violence in the home, was in an address to the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Jack Ashley in 1973 . The term previously referred primarily to civil unrest, violence from within a country as opposed to violence perpetrated by a foreign power . </P> <P> Traditionally, domestic violence (DV) was mostly associated with physical violence . Terms such as wife abuse, wife beating, and wife battering were used, but have declined in popularity due to efforts to include unmarried partners, abuse other than physical, female perpetrators, and same - sex relationships . Domestic violence is now commonly defined broadly to include "all acts of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence" that may be committed by a family member or intimate partner . </P>

When was the term domestic violence first used