EDAPT Interpersonal Violence Practice Exam

Stalking is a pattern of behavior intended to intimidate and control another person. In the power and control wheel, actions that create fear, threaten harm, or monitor someone’s movements fall under Using Intimidation. The core idea is that the abuser leverages fear to keep the partner compliant and to assert dominance, rather than simply causing hurt through words or manipulating resources.

Stalking communicates that the abuser can intrude on the partner’s privacy, safety, and freedom at any time, which is the hallmark of intimidation. While emotional abuse involves demeaning or manipulative language and economic abuse centers on controlling finances, stalking’s primary function is to instill fear and exert control, making it best categorized as intimidation.

The other listed concept isn’t a standard category on the wheel, and it doesn’t capture the coercive, fear-based aim of stalking in the same way, whereas stalking directly aligns with intimidation through threat, surveillance, and coercive control.