Jim uses verbal threats against toni as a way of maintaining dominance in their relationship. jim's actions display which type of partner violence as defined in the text

The type of violence that defined by jim's action is: intimate terrorism
Intimate terrorism refers to the mental threat that a partner do to another partner in order to maintain control of his/her relationship as a couple.
This type of relationship usually caused by the insecurity that exists within the side of the abuser and victim's unwillingness to stand up for him/herself.