PSYC 334 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Psychological Abuse
3 Jan 2017
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Approximately 50% of first marriages end in divorce. Second marriages are 25% more likely to end in divorce. About 1 out of every 9 adult women in the u. s. is presently divorced . And more than a third of the children do not live with their biological fathers. Divorce is less shameful and easier to obtain. ***karney and bradbury"s vulnerability stress adaptation model*** Enduring vulnerabilities personal liabilities or weaknesses with which people begin their marriages. ***adaptive processes the techniques with which partners try to cope with stress. This obnoxious cycle occurs when one partner criticizes and nags the other, and the other retreats from the confrontation and becomes defensive. Physical, sexual, psychological abuse and stalking committed by one partner against the other in a relationship. Pattern and used for control in the relationship. Their need for help is often more so the reason than you causing it. College women are most likely to be raped by: classmates, friends, and boyfriends/ex-boyfriends.
