CRM 2307 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Psychological Abuse, Learned Helplessness, Peep Show
30 Nov 2014
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Domestic violence was encouraged (by the church), discipline your wife for the goodness of her soul . Intimidation: the look , gestures, smashing things, abusing pets, telling her about. Insecurity, guilt, eating disorders, depression (always blame on the victim) Tension building: he is moody, irritable, critical, nitpicky, silent/sullen, isolates her, withdraws affection, blaming and name calling. Abusive incident: verbal attacks, increased psychological abuse, humiliation, accuses partner or being crazy, threats to assault, forced imprisonment, assault or use of weapon. Honeymoon: begs forgiveness, i"m sorry, promises to get counseling/go to church, enlists family support, declares love, cries. Battered women"s syndrome (lenore walker): uses the content of learned helplessness and the cycle of abuse. Billy wanted son to learn to be a man, abused him and he wasn"t allowed to cry. Derren had to eat at the same speed as billy (billy would make him eat his own vomit until it was gone).
