CRJ 461 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Battered Person Syndrome, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Bonding
12 Mar 2017
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The following should serve as a guide to help you with your studying for exam 2. Cycle theory of violence; when police are involved; how it contributes to difficulty leaving abusive relationship. Of the three stages in the cycle theory of violence, the acute battering incident, which is the brief stage that focuses on acute incidents of physical violence, is the stage most likely to have police or cj involvement. In addition, in most cases, when the police get involved, the situation gets worse. Learned hopefulness and learned helplessness; be able to identify examples of each. Learned hopefulness is (cid:515)a battered woman"s ongoing belief that her partner will change his abusive behavior or personality(cid:516), or the honeymoon phase and hope, which is the third stage of the cycle of violence. Victims then make excuses that keep them trapped in that relationship such as blame themselves for violence as if they had done something to provoke the attacks.
