Battered Women: Psychology, Complexities, and Interventions
Explore the psychological theories, complexities, and interventions related to battered women, including Battered Women Syndrome and Learned Helplessness. Learn about the Cycle of Violence, reasons for staying in abusive relationships, and strategies to break the cycle. Delve into the cultural factors, psychological complexities, and social aspects of domestic abuse through literature analysis.
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Battered Women Behind Closed Doors Battered Women Behind Closed Doors By By Nadia Nadia Hikmet Hikmet Faris Faris
Three Main Theories From Psychology Battered Women Syndrome 1 Cycle of Violence 2 Learned Helplessness 3
Questions What are the reasons behind some women's decision to remain in abusive relationships? Can helplessness be learned? What are the strategies and interventions that can be implemented to break the cycle of violence?
Exploring the Complexities of Battering A detailed overview of the concepts BWS Acceptance COV Interpreting Analyzing LH The Process
Can Literature Find the Answers??? Provide The psychological and social complexities Gain Cultural factors The reasons behind the aggressive behaviour of the abusers Understand Realise The complexities of domestic abuse
01 Battered Women Syndrome Lenore Walker first coined the term in the 1979 Lenore Walker first coined the term in the 1979 Characterized by: Characterized by: a. Anxiety b. Depression c. Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness d. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Factors contributing to a woman being 'battered': Factors contributing to a woman being 'battered': a. Isolation b. Parental restriction c. Lack of support d. Low self-esteem
2 The Cycle of Violence What is the Cycle of Violence? The Tension Building Phase The Acute Battering Phase The Reconciliation Phase
3 Learned Helplessness - -What is Learned Helplessness? What is Learned Helplessness? - -The Experiment The Experiment - -Symptoms of Learned Helplessness Symptoms of Learned Helplessness - -Causes of Learned Helplessness Causes of Learned Helplessness - -Effects of Learned Helplessness Effects of Learned Helplessness
Symptoms & Effects - -powerlessness powerlessness - -hopelessness hopelessness - -depression depression - -lack of motivation lack of motivation - -despair despair
Causes - -Verbal Abuse Verbal Abuse - -Physical Abuse Physical Abuse - -Spiritual Abuse Spiritual Abuse - - Social Abuse Social Abuse - -Psychological Abuse Psychological Abuse - -Sexual Abuse Sexual Abuse - -Emotional Abuse Emotional Abuse - -Financial Abuse Financial Abuse - -Using Children Using Children - -Using Culture Using Culture
What's The reasons behind abusive behaviors??
? Psychological Issues Behind Closed Doors personality disorders Extreme Narc ss sm
Results Resilience For the problems of the study The root causes Empowerment Symptoms Community engagement
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