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The battered woman syndrome Lenore E.A. Walker

By: Walker, Lenore E.A.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Publisher: New York Springer c2009Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xii, 338 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780826102522.Subject(s): ABUSED WOMEN | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | PSYCHOLOGY | UNITED STATESDDC classification: 362.8292 WAL
Contents:
Contents: 1 - The battered woman syndrome study overview, 2 - History, 3 - What is the battered woman syndrome?, 4 - Learned helplessness, learned optimism, 5 - Descriptions of violence and the cycle of violence, 6 - Risk assessment and lethal potential, 7 - Body image and health concerns, 8 - Sexuality issues, 9 - Battered women's attachment style and interpersonal functioning, 10 - Substance abuse and domestic violence, 11 - Impact of violence in the home on children, 12 - Cross-cultural and cross-national issues in domestic violence, 13 - Domestic violence courts and batterer's treatment programs, 14 - Battered women in jail and prison, 15 - Mental health needs of battered women, 16 - Survivor Therapy Empowerment Program (STEP), References, Index.
Summary: This third edition offers thoroughly updated and revised research on key topics, including post traumatic stress disorder. learned helplessness or learned optimism and the cycle theory of violence. This edition presents updated data generated from the newly modified Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire (BWSQ). (from back cover)
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Contents: 1 - The battered woman syndrome study overview, 2 - History, 3 - What is the battered woman syndrome?, 4 - Learned helplessness, learned optimism, 5 - Descriptions of violence and the cycle of violence, 6 - Risk assessment and lethal potential, 7 - Body image and health concerns, 8 - Sexuality issues, 9 - Battered women's attachment style and interpersonal functioning, 10 - Substance abuse and domestic violence, 11 - Impact of violence in the home on children, 12 - Cross-cultural and cross-national issues in domestic violence, 13 - Domestic violence courts and batterer's treatment programs, 14 - Battered women in jail and prison, 15 - Mental health needs of battered women, 16 - Survivor Therapy Empowerment Program (STEP), References, Index.

This third edition offers thoroughly updated and revised research on key topics, including post traumatic stress disorder. learned helplessness or learned optimism and the cycle theory of violence. This edition presents updated data generated from the newly modified Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire (BWSQ). (from back cover)