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The battered woman syndrome /Lenore E. A. Walker, EdD.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Springer Publishing Company, (c)2017.Edition: Fourth editionDescription: 1 online resource (xv, 564 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780826170996
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HV6626 .B388 2017
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Myths and science of domestic violence -- The battered woman syndrome study overview -- History -- What is the battered woman syndrome? -- Learned helplessness, learned optimism, and battered women -- Descriptions of violence and the cycle of violence -- Interaction of intimate partner violence and other family violence -- Impact of violence in the home on children -- Child abuse and domestic violence -- Sex trafficking of children -- Battered women's attachment styles, sexuality, and interpersonal functioning -- Murder-suicides and self defense -- Cross cultural and cross-national issues in domestic violence -- Intervention strategies -- Risk assessment and lethal potential -- Battered women's health concerns -- Mental health needs of battered women -- Substance abuse and domestic violence -- Trauma-informed psychotherapy -- Survivor therapy empowerment program (STEP) -- Application of psychology to the legal system -- False confessions of battered women -- Family court, child custody, and domestic violence -- Domestic violence courts and batterer's treatment programs -- Battered women in criminal court, jail, and prison -- Index.
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Revised editon of the author's The battered woman syndrome, 2009.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Myths and science of domestic violence -- The battered woman syndrome study overview -- History -- What is the battered woman syndrome? -- Learned helplessness, learned optimism, and battered women -- Descriptions of violence and the cycle of violence -- Interaction of intimate partner violence and other family violence -- Impact of violence in the home on children -- Child abuse and domestic violence -- Sex trafficking of children -- Battered women's attachment styles, sexuality, and interpersonal functioning -- Murder-suicides and self defense -- Cross cultural and cross-national issues in domestic violence -- Intervention strategies -- Risk assessment and lethal potential -- Battered women's health concerns -- Mental health needs of battered women -- Substance abuse and domestic violence -- Trauma-informed psychotherapy -- Survivor therapy empowerment program (STEP) -- Application of psychology to the legal system -- False confessions of battered women -- Family court, child custody, and domestic violence -- Domestic violence courts and batterer's treatment programs -- Battered women in criminal court, jail, and prison -- Index.

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