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| Contributors | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Battered Woman Syndrome Study Overview | |
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| New BWS Research | |
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| Batterer Intervention Programs | |
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| High Risk Factors | |
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| Sex Role Socialization | |
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| Physical and Sexual Abuse as Children | |
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| Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse | |
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| Problems With the Learned Helplessness Theory | |
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| Violence Prone Personality of Men Who Batter | |
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| Relationship Issues | |
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| Summary | |
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| History | |
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| Battered Woman Shelters | |
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| Battered Woman Advocates | |
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| U.S. Funded & Congressional Actions | |
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| Sex Role Sterotypes and Mental Health | |
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| Psychotherapy for Battered Women | |
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| Child Custody and Access to Children | |
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| Teen Violence | |
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| Summary | |
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| What Is the Battered Woman Syndrome? | |
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| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | |
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| DSM IV-TR Criteria for PTSD | |
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| Empirical Support for BWS | |
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| Battered Woman Syndrome Qualitative Results | |
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| Summary | |
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| Learned Helplessness, Learned Optimism and Battered Women | |
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| History of Learned Helplessness Research | |
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| Implications of Sex Role Socialization to Development of Learned Helplessness | |
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| Original Learned Helplessness Research | |
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| Expert Witness Testimony | |
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| If Learned Helplessness Exists in Battered Women, What Can Reverse It? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Descriptions of Violence and the Cycle of Violence | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Descriptions of Violence | |
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| Cycle Theory of Violence | |
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| Walker Cycle Theory of Violence From the Research | |
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| Cycle Theory and Interventions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Risk Assessment and Lethal Potential | |
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| Batterer's Violence-Prone Personality Patterns | |
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| Women's Violence Towards Men | |
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| Domestic Violence Treatment Programs | |
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| Risk Assessment | |
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| Forensic Psychology and Risk Assessment | |
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| Homicide | |
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| Women Who Kill in Self-Defense | |
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| Measuring Severity of Violence: The Battering Quotient | |
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| Summary | |
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| Body Image and Health Concerns | |
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| Health Concerns | |
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| Body Image | |
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| Self-Esteem | |
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| Body Image in Current Study | |
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| Medical Issues in the Current Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| Sexuality Issues | |
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| Marital Rape | |
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| Sexual Issues and Domestic Violence Research | |
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| Discussion of Our Research With Other Researchers | |
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| Sexual Jealousy | |
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| Abuse During Pregnancy | |
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| Issues Around Abortion | |
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| Sexual Abuse of Children | |
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| Battered Women, Sex, and Intimacy | |
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| Battered Women and Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
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| Dating Violence | |
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| Sex and Aggression | |
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| Summary | |
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| Battered Women's Attachment Style and Interpersonal Functioning | |
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| Bowlby's Attachment Theory | |
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| Current Study of Battered Women's Attachment Style | |
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| The Relationship Between Battered Women and Interpersonal Functioning | |
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| The Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Interpersonal Difficulties in Battered Women | |
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| Attachment Behavior and Perpetrators | |
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| Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence | |
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| Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol Abuse | |
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| Legal and Illicit Drugs | |
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| Original BWSQ 1 Study of Alcohol and Other Drugs | |
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| Current BWSQ 2 Study of Alcohol and Other Drugs | |
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| Role of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse in Battered Women | |
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| Women's Substance Abuse and Public Policy | |
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| Intervention | |
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| Summary | |
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| Impact of Violence in the Home on Children | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Modeling Aggressive Behavior | |
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| Child Abuse Correlates in the Original Research | |
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| Protection of Children | |
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| Personality Development | |
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| Physiological Changes From PTSD | |
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| Issues Commonly Found in Children Exposed to Abuse | |
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| Adolescents and the Juvenile Criminal Justice System | |
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| Child Custody, Visitation and Removal Issues | |
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| Summary and Implications for Parents in Raising Children | |
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| Cross-Cultural and Cross-National Issues in Domestic Violence | |
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| Cultural Issues in the U.S. | |
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| International Perspectives | |
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| Summary | |
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| Domestic Violence Courts and Batterer's Treatment Programs | |
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| Domestic Violence and Problem Solving Courts | |
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| Models of Domestic Violence Courts | |
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| Models of Domestic Violence Treatment Programs | |
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| Domestic Violence Program Standards | |
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| Other Community Services | |
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| Summary | |
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| Battered Women in Jail and Prison | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Women and Crime | |
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| BWS Evidence in the Courtroom | |
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| Civil Rights Law - Violence Against Women Act of 1994 | |
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| STEP Groups in the Jail or Prison | |
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| Mental Health Needs of Battered Women | |
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| Public Health Model | |
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| Battered Woman's Shelters | |
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| Crisis Intervention and Safety Plans | |
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| Health Concerns | |
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| Mental Health Needs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Survivor Therapy Empowerment Program (STEP) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Are the STEPs? | |
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| STEP 1: Definitions of Domestic Violence | |
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| STEP 2: Overcoming Dysfunctional Thinking and Designing a Safety Plan | |
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| STEP 3: Thinking, Feeling, and Doing | |
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| STEP 4: Changing To Positive Thinking and Managing Anger | |
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| STEP 5: Stress Management and Relaxation Training | |
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| STEP 6: Cycle of Violence and the Psychological Effects of Violence | |
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| STEP 7: PTSD and Battered Woman Syndrome | |
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| STEP 8: Grieving the End of a Relationship | |
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| STEP 9: Effects of Violence on Children | |
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| STEP 10: Learning to Ask for What You Want | |
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| STEP 11: Building Healthy Relationships With Good Boundaries | |
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| STEP 12: Terminating Relationships | |
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| Empirial Findings | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |