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040 _aDLC
_dAFV
082 0 _a362.8292 WAL
100 _aWalker, Lenore E.A.
_92273
245 _aThe battered woman syndrome
_cLenore E.A. Walker
250 _a3rd ed.
260 _aNew York
_bSpringer
_cc2009
300 _axii, 338 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
365 _a00
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490 1 _aSpringer series focus on women
505 _aContents: 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.
520 _aThis 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)
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aABUSED WOMEN
_925
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9203
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aPSYCHOLOGY
_9475
651 4 _aUNITED STATES
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_cBOOK
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