The battered woman syndrome / / Lenore E.A. Walker ; with research associates

• Autore: Walker Lenore E
• Pubblicazione: New York, NY, : Springer Pub. Co., c2009
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (511 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.82/92
• Soggetto topico: Abused wives - United States - Psychology; Wife abuse - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-467) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Battered Woman Syndrome Study Overview; New BWS Research; Batterer Intervention Programs; High Risk Factors; Sex Role Socialization; Physical and Sexual Abuse as Children; Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse; Problems With the Learned Helplessness Theory; Violence Prone Personality of Men Who Batter; Relationship Issues; Summary; Chapter 2 History; Battered Woman Shelters; Battered Woman Advocates; U.S. Funded & Congressional Actions; Sex Role Sterotypes and Mental Health; Psychotherapy for Battered Women ; Child Custody and Access to ChildrenTeen Violence; Summary; Chapter 3 What Is the Battered Woman Syndrome?; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; DSM IV-TR Criteria for PTSD; Empirical Support for BWS; Battered Woman Syndrome Qualitative Results; Summary; Chapter 4 Learned Helplessness, Learned Optimism and Battered Women; History of Learned Helplessness Research; Implications of Sex Role Socialization to Development of Learned Helplessness; Original Learned Helplessness Research; Expert Witness Testimony; If Learned Helplessness Exists in Battered Women, What Can Reverse It?; Summary ; Chapter 5 Descriptions of Violence and the Cycle of ViolenceIntroduction; Descriptions of Violence; Cycle Theory of Violence; Walker Cycle Theory of Violence From the Research; Cycle Theory and Interventions; Summary; Chapter 6 Risk Assessment and Lethal Potential; Batterer's Violence-Prone Personality Patterns; Women's Violence Towards Men; Domestic Violence Treatment Programs; Risk Assessment; Forensic Psychology and Risk Assessment; Homicide; Women Who Kill in Self-Defense; Measuring Severity of Violence: The Battering Quotient; Summary; Chapter 7 Body Image and Health Concerns ; Health ConcernsBody Image; Self-Esteem; Body Image in Current Study; Medical Issues in the Current Study; Summary; Chapter 8 Sexuality Issues; Marital Rape; Sexual Issues and Domestic Violence Research; Discussion of Our Research With Other Researchers; Sexual Jealousy; Abuse During Pregnancy; Issues Around Abortion; Sexual Abuse of Children; Battered Women, Sex, and Intimacy; Battered Women and Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Dating Violence; Sex and Aggression; Summary; Chapter 9 Battered Women's Attachment Style and Interpersonal Functioning; Bowlby's Attachment Theory ; Current Study of Battered Women's Attachment StyleThe Relationship Between Battered Women and Interpersonal Functioning; The Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Interpersonal Difficulties in Battered Women; Attachment Behavior and Perpetrators; Chapter 10 Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence; Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol Abuse; Legal and Illicit Drugs; Original BWSQ 1 Study of Alcohol and Other Drugs; Current BWSQ 2 Study of Alcohol and Other Drugs; Role of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse in Battered Women; Women's Substance Abuse and Public Policy; Intervention; Summary ; Chapter 11 Impact of Violence in the Home on Children
• Sommario/riassunto: Walker's seminal, groundbreaking book The Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) has forged new directions in the field of domestic violence for over 30 years. Now, the highly anticipated, third edition offers thoroughly updated and revised research on key topics, including posttraumatic stress disorder, learned helplessness or learned optimism, the cycle theory of violence, and much more. This third edition presents updated data generated from the newly modified Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire (BWSQ). With a new focus on culture and ethnicity, these data detail the experiences of foreign women w
• Titolo autorizzato: The battered woman syndrome
• ISBN: 1-282-04081-2; 9786612040818; 0-8261-4315-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816772103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II