... rather than coercion is the goal. The social-learning theory known as "learned helplessness", is the psychological rationale developed to explain why the battered woman becomes a victim in the first place and how the process of victimization is perpetuated to the point of psychological paralysis. Women are systematically taught that their personal worth, survival, and autonomy do not depend on effective and creative responses to life situations, but rather on their physical beauty and ... themselves as the bridge to their men's emotional well-being. The couples who live in such a violen...

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... of kilter and convince them that the world is a menacing place. They crush the spirit of the community and generate waves of despair across the nation. Fortunately, due to the recent upsurge of school rampage shootings, as well as other forms of school violence in recent years, an overabundance of importance has been placed on putting an end to this issue. Fast (2008) describes the steps of interfering in and ... when a violent act is already transpiring. Postvention has to do with how to assist the survivors of violence, when and if they are able to occur. Dr. Fast speaks extensively a...

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... responsibility from the abuser. Additionally, with respect to women experiencing violence, Harway (1993) relates the Theory of Learned Helplessness to the Social Learning Theory and how it may explain the passive nature of battered women. Harway (1993) believes that the battered woman perceives the situation as hopeless and eventually loses the ability to believe that anything she does will affect the outcome. ... obtain a court order against further abuse. However, not anyone who is abused by someone close to them is eligible for a protection order under this act. Only family or househol...

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... from the abuser. Additionally, with respect to women experiencing violence, Harway (1993) relates the Theory of Learned Helplessness to the Social Learning Theory and how it may explain the passive nature of battered women. Harway (1993) believes that the battered woman perceives the situation as hopeless and eventually loses the ability to believe that anything she does will affect the outcome. ... obtain a court order against further abuse. However, not anyone who is abused by someone close to them is eligible for a protection order under this act. Only family or household members are ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... because the batterer is not punished the first time and is able to commit this horrible act again. Why does this happen? In most cases it's the victims fault because they refuse to go to court to prosecute their abuser out of fear. At the same time the courts have let these repeat offenders strike again because they do not keep sufficient records on these criminals. The police have been criticized in the past ... will assess how long the abuse has been going on, has the partner forced or harmed the victim sexually, does the abuser control the victim's everyday activities. They will also...

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