You've read about domestic violence, but you knew that could never happen to you. When you first met he was Prince Charming. He was attentive, hanging on your every word, fascinated by everything you said. He would wait on you, getting you drinks and things, even if you didn't ask. He would bring you gifts and doing you favors for no apparent reason...
What effect does Battered Woman Syndrome have on children? Children who witness domestic violence but are not battered themselves show behavioral and emotional problems similar to those experienced by physically abused children and may also suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome later. One study states that witnessing violence between parents is a more predictor of future violence than being of victim of child abuse...
Let’s examine the legal implications of Battered Woman Syndrome. BWS was first proposed in the 1970’s. According to Joe Wheeler Dixon, PhD, JD BWS appears to be the product of legal advocacy and not science. BWS seems to owe its existence to the needs of legal advocates to support and justify claims by battered women who have killed (their batterers)...
Prolonged exposure to domestic abuse will cause a learned helplessness known as battered woman syndrome. According to Dr. Lenore E. Walker, a prominent expert on battered women, a woman must experience at least two complete battering cycles before she can be labeled a "battered woman". The cycle has three phases...
