The Batterer A Psychological Profile,9780465033881

The Batterer A Psychological Profile

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ISBN13: 9780465033881
ISBN10: 0465033881
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-03-20
Publisher(s): BASIC BOOKS
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Summary

What kind of man deliberately hurts the woman he loves? Drawing on his pathbreaking studies of more than seven hundred abusive men, as well as therapy with hundreds more, Dutton paints a dramatic and surprising portrait of the man who assaults his intimate partner.

Author Biography

Donald G. Dutton, Ph.D., is a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia and the director of the Assaultive Husbands Program in Vancouver. Susan K. Golant is the author of 13 books including Helping Yourself Help Others, with Rosalylnn Carter. Donald G. Dutton, Ph.D., is a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia and the director of the Assaultive Husbands Program in Vancouver. Susan K. Golant is the author of 13 books including Helping Yourself Help Others, with Rosalylnn Carter.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
PART I What Is A Batterer?
Drowing in a Red Tide
3(19)
Are All Batterers Alike?
22(17)
The Cycle of Violence and the Abusive Personality
39(22)
PART II The Creation of a Cyclical Batterer
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Telling Clue
61(17)
Shame: The Father's Contribution
78(16)
Ambivalent and Angry Attachment: The Mother's Contribution
94(23)
Learning the Ways of Violence
117(14)
The Assaultive Man as an Adolescent
131(9)
The Borderline Male: The Cycle of Fear and Rage
140(19)
PART III Is A Cure Possible?
Helping the Abusive Man
159(22)
Some Practical Tips
181(6)
Notes 187(6)
References 193(8)
Index 201

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