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The Psychology of Domestic Violence – When Domestic Abuse and Psychopathology Are One

by Dr. Jeane King, Ph.D.

Have you ever noticed the spillover of psychopathology into domestic violence?

It’s as though a domestic abuse incident is an expression of a particular type of psychological disturbance. And some psychological dysfunction specifically expresses itself in acts of violence. In fact, as we note in diagnosing psychopathology, acts of violence and control issues serve as primary diagnostic criteria in making a psychological assessment.

As a psychologist specializing in the treatment of domestic abuse, I am keenly aware of the way in which the psychological disturbance drives the domestic abuse. And this awareness is what makes it possible for me to appreciate the potential for psychotherapeutic change.

It also helps me determine what cases are more likely to demonstrate behavior change and which are more likely to remain dysfunctional and violent.

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Domestic Violence by Proxy – Parent-Child Relationship Death by Hearsay

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

If you know domestic violence by proxy, then you know the threat of, or the experience of, parent-child relationship death by hearsay. We see the world through the expectations we project. And these expectations are the sum of beliefs, precepts and biases that we acquire throughout life.

Children of domestic violence by proxy are fed loads of false information about the estranged parent. Even though they know on a deeper level that the foul representations are inaccurate, they grow to buy into the beliefs bestowed upon them. It’s how we as human beings resolve the cognitive dissidence.

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Healing from Abuse – You Are Not His Thoughts About You

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

Finding the positive energy to usher you to peace and protect you from the demons in your mind is challenging. But once you learn the path to duplicate this process, you become the master of your own thoughts. And even more…you become the master of your destiny.

Domestic violence survivors are notorious for harboring the negative precepts and beliefs that their abusive partners have showered upon them. The knee-jerk response to a situation is an inner declaration that I am ___________.

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