Healing from Emotional Abuse – Battered Women and the Practice of Psychology

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

It is no wonder that abused women are skeptical about the work of psychologists and psychiatrists. I’m reminded of a line is Shutter Island… “Reasonable protest is ‘denial;’ legitimate fears are ‘paranoia,’ and survival instincts are ‘defense mechanisms’.”

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Domestic Violence Victims – The Silencing of Battered Women and Abused Men

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

For decades battered women have been accused of being “crazy.” But, what does that mean?

Is she really crazy? That is, does she truly have a psychiatric disorder? Is her alleged psychopathology real?

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Male Privilege and the Excuse for Battering in Intimate Relationships

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

People speak of male privilege as though it is the cause and curse of abusive relationships. It is the underlying social cultural justification for his entitlement…his “one up man-ship”…and the actions that support his getting his way, including his battering behavior.

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