In One Study, When Women Were Strangled by Their Intimate

question 26

Multiple Choice

In one study, when women were strangled by their intimate partners, they thought of it as:  

• A)a murder attempt. 
• B)a way to communicate their needs. 
• C)a way for their partner to exert power. 
• D)repressed anger and frustrations in the relationship.

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Definitions:

Relationship Statuses

Descriptions of individuals' romantic or familial connections, such as single, in a relationship, married, divorced, or widowed.

Publicized Suicide

A suicide that becomes widely known or receives significant attention in the public domain.

Suicide Rates

Statistical measures that indicate the number of suicides occurring within a given population during a specified time period.

Suicide By Cop

A situation where an individual engages in threatening behavior with the intention of provoking a lethal response from law enforcement officers.